Laravel Dump macOS Viewer - Composer Package

A zero-configuration Laravel package that integrates with the Laravel Dump macOS Viewer app for real-time debugging.

🚀 Features

• Zero Configuration - Works out of the box
• Auto-Detection - Automatically finds the macOS app
• Multiple Functions - app_dump(), app_dd(), app_var_dump(), app_print_r()
• Smart Fallback - Graceful handling when macOS app isn't running
• Laravel Integration - Works in routes, controllers, models, commands

📦 Installation

Option 1: Composer Package (Recommended)

composer require sinarahmany/laravel-dump-mac-viewer --dev
php artisan laravel-dump:setup

Option 2: Automated Installer

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sinarahmany/laravel-dump/main/install.sh | bash

Option 3: Manual Setup

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sinarahmany/laravel-dump/main/setup-laravel-dump.php | php

🎮 Usage

After installation, these functions are immediately available:

// In any Laravel file (routes, controllers, models, etc.)
app_dump($data);           // Dump to macOS app
app_dd($data);            // Dump and die
app_var_dump($data);      // Var dump
app_print_r($data);       // Print_r

// Examples
app_dump(['user' => 'John', 'age' => 30]);
app_dd($request->all());

🧪 Testing

1. Start your Laravel server:

php artisan serve

1. Visit test URLs:

• http://localhost:8000/test-dump - Simple dump test
• http://localhost:8000/test-complex - Complex data test

1. Start your macOS Laravel Dump app and watch the dumps appear!

🔧 Configuration

The package works with zero configuration, but you can customize it:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=laravel-dump-config

Then edit config/laravel-dump.php:

return [
    'server_url' => 'http://localhost:9999',  // Custom server URL
    'auto_detect' => true,                   // Auto-detect macOS app
    'enabled' => true,                       // Enable/disable integration
    'ports' => [9999, 9998, 9997],         // Ports to check
    'timeout' => 1,                         // Request timeout
];

🌍 Environment Variables

LARAVEL_DUMP_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:9999
LARAVEL_DUMP_AUTO_DETECT=true
LARAVEL_DUMP_ENABLED=true
LARAVEL_DUMP_TIMEOUT=1

📋 Requirements

• PHP 8.0+
• Laravel 9.0+
• macOS Laravel Dump Viewer app

🎯 How It Works

1. Auto-Detection: Automatically finds the macOS app on ports 9999, 9998, 9997
2. Zero Configuration: No manual setup required
3. Smart Fallback: Graceful handling when app isn't running
4. Performance: 1-second timeout to avoid blocking your app

🚀 Quick Start

# Install the package
composer require sinarahmany/laravel-dump-mac-viewer --dev

# Run setup (optional)
php artisan laravel-dump:setup

# Start using immediately
app_dump('Hello from Laravel!');

📖 Documentation

• Full Documentation
• macOS App Repository

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

👨‍💻 Author

Sina Rahmannejad

• GitHub: @sinarahmany
• Website: sinarahmannejad.com
• LinkedIn: sina-rahmannejad

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Laravel Framework
• macOS Development Community
• Open Source Contributors