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Add option to show function body preview in hover text

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enhancement language server
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Description

Add an option to generate a short representation of the method body if it's under some configurable length (e.g. 80 characters)

For example, return this markdown snippet from the language server

 ```php
public function isOdd(int $x): bool {
    return $x % 2 != 0;
}
\```

Returns true if $x is odd

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Research direction

Start by locating the language-server hover generation and its existing Markdown and type rendering. Define the configurable method-body length limit and verify that short bodies appear in the PHP hover snippet while longer bodies remain omitted.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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