Method with same name already defined in this class

[realmarkcross]

L5.7.2, LIDEH:2.5.1
_ide_helper.php produces error in PHPStorm : 'Method with same name already defined in this class'
on many methods. Never had an issue with 5.6, but this is the first time I'm installing both 5.7 Laravel and 2.5.1 LIDEH.
Screenshot shows the first part of the file with underlined methods that reflect this error.

[guice]

+1 on this. I can't here with this same issue.

Laravel 5.7
PhpStorm 2018.2.2 (not really relevant, this is a php code error, not an IDE Bug)

[yutarux]

Me, three.

Laravel 5.5
Intellij IDEA Ultimate 2018.2.3
ide-helper 2.5.0

[yutarux]

Same as #697 ?

[guice]

@yutarux No. Our files create successfully. We don't get an error during compose update. Our error is within PhpStorm, complaining about pre-existing methods.

[Evrimedont]

+1

Laravel 5.7
PHPStorm 2018.2.3
ide-helper 2.5.1

[SeagleDub]

+1

Laravel 5.7
PHPStorm 2018.2.3
ide-helper 2.5.1

[gugglegum]

The same issue happened after updating ide-helper from 2.4.3 to 2.5.1. In 2.4.3 all was OK. Any suggestions?

[tnorthcutt]

Another one here; confirmed that reverting to 2.4.3 fixed it. Not sure what the issue is yet, but here are the commits since 2.4.3.

Edit:
Doing some manual git blame-type work here. As of this commit the bug is present. Will update if I narrow it down more.

Edit 2:
Bug not present at 09610da

Edit 3:
Bug present at bbd96d3

Edit 4:
Bug present at 4691bc5fbdcebc6a1ae0fe865292

Edit 5:
Bug present at d961482

[tnorthcutt]

Update: the bug appears to be introduced in this commit: b644e48

/cc @barryvdh

[guyaloni]

+1

Laravel 5.7.6
PHPStorm 2017.3.6

[hcancelik]

+1

Laravel 5.7.9
PHPStorm 2018.2.5

[ghost]

+1

Laravel 5.7.6
PHPStorm 2017.3.6

[JeppeKnockaert]

I've proposed a fix for this issue in #720.

[ghost]

I've proposed a fix for this issue in #720.

Please explain step by step how to solve this problem...
Grateful...

[JeppeKnockaert]

The issue is that methods are both defined in the classes defined in idehelper, as well as in the class docblock.

For example, take this snippet from the idehelper file for the DB class:

    /**
     * 
     *
     * @method static \Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface connection(string $name = null)
     * @method static string getDefaultConnection()
     * @method static void setDefaultConnection(string $name)
     * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder table(string $table)
     * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression raw($value)
     * @method static mixed selectOne(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static array select(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static bool insert(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static int update(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static int delete(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static bool statement(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static int affectingStatement(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static bool unprepared(string $query)
     * @method static array prepareBindings(array $bindings)
     * @method static mixed transaction(\Closure $callback, int $attempts = 1)
     * @method static void beginTransaction()
     * @method static void commit()
     * @method static void rollBack()
     * @method static int transactionLevel()
     * @method static array pretend(\Closure $callback)
     * @see \Illuminate\Database\DatabaseManager
     * @see \Illuminate\Database\Connection
     */ 
    class DB {
        
        /**
         * Get a database connection instance.
         *
         * @param string $name
         * @return \Illuminate\Database\Connection 
         * @static 
         */ 
        public static function connection($name = null)
        {
            return \Illuminate\Database\DatabaseManager::connection($name);
        }

You see there's both a method connection and an @method tag for the connection method in the docblock.

Some versions of PhpStorm (e.g. 2018.3) give an error on this kind of thing: "Method with the same name already defined in this class", causing PhpStorm to ignore the method completely.

In my pull request I detect the @method tags for which a real method already exists and leave them out of the docblock, so they wouldn't cause any issues.

When/if the fix gets released, you will just need to update idehelper to the newest version and run php artisan ide-helper:generate again to solve the issue.

[ghost]

The issue is that methods are both defined in the classes defined in idehelper, as well as in the class docblock.

For example, take this snippet from the idehelper file for the DB class:

    /**
     * 
     *
     * @method static \Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface connection(string $name = null)
     * @method static string getDefaultConnection()
     * @method static void setDefaultConnection(string $name)
     * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder table(string $table)
     * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression raw($value)
     * @method static mixed selectOne(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static array select(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static bool insert(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static int update(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static int delete(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static bool statement(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static int affectingStatement(string $query, array $bindings = [])
     * @method static bool unprepared(string $query)
     * @method static array prepareBindings(array $bindings)
     * @method static mixed transaction(\Closure $callback, int $attempts = 1)
     * @method static void beginTransaction()
     * @method static void commit()
     * @method static void rollBack()
     * @method static int transactionLevel()
     * @method static array pretend(\Closure $callback)
     * @see \Illuminate\Database\DatabaseManager
     * @see \Illuminate\Database\Connection
     */ 
    class DB {
        
        /**
         * Get a database connection instance.
         *
         * @param string $name
         * @return \Illuminate\Database\Connection 
         * @static 
         */ 
        public static function connection($name = null)
        {
            return \Illuminate\Database\DatabaseManager::connection($name);
        }

You see there's both a method connection and an @method tag for the connection method in the docblock.

Some versions of PhpStorm (e.g. 2018.3) give an error on this kind of thing: "Method with the same name already defined in this class", causing PhpStorm to ignore the method completely.

In my pull request I detect the @method tags for which a real method already exists and leave them out of the docblock, so they wouldn't cause any issues.

When/if the fix gets released, you will just need to update idehelper to the newest version and run php artisan ide-helper:generate again to solve the issue.

Thank you)

[fmonts]

Is the issue fixed? I never worked in Laravel (I work in Symfony where there is a plugin installed in the IDE, much simpler than this...) and I have to do something on a project started by someone else...

I generate this _ide_helper.php file following the PHPStorm instructions here, but if I open it it's full of IDE errors and warnings... For example the class App has a duplicate declaration both here and in vendor\laravel...\Illuminate\Support\Facades\App

What should I do to fix the issue? Ignore a vendor folder? This is very weird...

[Mapteg34]

+1
Laravel 5.7.14
PHPStorm 2018.3.2

[martinresko]

+1
Lumen (5.7.1) (Laravel Components 5.7.*)
PHPStorm 2018.3.3

[pks1989]

Аs mentioned earlier, it is PHPStorm IDE problem, because IDE ispections take into account declaration in _ide_helper.php.
So... i mark this file as plain text, and problem gone :)

[gugglegum]

@pks1989 Bad solution. If you mark _ide_helper.php as Plain Text you got the same result as removing this (barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper) package at all.

[pks1989]

@pks1989 Bad solution. If you mark _ide_helper.php as Plain Text you got the same result as removing this (barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper) package at all.

ok, my fault.

[stale]

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs.
If this issue is still present on the latest version of this library on supported Laravel versions, please let us know by replying to this issue so we can investigate further.
Thank you for your contribution! Apologies for any delayed response on our side.

[ahait]

This should not be closed since it's still an issue.

[olezhkafp]

I have the same with laravel v9.35.1 and phpstorm 2022.2.1

[JohnnyWalkerDigital]

Laravel 9.43 and PHPStorm 2202.2.3

Is there a harmless way to get the IDE to ignore this (assuming it's not actually a problem?).

[itsserbin]

+1
Laravel 10.8

[stehled]

+1 Symfony

[Enterprize-1701]

+1
Laravel 10.10

[barryvdh]

This issue is already closed. Is something changed? Which PR should I look at?

[Enterprize-1701]

When i use "barryvdh/laravel-dompdf": "^2.0", in my project in laravell 10.10 I face with this again.
"Another definition with same name exists in this file" for _ide_helper.php in PhpStorm 2023.2.3.

[efren-corillo]

@Enterprize-1701

When i use "barryvdh/laravel-dompdf": "^2.0", in my project in laravell 10.10 I face with this again. "Another definition with same name exists in this file" for _ide_helper.php in PhpStorm 2023.2.3.

It's 2024 and Still getting this issue. I manually removed the duplicate DomPdf "PDF" vs "pdf", but when doing composer install or update the _ide_helper.php is regenerated and the issue comes back.