alifcoder/activity-log

A simple action activity log package for Laravel.

v1.1.9 2025-12-03 06:09 UTC

Requires

• php: >=8.2
• illuminate/support: ^11.0 || ^12.0

Requires (Dev)

• laravel/framework: ^11.44

MIT

• Shukhratjon Yuldashev

README

A simple, customizable Laravel package to log and store user activity across your application. Perfect for auditing, tracking changes, and monitoring actions within modules.

✨ Features

• Logs authenticated user actions and request details
• Stores activity in a dedicated activity_logs table
• Supports parent-child log relationships
• Customizable logging behavior
• Easily extendable and minimalistic

📦 Requirements

• PHP >=8.2
• Laravel ^11.0 || ^12.0

🚀 Installation

composer require alifcoder/activity-log

⚙️ Configuration & Migration

Publish the configuration and migration with:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=activity-log

This will publish:

• config/activity-log.php
• database/migrations/xxxx_xx_xx_xxxxxx_create_activity_logs_table.php

Then run the migration:

php artisan migrate

🧑‍💻 Usage

Logging a manual activity

ActivityLogger::log(new ActivityLogCreateDTO(
                log_type: 'custom',         // optional: log type
                user_id: 1,                 // optional: user_id
                url: 'http://example.com',  // optional: URL
                method: 'GET',              // optional: HTTP method
                request_body: '{}',         // optional: request body
                response_body: '{}',        // optional: response body
                ...                         // other parameters
        ));

🔀 Logging for Specific Routes

If you want the activity logger to run only for selected routes, you may attach the middleware manually:

Route::post('/example', ExampleController::class)->middleware('activity_log');

🔐 Encrypted Request & Response Storage

All logged request and response bodies are stored as encrypted files for maximum data protection.

To read an encrypted stored file:

use Alif\ActivityLog\Facades\FileStorage;

$content = FileStorage::readEncrypted($this->request_body);

🔑 Generating an Encryption Secret Key

Since request/response data is encrypted, the package requires a secret key.

Generate it using:

php artisan activity-log:generate-key

🌍 IP Address Details Sync

The package supports collecting additional information about user IP addresses, such as:

• Country
• City
• Coordinates
• ISP
• ASN
• and more

After installation, the package automatically registers a scheduled task:

php artisan activity-log:sync-ip-details

🧹 Pruning Old Logs

To automatically delete old or unnecessary logs, the package provides pruning support.

Add the following to your application's scheduler:

$schedule->command('model:prune', [
    '--model' => [Alif\ActivityLog\Models\ActivityLog::class],
])->daily();

🧱 Table Structure: activity_logs

Column	Type	Description
id	UUID	Primary key
parent_id	UUID	Link to parent log (optional)
log_type	String	Type of action (e.g. create)
user_id	String	Authenticated user ID
module	String	App module or context
route	String	Route name
url	String	Full URL accessed
model_id	String	Related model ID (optional)
model_type	String	Related model class (optional)
user_agent	Text	Browser/user-agent string
created_at	DateTime	When the log was created

🧹 Uninstall (Clean Up)

Run this command before removing the package:

php artisan activity-log:uninstall

It will:

• Roll back the migration (calls down())
• Delete related migration files
• Remove the config file

Then remove the package:

composer remove alifcoder/activity-log

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first.

🪪 License

MIT License © Shukhratjon Yuldashev

📡 Automatic Logging for All Requests

To log every request made to your Laravel application, you can use the provided middleware and HTTP macro.

✅ 1. Register the Middleware

In your app/Http/Kernel.php, register the middleware globally or per group:

protected $middleware = [
    // ...
    \Alif\ActivityLog\Http\Middleware\ActivityLogMiddleware::class,
];

This will automatically log incoming HTTP requests, including route, URL, method, and user info.

✅ 2. Log Outgoing HTTP Requests

The package extends Laravel’s Http client with a loggable() macro.

Example usage:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;

$response = Http::loggable()->get('https://example.com/api/data');

This logs outgoing HTTP calls made by your application.

🧩 Customization

You can customize what gets logged, ignored routes/methods, and the database connection via:

config/activity-log.php

📫 Support

If you need help, feel free to contact Shukhratjon Yuldashev on Telegram.