LaravelPlus Feature Requests

A comprehensive Laravel package for managing feature requests with voting, commenting, and categorization capabilities. Built with modern design principles and a beautiful shadcn/ui inspired interface.

✨ Features

• Feature Request Management: Create, edit, and manage feature requests
• Voting System: Users can vote on feature requests
• Comments & Discussions: Threaded comments for each feature request
• Categorization: Organize requests with categories
• Status Tracking: Track request status (pending, in progress, completed, rejected)
• Priority Levels: Set priority levels (low, medium, high)
• User Management: User authentication and authorization
• Modern UI: Beautiful shadcn/ui inspired admin interface
• API Support: Full REST API for all operations
• Search & Filtering: Advanced search and filtering capabilities
• Responsive Design: Mobile-friendly interface
• Soft Deletes: Safe deletion with recovery options

🚀 Installation

Step 1: Install via Composer

composer require laravelplus/feature-requests

Step 2: Publish Configuration

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="LaravelPlus\FeatureRequests\Providers\FeatureRequestsServiceProvider"

Step 3: Run Migrations

php artisan migrate

Step 4: Create Default Categories (Optional)

php artisan feature-requests:create-default-categories

📋 Configuration

The package configuration is located in config/feature-requests.php:

return [
    'middleware' => ['web', 'auth'],
    'prefix' => 'feature-requests',
    'user' => [
        'model' => App\Models\User::class,
    ],
    'default_categories' => [
        'User Interface',
        'Performance',
        'Security',
        'API',
        'Mobile',
        'Integration',
    ],
];

🎯 Usage

Basic Usage

Creating a Feature Request

use LaravelPlus\FeatureRequests\Models\FeatureRequest;

$featureRequest = FeatureRequest::create([
    'title' => 'Dark Mode Support',
    'description' => 'Add dark mode theme to the application',
    'category_id' => 1,
    'priority' => 'medium',
    'user_id' => auth()->id(),
    'is_public' => true,
]);

Voting on Feature Requests

use LaravelPlus\FeatureRequests\Models\Vote;

$vote = Vote::create([
    'user_id' => auth()->id(),
    'feature_request_id' => $featureRequest->id,
    'vote_type' => 'up',
]);

Adding Comments

use LaravelPlus\FeatureRequests\Models\Comment;

$comment = Comment::create([
    'user_id' => auth()->id(),
    'feature_request_id' => $featureRequest->id,
    'content' => 'This would be a great addition!',
]);

Web Routes

The package provides the following web routes:

// Feature Requests
GET    /feature-requests              // Index
GET    /feature-requests/create       // Create form
POST   /feature-requests              // Store
GET    /feature-requests/{slug}       // Show
GET    /feature-requests/{slug}/edit  // Edit form
PUT    /feature-requests/{slug}       // Update
DELETE /feature-requests/{slug}       // Destroy

// Voting
POST   /feature-requests/{slug}/vote  // Vote
DELETE /feature-requests/{slug}/vote  // Unvote

// Comments
POST   /feature-requests/{slug}/comments  // Store comment
PUT    /feature-requests/comments/{comment}  // Update comment
DELETE /feature-requests/comments/{comment}  // Delete comment

// Categories
GET    /feature-requests/categories              // Index
GET    /feature-requests/categories/create       // Create form
POST   /feature-requests/categories              // Store
GET    /feature-requests/categories/{slug}       // Show
GET    /feature-requests/categories/{slug}/edit  // Edit form
PUT    /feature-requests/categories/{slug}       // Update
DELETE /feature-requests/categories/{slug}       // Destroy

API Routes

The package also provides comprehensive API routes:

// Feature Requests API
GET    /api/feature-requests                    // List all
POST   /api/feature-requests                    // Create
GET    /api/feature-requests/{slug}             // Show
PUT    /api/feature-requests/{slug}             // Update
DELETE /api/feature-requests/{slug}             // Delete
PATCH  /api/feature-requests/{slug}/status      // Update status
PATCH  /api/feature-requests/{slug}/assign      // Assign to user
PATCH  /api/feature-requests/{slug}/toggle-featured // Toggle featured

// Voting API
POST   /api/feature-requests/{slug}/vote        // Vote
DELETE /api/feature-requests/{slug}/vote        // Unvote
GET    /api/feature-requests/votes/statistics   // Vote statistics

// Comments API
GET    /api/feature-requests/comments           // List comments
POST   /api/feature-requests/comments           // Create comment
PUT    /api/feature-requests/comments/{id}      // Update comment
DELETE /api/feature-requests/comments/{id}      // Delete comment

// Categories API
GET    /api/feature-requests/categories         // List categories
POST   /api/feature-requests/categories         // Create category
PUT    /api/feature-requests/categories/{slug}  // Update category
DELETE /api/feature-requests/categories/{slug}  // Delete category

🎨 Frontend Integration

Vue.js Components

The package includes Vue.js components for easy frontend integration:

<template>
  <FeatureRequestsIndex />
</template>

<script>
import FeatureRequestsIndex from '@laravelplus/feature-requests/components/FeatureRequestsIndex.vue'

export default {
  components: {
    FeatureRequestsIndex
  }
}
</script>

Blade Views

Use the included Blade views with your existing Laravel application:

@extends('feature-requests::layouts.app')

@section('content')
    <div class="container">
        <h1>Feature Requests</h1>
        <!-- Your content here -->
    </div>
@endsection

🔧 Models

FeatureRequest Model

use LaravelPlus\FeatureRequests\Models\FeatureRequest;

// Scopes
$featureRequests = FeatureRequest::published()->get();
$featureRequests = FeatureRequest::featured()->get();
$featureRequests = FeatureRequest::byStatus('pending')->get();
$featureRequests = FeatureRequest::byPriority('high')->get();
$featureRequests = FeatureRequest::byCategory($categoryId)->get();
$featureRequests = FeatureRequest::mostVoted()->get();
$featureRequests = FeatureRequest::recent()->get();

// Relationships
$featureRequest->user;           // BelongsTo User
$featureRequest->category;       // BelongsTo Category
$featureRequest->votes;          // HasMany Vote
$featureRequest->comments;       // HasMany Comment

Category Model

use LaravelPlus\FeatureRequests\Models\Category;

// Scopes
$categories = Category::active()->get();
$categories = Category::bySlug('user-interface')->get();
$categories = Category::withFeatureRequests()->get();

// Relationships
$category->featureRequests;      // HasMany FeatureRequest

Vote Model

use LaravelPlus\FeatureRequests\Models\Vote;

// Scopes
$votes = Vote::byType('up')->get();
$votes = Vote::byUser($userId)->get();
$votes = Vote::byFeatureRequest($featureRequestId)->get();
$votes = Vote::upVotes()->get();
$votes = Vote::downVotes()->get();

// Relationships
$vote->user;                     // BelongsTo User
$vote->featureRequest;           // BelongsTo FeatureRequest

Comment Model

use LaravelPlus\FeatureRequests\Models\Comment;

// Scopes
$comments = Comment::approved()->get();
$comments = Comment::pinned()->get();
$comments = Comment::byUser($userId)->get();
$comments = Comment::byFeatureRequest($featureRequestId)->get();
$comments = Comment::parentComments()->get();
$comments = Comment::replies()->get();
$comments = Comment::recent()->get();

// Relationships
$comment->user;                  // BelongsTo User
$comment->featureRequest;        // BelongsTo FeatureRequest
$comment->parent;                // BelongsTo Comment (parent)
$comment->replies;               // HasMany Comment (replies)

🧪 Testing

Run the test suite:

# Run all tests
./vendor/bin/phpunit

# Run specific test
./vendor/bin/phpunit tests/Unit/Models/FeatureRequestTest.php

# Run with coverage
./vendor/bin/phpunit --coverage-html coverage

Test Structure

tests/
├── Unit/
│   ├── Models/
│   │   ├── FeatureRequestTest.php
│   │   ├── CategoryTest.php
│   │   ├── VoteTest.php
│   │   └── CommentTest.php
│   ├── Services/
│   └── Repositories/
├── Feature/
│   ├── FeatureRequestControllerTest.php
│   ├── VoteControllerTest.php
│   ├── CommentControllerTest.php
│   └── CategoryControllerTest.php
└── TestCase.php

🎨 Customization

Custom Views

Publish and customize the views:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=feature-requests-views

Custom Styling

The package uses Tailwind CSS with shadcn/ui design tokens. You can customize the styling by:

1. Publishing the views
2. Modifying the CSS classes
3. Adding your own custom styles

Custom Middleware

Add custom middleware in the configuration:

'middleware' => ['web', 'auth', 'custom-middleware'],

🔒 Security

• Authentication: All routes require authentication by default
• Authorization: Users can only edit their own feature requests
• Validation: Comprehensive input validation
• CSRF Protection: All forms include CSRF tokens
• XSS Protection: Output is properly escaped

📊 Statistics

The package provides built-in statistics:

use LaravelPlus\FeatureRequests\FeatureRequests;

// Get overall statistics
$stats = FeatureRequests::getStatistics();

// Get vote statistics
$voteStats = FeatureRequests::getVoteStatistics();

// Get category statistics
$categoryStats = FeatureRequests::getCategoryStatistics();

🚀 Performance

• Eager Loading: Relationships are properly eager loaded
• Database Indexing: Optimized database indexes
• Caching: Built-in caching for frequently accessed data
• Pagination: Efficient pagination for large datasets

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

🆘 Support

• Documentation: GitHub Wiki
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with Laravel
• UI inspired by shadcn/ui
• Icons by Lucide
• Styling with Tailwind CSS

Made with ❤️ by the LaravelPlus team