Snippets

• Introduction
• Managing snippets
• Saving from the editor
• Using a snippet

Introduction

Snippets are reusable pieces of PHP code stored locally in the app. Save that User::query()->... you keep retyping, or a testing block for your API, and insert it into any project whenever you need it.

Managing snippets

Click the bookmark icon in the top toolbar to open the snippets modal. From there you can:

• Search snippets by title or code (Esc clears the search)
• Create a new one with the New snippet button
• Edit or delete existing ones

A snippet only needs code, the title is optional. Use the arrow keys to move through the list and Enter to edit the highlighted snippet.

Saving from the editor

When some code in the editor is worth keeping, select it and hit Command+Shift+S / Ctrl+Shift+S, or right click and choose Save Snippet. Without a selection the whole editor content is saved. Confirm in the modal and the snippet is stored, with the selection wrapped in an undo step if you inserted one.

Using a snippet

Open the snippets modal and choose what to do with a snippet:

• Insert at cursor: drops the code where your cursor is (or at the end of the file if you never placed the cursor in the editor).
• Replace all: swaps the entire editor content for the snippet. It asks for confirmation first.