the-caretakers/laravel-request-logger

Log HTTP requests and responses in Laravel applications.

1.1.6 2025-05-07 22:46 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• illuminate/bus: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0
• illuminate/console: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0
• illuminate/filesystem: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0
• illuminate/http: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0
• illuminate/queue: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0
• illuminate/support: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0

Requires (Dev)

• orchestra/testbench: ^7.0|^8.0|^9.0
• pestphp/pest: ^2.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^10.0|^11.0

MIT

• The Caretakers

README

Log incoming HTTP requests and their corresponding responses within your Laravel application. This package provides middleware to capture request/response details, sanitize sensitive data, and store logs on a configurable filesystem disk (like local or S3). Includes a command for log rotation to manage retention for disk space.

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require the-caretakers/laravel-request-logger

Configuration

Publish the configuration file using the vendor:publish Artisan command:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\Providers\RequestLoggerServiceProvider" --tag="request-logger-config"

This will create a config/request-logger.php file. Review the configuration options:

• disk: Filesystem disk for storing logs (defaults to config('filesystems.default')). Can be set via REQUEST_LOGGER_DISK env variable.
• log_profile: (Optional) Class to determine if a request should be logged.
• log_writer: (Optional) Class to handle writing the log entry.
• sensitive_keywords: Array of keys whose values will be sanitized in logs.
• truncate_limit: Max length for logged string values before truncation.
• log_path_structure: Path format for log files (e.g., http-logs/{Y}-{m}-{d}.log).
• log_format: Log entry format (json recommended).
• log_channel: (Optional) Log via a specific Laravel log channel instead of direct filesystem access.
• log_request_body: Boolean to enable/disable logging request body.
• log_response_body: Boolean to enable/disable logging response body.

Important: Ensure the configured filesystem disk (e.g., s3) is properly set up in your config/filesystems.php.

Usage

Middleware Registration

Laravel 10 and below (app/Http/Kernel.php)

Add the RequestLoggerMiddleware to the desired middleware group(s) in your app/Http/Kernel.php:

Web Routes:

protected $middlewareGroups = [
    'web' => [
        // ... other middleware
        \TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\Http\Middleware\RequestLoggerMiddleware::class,
    ],
    // ...
];

API Routes:

protected $middlewareGroups = [
    // ...
    'api' => [
        // ... other middleware
        \TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\Http\Middleware\RequestLoggerMiddleware::class,
    ],
];

Or apply it to specific routes or route groups.

Laravel 11+ (bootstrap/app.php)

In Laravel 11 and later, middleware registration is typically done in the bootstrap/app.php file. Use the withMiddleware method:

<?php

use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Exceptions;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Middleware;

return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
    ->withRouting(
        web: __DIR__.'/../routes/web.php',
        commands: __DIR__.'/../routes/console.php',
        health: '/up',
    )
    ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {
        // Add the request logger middleware globally
        $middleware->append(\TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\Http\Middleware\RequestLoggerMiddleware::class);

        // You can also apply it conditionally or to specific groups if needed
        // $middleware->web(...)
        // $middleware->api(...)
    })
    ->create();

Log Rotation

The package includes an Artisan command to delete old log files.

php artisan request-logger:rotate

Options:

• --days=30: Specify the number of days of logs to keep (default: 30).
• --disk=s3: Override the configured disk for this run.
• --dry-run: Simulate the rotation without actually deleting files.

You should schedule this command to run periodically (e.g., daily) in your app/Console/Kernel.php:

protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule)
{
    // ...
    $schedule->command('request-logger:rotate --days=60')->daily(); // Keep 60 days of logs
}

Querying Logs

The package provides a RequestLogQueryBuilder class to help retrieve and filter logged request data directly from the stored log files.

Basic Usage:

use TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\Query\RequestLogQueryBuilder;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;

// Get all logs from today's files
$logsToday = \TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\RequestLog::query()
    ->whereDate(\Illuminate\Support\Carbon::now())
    ->get(); // Returns an Illuminate\Support\Collection

// Count logs from yesterday
$countYesterday = \TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\RequestLog::query()
    ->whereDate(\Illuminate\Support\Carbon::yesterday())
    ->count(); // Returns an integer count

// Get the latest log entry
$latestLog = \TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\RequestLog::query()
    ->last(); // Returns the last log entry (as an array)

Important Notes:

• whereDate() Filtering: The whereDate() method filters which log files are read based on the date and your log_path_structure configuration. It expects a date string (e.g., Y-m-d) or a DateTimeInterface object.

• Collection Filtering: Any filtering beyond the date (e.g., by status code, specific URL, user ID) must be done on the Collection returned by the get() method or on the items within the Paginator instance returned by paginate().

  $specificUserLogs = (new RequestLogQueryBuilder())
      ->whereDate(Date::now()->toDateString())
      ->get()
      ->filter(fn ($log) => $log['user_id'] === 123);
  
  $errorLogs = (new RequestLogQueryBuilder())
      ->whereDate(Date::now()->toDateString())
      ->get()
      ->filter(fn ($log) => $log['response']['status_code'] >= 500);

• Configuration: The query builder relies on the disk, log_path_structure, and log_format settings defined in your config/request-logger.php. Ensure these are correctly configured. Currently, only the json log format is supported for querying.

• Performance: Querying large numbers of log files or very large individual files can be resource-intensive. Ensure your log_path_structure allows for efficient date-based filtering (e.g., including {Y}, {m}, {d}).

Customization (Advanced)

• Log Profile: Create a class implementing TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\Contracts\LogProfile with a shouldLog(Request $request): bool method. Register it in the log_profile config key.
• Log Writer: Create a class implementing TheCaretakers\RequestLogger\Contracts\LogWriter with a write(array $logData): void method. Register it in the log_writer config key.

Security Vulnerabilities

Please report any security vulnerabilities to The Caretakers. Your discretion is appreciated. Please do not use the issue tracker for security vulnerabilities.

Credits

• The Caretakers
• All Contributors

License

The MIT License (MIT).