Akira Debugger

Advanced debugging toolkit for Laravel 12+ built with PHP 8.4 features.

Akira Debugger is a modern, strictly-typed debugging package designed specifically for Laravel 12+ applications. Built from the ground up with PHP 8.4's latest features including strict types, readonly properties, and modern attributes.

Requirements

• PHP: ^8.2|^8.3|^8.4
• Laravel: ^11.0|^12.0
• Dependencies: See composer.json

Note: This package is built with strict typing and modern PHP features. While it supports PHP 8.2+, it's optimized for PHP 8.4 and Laravel 12.

Features

• 🎯 Laravel 12+ exclusive - Built for the latest framework features
• ⚡ PHP 8.4 strict typing - Full type safety throughout
• 🔍 Query debugging - Monitor SQL queries, detect N+1, slow queries
• 📧 Mail debugging - Inspect sent emails and mailables
• �� Event tracking - Watch Laravel events as they fire
• 📦 Job monitoring - Track queued jobs and their execution
• 🌐 HTTP debugging - Log HTTP client requests and responses
• 💾 Cache monitoring - Track cache hits, misses, and operations
• 🎨 View debugging - Inspect rendered views and their data
• ⚠️ Exception tracking - Catch and log exceptions with full context

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require akira/laravel-debugger --dev

The package will automatically register its service provider.

Publish Configuration (Optional)

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=debugger-config

This creates config/debugger.php where you can customize watchers and behavior.

Usage

Basic Debugging

// Using ad() - recommended
ad($variable);
ad('User Data', $user);

// Using ray() - from spatie/ray (also works)
ray($variable);

// Debug and die
debugAndDie($user);

Note: Both ad() and ray() work. We recommend ad() for consistency with the Akira Debugger naming, but ray() from spatie/ray is fully functional.

Collections

// Enable query watcher
Debugger::showQueries();

// Detect slow queries (threshold in ms)
Debugger::slowQueries(100);

// Detect duplicate queries
Debugger::duplicateQueries();

// Detect N+1 queries
Debugger::conditionalQueries();

Event Monitoring

// Watch specific event
Debugger::event(OrderCreated::class);

// Watch all events
Debugger::events();

Job Debugging

// Monitor job execution
Debugger::jobs();

// Debug specific job
Debugger::job(ProcessOrderJob::class);

HTTP Client Debugging

// Monitor HTTP requests
Debugger::http();

// Make request (automatically logged)
Http::get('https://api.example.com/users');

Mail Debugging

// Monitor sent emails
Debugger::mails();

// Debug mailable
Debugger::mailable(new OrderShipped($order));

Cache Monitoring

// Watch cache operations
Debugger::cache();

Commands

# Clear debugger data
php artisan debugger:clean

Configuration

The config/debugger.php file allows you to:

• Enable/disable specific watchers
• Configure query thresholds
• Set up filters
• Customize output formats

Example configuration:

return [
    'enable' => env('DEBUGGER_ENABLED', env('APP_DEBUG', false)),
    
    'watchers' => [
        'queries' => true,
        'mails' => true,
        'events' => true,
        'jobs' => true,
        'cache' => true,
        'http' => true,
        'views' => true,
        'exceptions' => true,
    ],
    
    'query_threshold' => 100, // ms
    
    'ignored_events' => [
        // Events to ignore
    ],
];

Testing

Run the test suite:

composer test

Run tests with coverage:

composer test -- --coverage

Code Quality

Format Code (Pint)

composer format

Static Analysis (Larastan)

composer analyse

Refactor (Rector)

composer refactor

Development

This package follows strict coding standards:

• PSR-12 via Laravel Pint
• Level Max static analysis via Larastan
• PHP 8.4+ features throughout
• 100% type coverage with strict types
• Pest for testing

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Credits

Built with inspiration from Spatie's Laravel Ray, reimagined for modern Laravel and PHP.

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.