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mennen-online/laravel-queue-watcher
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Automatically restart Queue when local PHP files change

1.1.1(7mo ago)46.6k↓30%2MITPHPPHP >=8.1

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Automatically restart Queue when local PHP files change
=======================================================

[](#automatically-restart-queue-when-local-php-files-change)

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Inspired by spatie/laravel-horizon-watcher, this package contains Artisan Command `queue:watch` that will start the default Queue worker and automatically restart it when any PHP file is created, updated or deleted.

Also you can provide the `--queue=` option to define another queue than default to be watched.

To disable Job and Queue Timeout, use the `--timeout=` option with value 0.

This command is meant to be used in local environment.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require mennen-online/laravel-queue-watcher --dev
```

This is the contents of the published config file:

```
return [
    /*
     * Laravel Queue will be restarted when any PHP file inside these directories
     * get created, updated or deleted. You can also specify other kinds
     * of files here.
     */
    'paths' => [
        app_path(),
        config_path(),
        database_path(),
        resource_path('views'),
        base_path('.env'),
        base_path('composer.lock'),
    ],

    /*
     * This command will be executed to start Laravel Queue.
     */
    'command' => 'php artisan queue:work',
];
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Run `php artisan queue:watch` to start default queue. When a PHP file in your project gets created, updated or deleted, Queue will automatically restart.

Run `php artisan queue:watch --queue=another_queue` to start another\_queue and restart it automatically.

Run `php artisan queue:watch --timeout=0` to disable queue worker timeout.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Freek Van der Herten](https://github.com/freekmurze) for the inspiration for this Package

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

45

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance65

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 75% 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 ~151 days

Recently: every ~236 days

Total

8

Last Release

215d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^8.1

1.1.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

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