Commands & Settings Reference
Commands
All commands live under the Laravel API Generator category in the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P). Most are also reachable from the sidebar toolbar and … menu.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Generate Full API | Open the Entity Builder panel |
| Generate APIs from Database | Whole-schema generation with table multi-select |
| Generate APIs from Schema File | Generate from api-schema.yaml / .yml / .json |
| Generate APIs from Mermaid Diagram | Generate from a .mmd file |
| Add Fields to Entity… | Evolve an entity via --add-fields |
| Regenerate File(s)… | Rebuild selected artifacts via --only= |
| Delete Full API | Remove an entity's files, routes and seeder registration |
| Show Entity Diagram | Open the interactive canvas |
| Show Snippets | List the bundled PHP snippets |
| Go to Related File | Jump between an entity's generated files |
| Refresh Entities | Re-scan the project for generated entities |
Keybindings
| Keys | Command |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Alt+R (Cmd+Alt+R on macOS) | Go to Related File |
Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
laravelApiGenerator.phpPath | php | Path to the PHP executable |
laravelApiGenerator.locale | auto | UI language: auto (follow VS Code), en or fr |
PHP snippets
Type a lag: prefix in any PHP file:
| Prefix | Expands to |
|---|---|
lag:service | A full service class (getAll with filtering, create, find, update, delete) |
lag:controller | A CRUD controller with service injection |
lag:dto | A readonly DTO class with fromRequest() |
lag:request | A FormRequest with authorize() and rules() |
lag:resource | An API resource toArray() method |
lag:factory | A factory definition() method |
lag:test-feature | A feature test method skeleton |
lag:test-unit | A service unit test method skeleton |
lag:route | Route::apiResource(…) |
lag:filter | A scopeFilter() query scope |
Activation
The extension activates when the workspace contains an artisan file: including monorepos where the Laravel app lives up to two levels deep (backend/, apps/api/…).
Changelog
Extension releases are listed on the Changelog page.