Add json format

src/Console/GeneratorCommand.php

@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ class GeneratorCommand extends Command
             );
         } else {
             $filename = $this->argument('filename');
+            $format = $this->option('format');
+
+            // Strip the php extension
+            if (substr($filename, -4, 4) == '.php') {
+                $filename = substr($filename, 0, -4);
+            }
+
+            $filename .= '.' . $format;
 
             if ($this->option('memory')) {
                 $this->useMemoryDriver();
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ class GeneratorCommand extends Command
             }
 
             $generator = new Generator($this->config, $this->view, $this->getOutput(), $helpers);
-            $content = $generator->generate();
+            $content = $generator->generate($format);
             $written = $this->files->put($filename, $content);
 
             if ($written !== false) {
@@ -131,12 +139,11 @@ class GeneratorCommand extends Command
      */
     protected function getArguments()
     {
+        $filename = $this->config->get('laravel-ide-helper::filename');
+
         return array(
             array(
-                'filename',
+                'filename', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'The path to the helper file', $filename
-                InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
-                'The path to the helper file',
-                $this->config->get('laravel-ide-helper::filename')
             ),
         );
     }
@@ -148,7 +155,10 @@ class GeneratorCommand extends Command
      */
     protected function getOptions()
     {
+        $format = $this->config->get('laravel-ide-helper::format');
+
         return array(
+            array('format', "F", InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The format for the IDE Helper', $format),
             array('helpers', "H", InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Include the helper files'),
             array('memory', "M", InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Use sqlite memory driver'),
             array('sublime', "S", InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'DEPRECATED: Use different style for SublimeText CodeIntel'),

src/Generator.php

@@ -56,9 +56,21 @@ class Generator
     /**
      * Generate the helper file contents;
      *
+     * @param  string  $format  The format to generate the helper in (php/json)
      * @return string;
      */
-    public function generate()
+    public function generate($format = 'php')
+    {
+        // Check if the generator for this format exists
+        $method = 'generate'.ucfirst($format).'Helper';
+        if (method_exists($this, $method)) {
+            return $this->$method();
+        }
+
+        return $this->generatePhpHelper();
+    }
+
+    public function generatePhpHelper()
     {
         $app = app();
         return $this->view->make('laravel-ide-helper::ide-helper')
@@ -68,6 +80,33 @@ class Generator
             ->render();
     }
 
+    public function generateJsonHelper()
+    {
+        $classes = array();
+        foreach ($this->getNamespaces() as $aliases) {
+            foreach($aliases as $alias) {
+                $functions = array();
+                foreach ($alias->getMethods() as $method) {
+                    $functions[$method->getName()] = '('. $method->getParamsWithDefault().')';
+                }
+                $classes[$alias->getAlias()] = array(
+                    'functions' => $functions,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        $flags = JSON_FORCE_OBJECT;
+        if (defined('JSON_PRETTY_PRINT')) {
+            $flags |= JSON_PRETTY_PRINT;
+        }
+
+        return json_encode(array(
+            'php' => array(
+                'classes' => $classes,
+            ),
+        ), $flags);
+    }
+
     protected function detectDrivers()
     {
         try{

src/config/config.php

@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ return array(
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    | Filename
+    | Filename & Format
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
-    | The default path to the helper file
+    | The default filename (without extension) and the format (php or json)
     |
     */
 
-    'filename' => '_ide_helper.php',
+    'filename'  => '_ide_helper',
+    'format'    => 'php',
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------