Fails to recognize import useful for PHPDoc Annotation(s), PHPStorm 2016.2

[skvskv]

The plugin falsely considers an import of a class unused provided the class is mentioned in PHPDoc Annotations and never addressed in code in any way.

It has never been this way in PHPStorm 2016.1 and appeared after update to 2016.2

[King2500]

Maybe this has to do with the recently added "alias" feature.

What happens if you use:

use Zend\Form\Annotation as Annotation;

[upyx]

I have the same problem. "Alias" feature not resolve it. Also I cannot check and replace all imports in project. However PHPStorm don't check an import with alias but only if alias differs from the import.

[PeekAndPoke]

I have the same issue with IntelliJ IDEA 2016.2. This used to work fine in previous versions. I fix is highly appreciated !

[skvskv]

Everyone is also welcome to pick on JetBrains on their youtrack:
Vote for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-32557

[Haehnchen]

note for me:

• there is a blacklist for classes named: "Annotation"; conflicts?
• Zend\Form\Annotation is just a folder

[nsknewbie]

Same for me!

Noticed some things:

1. use Zend\Form\Annotation; marked as unused
2. use Zend\Form\Annotation as Annotation; still marked as unused
3. use Zend\Form\Annotation as Test; is NOT marked as unused even if there are no uses in annotations

Seems giving an alias with different name is the only working workaround for now

[skvskv]

@Haehnchen, may it be fixed at all?

[Haehnchen]

so indeed as testing says PhpStorm 2016.2 issue

[skvskv]

@Haehnchen , thank you for making the matter clear.
Would you be so kind and support reopening the issue on youtrack?

[Haehnchen]

... will validate issue tomorrow

[Haehnchen]

fixed by #63 and released

[artspb]

1. Since 2016.2 PhpStorm partially supports namespace imports. Zend\Form\Annotation is a namespace thus its import can be removed if unused. Let's take a look on the cases by @nsknewbie:

   1.1. use Zend\Form\Annotation; marked as unused because the plugin doesn't provide with the references to this element.
   1.2. use Zend\Form\Annotation as Annotation; is technically the same import as the previous one.
   1.3. use Zend\Form\Annotation as Test; is not removed because PS doesn't support namespace aliases ATM.

2. My sentence "the plugin doesn't provide with the references to this element" is not fully correct. Actually the plugin does provide with the references. But it's not enough because the reference must also properly implement #isReferenceTo() method. It can be done in many ways, here's the one of them Naive fix of #59 #63.

[skvskv]

@artspb, many thanks! Accomplishment much appreciated!