ernestoch/user-auditable-for-laravel

Laravel package for user auditing in migrations and models

v1.3.0 2026-02-28 18:36 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• laravel/framework: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0

Requires (Dev)

• nunomaduro/collision: ^6.0|^7.0|^8.0
• orchestra/testbench: ^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^10.5|^11.0|^12.0

MIT

• Ernesto Chapon

• user
• migration
• model
• Audit
• Auditable
• laravel
• tracking
• macros

README

A Laravel package that provides user auditing capabilities for your database tables and Eloquent models. Easily track which users create, update, and delete records in your application.

Features

• 🕵️ User Auditing: Automatically track created_by, updated_by, and deleted_by
• 🔧 Flexible Macros: Schema macros for easy migration creation
• 🎯 Multiple Key Types: Support for ID, UUID, and ULID
• 🏷️ Relationships: Built-in relationships to user models
• 📊 Query Scopes: Easy filtering by user actions
• ⚡ Zero Configuration: Works out of the box

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Laravel 9.0 or higher

Laravel 9 notice: Laravel 9 reached End of Life in February 2024 and carries known security advisories. This package declares compatibility with Laravel 9 but CI tests for that version may fail due to Composer blocking EOL packages. Use Laravel 9 at your own risk.

Installation

composer require ernestoch/user-auditable-for-laravel

Configuration

Publish the configuration file (optional):

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=user-auditable-config

Note: fullAuditable() requires user_auditable to also be listed in enabled_macros. If you disable user_auditable in the published config, registering full_auditable will throw a RuntimeException at boot time.

Usage

Migrations

Use the provided macros in your migrations:

// Basic usage with default values
Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->string('title');
    $table->fullAuditable(); // Adds timestamps, soft deletes, and user auditing
});

// Custom user table and UUID key type
Schema::create('products', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->uuid('id')->primary();
    $table->string('name');
    $table->fullAuditable('admins', 'uuid');
});

// Only user auditing columns (no timestamps or soft deletes)
Schema::create('settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->string('key')->primary();
    $table->text('value');
    $table->userAuditable('users', 'ulid');
});

// Reversing user auditing columns in a down() migration
Schema::table('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->dropUserAuditable(); // Drops foreign keys and audit columns
});

Custom Event Columns

Use eventAuditable() to stamp any custom business event with its own _at timestamp and/or _by user FK, reading user_table and key_type from config('user-auditable.defaults'):

// Both columns: released_at (timestamp) + released_by (FK to users)
Schema::table('products', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->eventAuditable('released');
});

// Timestamp only: approved_at
Schema::table('orders', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->eventAuditable('approved', 'at');
});

// FK only: archived_by
Schema::table('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->eventAuditable('archived', 'by');
});

// Reversing in a down() migration
Schema::table('products', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->dropEventAuditable('released'); // Drops FK + both columns
});

Models

Use the UserAuditable trait in your Eloquent models:

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use ErnestoCh\UserAuditable\Traits\UserAuditable;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;

class Post extends Model
{
    use SoftDeletes, UserAuditable;

    protected $fillable = [
        'title',
        'content',
        'created_by',
        'updated_by',
        'deleted_by'
    ];
}

Relationships

The trait automatically provides relationships:

$post = Post::first();

// Get the user who created the post
$creator = $post->creator;

// Get the user who updated the post
$updater = $post->updater;

// Get the user who deleted the post (if using soft deletes)
$deleter = $post->deleter;

Query Scopes

Filter records by user actions:

// Get all posts created by user with ID 1
$posts = Post::createdBy(1)->get();

// Get all posts updated by user with ID 2
$posts = Post::updatedBy(2)->get();

// Get all posts deleted by user with ID 3
$posts = Post::deletedBy(3)->get();

Available Macros

Macro	Description	Parameters
userAuditable()	Adds user auditing columns	?string $userTable = null, ?string $keyType = null
dropUserAuditable()	Removes user auditing columns	bool $dropForeign = true
fullAuditable()	Adds timestamps, soft deletes, and user auditing	?string $userTable = null, ?string $keyType = null
uuidColumn()	Adds UUID column	string $columnName = 'uuid'
ulidColumn()	Adds ULID column	string $columnName = 'ulid'
statusColumn()	Adds status enum column	string $columnName = 'status', array $allowed = ['active','inactive','pending'], string $default = 'active'
eventAuditable()	Adds a custom event timestamp and/or user FK	string $event, ?string $column = null
dropEventAuditable()	Removes custom event columns	string $event, ?string $column = null, bool $dropForeign = true

Testing

Setup

A .env.testing.example file is included in the repository as a reference. Copy it and fill in your local values:

# Linux / macOS
cp .env.testing.example .env.testing

# Windows
copy .env.testing.example .env.testing

⚠️ Never commit .env.testing to the repository. It is already listed in .gitignore.

Running with MySQL

Set the following environment variables and fill in your values in the .env.testing file:

TEST_DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
TEST_DB_PORT=3306
TEST_DB_DATABASE=test_database
TEST_DB_USERNAME=root
TEST_DB_PASSWORD=your-local-mysql-password-here

Then set DB_CONNECTION in your terminal session:

# Linux / macOS
export DB_CONNECTION=mysql

# Windows
set DB_CONNECTION=mysql

Running with SQLite (default)

No additional configuration is needed. SQLite in-memory is the default driver used by phpunit.xml.

# Linux / macOS
./vendor/bin/phpunit

# Windows
vendor\bin\phpunit

Changelog

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

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING for details.

Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email [e-mail] instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

Author: Ernesto Chapon.

All contributors (⚠️ Not available yet).

License

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