Powerful Debugging for PHP & Laravel with LaraDumps

LaraDumps is a powerful and user-friendly debugging app that revolutionises how you debug Laravel PHP applications. Unlike traditional debugging methods that interrupt your application flow or clutter your browser output, LaraDumps displays your debug information in a clean, organised standalone Desktop Application.

LaraDumps' core tools are framework agnostic and should be compatible with any PHP project. However, specific tools for debugging Laravel and Livewire projects are included, and it also works while testing your software with Pest PHP.

Main Features

Keeps Your App Running: Debug without interrupting the application flow
Persistent History: Debug output persists between page refreshes
Dedicated Interface: Clean, organised view in a separate window
Multiple Dumps: View multiple debug points simultaneously
Beautiful Formatting: Well-structured, readable output
Real-time Updates: See debug information as it happens

The package also offers Xdebug Integration for step-by-step debugging with full Xdebug support, along with a Variable Inspector that provides beautiful and readable formatting for any variable type. Developers can also take advantage of real-time SQL query tracking through the Query Monitor and debug Laravel queue jobs with the Job Monitor feature.

The desktop application features multi-screen support, enabling developers to organise debug output across multiple windows. The interface includes a theme system with multiple themes powered by daisyUI, and offers a table view to display arrays and objects in searchable tables.

Lastly, it provides several specialised tools for Laravel development. The Route List feature allows developers to view all registered Laravel routes, while the Model Inspector enables examination of Eloquent model attributes. Additional utilities include a JSON Validator for validating and formatting JSON strings, string search functionality to find and highlight substrings within text, and quick access to PHP configuration information.

Examples

Instead of using the usual dd(), var_dump() or dump() functions, you would simply add ds() in your code.

public function index(): View
{
        $games = Game::with(['homeTeam', 'awayTeam'])
                ->orderBy('match_date', 'asc')
                ->get();
 
        ds($games);
 
        return view('games.index', ['games' => $games]);
}

Which might output something similar to the following in LaraDumps:

When using the Laravel Log facade, LaraDumps will capture those logs as well:

LaraDumps can also log your application queries:

Some of the other Laravel-specific integrations include:

 
// View a list of routes
ds()->routes();
 
// View Eloquent Model's Attributes and Relationships
use App\Models\Game;
 
$game = Game::first();
 
ds()->model($game);
 
// Chain a ds() method before the query execution, and it will be dumped in the Desktop App
$games = Game::all()
                ->orderBy('match_date', 'asc')
                ->ds()
                ->get();
 
// Blade directive
@ds('Debug me')

And there is much more.

Learn more about this package, including installation instructions, by reading the official documentation. Additionally, view the source code on GitHub at https://github.com/laradumps/laradumps.