You need to add the path to a class of global include path.

After that, your IDE, when you declare a class Redis will display a hint which methods of this object can be used.

$redis = new Redis();
$redis->con<press Tab or press Ctrl+Space>

Do not forget to declare a variable type $ redis

/**
 * Please do not forget to specify the variable type
 * @var Redis
 */
public $redis = null;

Example of use

• Install redis-server

• Install phpredis extension

• The simpliest way to install and use phpredis-phpdoc is to use Composer, as there is a package on Packagist. Just add this to your project composer.json file :

  { "require": { "ukko/phpredis-phpdoc": "*" }, "minimum-stability": "dev" }

• Or direct download phpredis-phpdoc

Menu "File" -> "Settings" -> "PHP" -> Select path to folder "phpredis-phpdoc"

• Save the file to netbeans stubs folder. For example: ~/netbeans-8.2/php/phpstubs/phpruntime/redis.php

• Open "Window" -> "Preferences"
• In preferences dialog open "PHP" -> "PHP Libriaries"
• Click "New" button, in "User library name" enter "Redis", click "OK"
• Select newly created "Redis", library Click "Add external folder", select path to the folder which contains your checkout of phpredis-phpdoc or you can download single "Redis.php" file https://raw.github.com/ukko/phpredis-phpdoc/master/src/Redis.php
• Include your custom library in your project: open "Project" -> "Properties" -> "PHP Include Path", click add library, select "User library", click "Next", check "Redis", click "Finish"