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cadicvnn/laravel-activitylog-backport
=====================================

A backport of Spatie's Laravel-ActivityLog to PHP 5.6

1.10.3(9y ago)033GPLv3PHPPHP >=5.6

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A backport of Spatie's Laravel-ActivityLog
==========================================

[](#a-backport-of-spaties-laravel-activitylog)

This is a backport package that allows Laravel-ActivityLog to work with PHP 5.6. By design the namespace of the original project has been left untouched `Spatie\Activitylog`. This allows for full use of the documentation with only minor modifications:

### Installation

[](#installation)

Change

```
composer require spatie/laravel-activitylog
```

to

```
composer require linearsoft/laravel-activitylog-backport
```

For your convenience the Activity facade infrastructure has been restored in this backport. All you need to do is register the facade:

```
// config/app.php
'aliases' => [
    ...
    'Activity' => Spatie\Activitylog\ActivitylogFacade::class,
];
```

### Testing

[](#testing)

All testing has been stripped from the backport version.

### Bugs or features requests

[](#bugs-or-features-requests)

For the most part most all bugs & requests should be submitted to the [Spatie Team](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-activitylog/issues). And the fixes/features will eventually be backported into this project.

If, however, you found a problem specifically with the backport version please it via [GitHub](https://github.com/LinearSoft/entrust-cli/issues)

### Licensing

[](#licensing)

The licensing has been modified from MIT to the GPLv3 License - see the `LICENSE` file for details. You are requested, however, to still follow the Postcardware "requirements" of the original package.

START OF ORIGINAL ReadMe.md
===========================

[](#start-of-original-readmemd)

#### Log activity inside your Laravel app

[](#log-activity-inside-your-laravel-app)

The `spatie/laravel-activity` package provides easy to use functions to log the activities of the users of your app. It can also automatically log model events. All activity will be stored in the `activity_log` table.

Here's a litte demo of how you can use it:

```
activity()->log('Look, I logged something');
```

You can retrieve all activity using the `Spatie\Activitylog\Models\Activity` model.

```
Activity::all();
```

Here's a more advanced example:

```
activity()
   ->performedOn($anEloquentModel)
   ->causedBy($user)
   ->withProperties(['customProperty' => 'customValue'])
   ->log('Look, I logged something');

$lastLoggedActivity = Activity::all()->last();

$lastLoggedActivity->subject; //returns an instance of an eloquent model
$lastLoggedActivity->causer; //returns an instance of your user model
$lastLoggedActivity->getExtraProperty('customProperty'); //returns 'customValue'
$lastLoggedActivity->description; //returns 'Look, I logged something'
```

Here's an example on [event logging](https://docs.spatie.be/laravel-activitylog/v1/advanced-usage/logging-model-events).

```
$newsItem->name = 'updated name';
$newsItem->save();

//updating the newsItem will cause an activity being logged
$activity = Activity::all()->last();

$activity->description; //returns 'updated'
$activity->subject; //returns the instance of NewsItem that was created
```

Calling `$activity->changes` will return this array:

```
[
   'attributes' => [
        'name' => 'updated name',
        'text' => 'Lorum',
    ],
    'old' => [
        'name' => 'original name',
        'text' => 'Lorum',
    ],
];
```

Spatie is a webdesign agency based in Antwerp, Belgium. You'll find an overview of all our open source projects [on our website](https://spatie.be/opensource).

Postcardware
------------

[](#postcardware)

You're free to use this package (it's MIT-licensed), but if it makes it to your production environment you are required to send us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using.

Our address is: Spatie, Samberstraat 69D, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium.

The best postcards will get published on the open source page on our website.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

You'll find the documentation on .

Find yourself stuck using the package? Found a bug? Do you have general questions or suggestions for improving the media library? Feel free to [create an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-medialibrary/issues), we'll try to address it as soon as possible.

If you've found a bug regarding security please mail  instead of using the issue tracker.

Installation
------------

[](#installation-1)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require spatie/laravel-activitylog
```

Next, you must install the service provider:

```
// config/app.php
'providers' => [
    ...
    Spatie\Activitylog\ActivitylogServiceProvider::class,
];
```

You can publish the migration with:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Spatie\Activitylog\ActivitylogServiceProvider" --tag="migrations"
```

*Note*: The default migration assumes you are using integers for your model IDs. If you are using UUIDs, or some other format, adjust the format of the subject\_id and causer\_id fields in the published migration before continuing.

After the migration has been published you can create the `activity_log` table by running the migrations:

```
php artisan migrate
```

You can optionally publish the config file with:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Spatie\Activitylog\ActivitylogServiceProvider" --tag="config"
```

This is the contents of the published config file:

```
return [

    /**
     * When set to false, no activities will be saved to database.
     */
    'enabled' => env('ACTIVITY_LOGGER_ENABLED', true),

    /**
     * When running the clean-command all recording activites older than
     * the number of days specified here will be deleted.
     */
    'delete_records_older_than_days' => 365,

    /**
     * When not specifying a log name when logging activity
     * we'll using this log name.
     */
    'default_log_name' => 'default',

    /**
     * When set to true, the subject returns soft deleted models.
     */
     'subject_returns_soft_deleted_models' => false,

    /**
     * This model will be used to log activity. The only requirement is that
     * it should be or extend the Spatie\Activitylog\Models\Activity model.
     */
    'activity_model' => \Spatie\Activitylog\Models\Activity::class,
];
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Testing
-------

[](#testing-1)

```
$ composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Freek Van der Herten](https://github.com/freekmurze)
- [Sebastian De Deyne](https://github.com/sebdedeyne)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

About Spatie
------------

[](#about-spatie)

Spatie is a webdesign agency based in Antwerp, Belgium. You'll find an overview of all our open source projects [on our website](https://spatie.be/opensource).

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 83.2% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~51 days

Total

3

Last Release

3436d ago

### Community

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