Laravel Log Watcher

VS Code extension that watches your Laravel log file and notifies you when it changes.
Perfect for debugging without constantly reopening the log file.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Real-time monitoring of Laravel log file changes
• 🔔 Toast notifications with customizable message
• 🔧 Configurable log file path (supports relative and absolute paths)
• 🎚️ Toggle watcher on/off anytime via command
• 🔒 Lightweight, zero-permission log checking

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⚙️ Configuration

Go to your VS Code Settings (Ctrl + ,) → Search for Laravel Log Watcher
Or add/edit directly in settings.json:

{
  "laravelLogWatcher.logFilePath": "storage/logs/laravel.log",
  "laravelLogWatcher.notificationMessage": "Laravel log updated!",
  "laravelLogWatcher.enabled": true
}

Setting	Description	Default
logFilePath	Path to your Laravel log file (relative or absolute)	storage/logs/laravel.log
notificationMessage	Custom notification text	Laravel log updated!
enabled	Enable or disable the watcher globally	true

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⚡ Commands

Use the Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P or Cmd + Shift + P on Mac)

Command	Description
Toggle Laravel Log Watcher	Enable/disable the log watcher

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📦 Installation

Search for Laravel Log Watcher in the VS Code Extensions Marketplace or install directly by running:

code --install-extension azmolla.laravel-log-watcher

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📁 Example Use Case

Imagine you're developing and want to see if an exception was logged without opening laravel.log. This extension will notify you instantly when that happens. Debug smarter ⚡

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🔧 Requirements

• Laravel project with log file writing enabled (default is storage/logs/laravel.log)
• VS Code 1.85.0+

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💬 Known Limitations

• Only monitors a single file at a time
• Does not yet tail or parse log entries (coming soon?)

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🧪 Coming Soon

• Status bar toggle done
• Real-time log viewer
• Severity-based log parsing done
• Workspace-level enable/disable

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👨‍💻 Author

Md Abiruzzaman Molla 🔗 audiobookbangla.com 📦 Packagist: azmolla 💻 GitHub: @abiruzzamanmolla

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🪪 License

MIT