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📸 Track, store and compare Eloquent model snapshots

Welcome to the comprehensive documentation for Laravel Snapshot — a powerful Laravel package for capturing and managing snapshots of your Eloquent models with automatic validation, diff capabilities, and multiple storage backends.

🌟 What is Laravel Snapshot?

Laravel Snapshot is a modern Laravel package that revolutionizes how you track, store and compare the state of your Eloquent models. It provides:

• 📸 Manual snapshots - Capture model state on demand
• 🔄 Automatic snapshots - Auto-capture on create/update/delete events
• ⏰ Scheduled snapshots - Cron-based periodic snapshots
• 📊 Smart comparison - Deep diff between any two snapshots
• 📂 Multiple storage - File, database, or memory storage
• 📈 Rich reports - Timeline, history, and analytics
• 🎯 Model tracking - Full audit trail for any Eloquent model
• 🧪 Testing support - Perfect for debugging and testing
• ✅ CLI commands - Full command-line interface

🚀 Quick Navigation

🎯 Getting Started

Perfect for newcomers to Laravel Snapshot

• 📖 Getting Started Guide - Installation, configuration, and your first snapshot
• 💡 Examples Collection - Complete working examples and templates
• 🎓 Basic Usage Guide - How to use snapshots in your Laravel application

📚 Core Documentation

Essential guides for mastering Laravel Snapshot

• ⚙️ Installation Guide - Complete installation instructions
• 🔧 Configuration Reference - Complete configuration documentation
• 📊 Storage Backends - File, database, and memory storage options
• ✅ Console Commands - Complete command-line interface reference

🔧 Advanced Features

For power users and complex scenarios

• ⚡ Advanced Usage Guide - Advanced patterns and techniques
• 🔄 Automatic Snapshots - Event-based automatic snapshot creation
• 📈 Reports & Analytics - Timeline, history, and analytics features
• 🔗 API Reference - Complete API documentation

🛠️ Technical References

For debugging and advanced configuration

• 🚨 Troubleshooting Guide - Common issues and solutions

🎓 Learning Paths

👶 Beginner Path

Start here if you're new to Laravel Snapshot

1. 📖 Getting Started - Install and create your first snapshot
2. 💡 Examples Collection - Explore basic examples
3. 🎓 Basic Usage Guide - Learn to use snapshots in controllers

👨‍💻 Intermediate Path

Ready to dive deeper?

1. 🔧 Configuration Reference - Master all configuration options
2. 📊 Storage Backends - Work with different storage options
3. 🔄 Automatic Snapshots - Set up automatic snapshot capture
4. 📈 Reports & Analytics - Generate rich reports and analytics

🚀 Advanced Path

Become a Laravel Snapshot expert

1. ⚡ Advanced Usage Guide - Advanced patterns and techniques
2. ✅ Console Commands - Master command-line tools
3. 🔗 API Reference - Complete API documentation
4. 🚨 Troubleshooting Guide - Handle errors gracefully

🔍 Quick Reference

Topic	Page	Description
Quick Start	Getting Started	Installation and first snapshot
Examples	Examples Collection	Working examples and templates
Configuration	Configuration	Complete configuration reference
Storage	Storage Backends	All supported storage backends
Automatic	Automatic Snapshots	Event-based snapshots
Reports	Reports & Analytics	Timeline and analytics
Advanced	Advanced Usage	Advanced patterns and techniques
CLI Tools	Console Commands	Command-line interface
API	API Reference	Complete API documentation
Troubleshooting	Troubleshooting	Error handling

💡 Popular Use Cases

🔥 Most Common

• Model audit trails → Basic Usage Guide
• Data debugging and comparison → Getting Started
• Testing model changes → Examples Collection

🎯 Business Logic

• Complex model state tracking → Advanced Usage
• Automatic change detection → Automatic Snapshots
• Historical data analysis → Reports & Analytics

⚡ Advanced Integration

• Custom storage backends → Storage Backends
• Scheduled snapshot creation → Console Commands
• Large-scale snapshot architecture → Advanced Usage

🤝 Community & Support

• 📋 Main Documentation: Complete guides and references available in this wiki
• 💡 Examples: Extensive examples collection with real-world use cases
• 🐛 Issues: Report bugs and request features on the main repository
• 💬 Discussions: Join the community discussions for questions and tips

🚀 Ready to get started?

📖 Start with the Getting Started Guide or explore our 💡 Examples Collection

Transform your Laravel model tracking today with Laravel Snapshot!

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