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soloterm/dumps
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A Laravel command to intercept dumps from your Laravel application.

v1.1.0(3mo ago)126403.2k↓35%[1 issues](https://github.com/soloterm/dumps/issues)3MITPHPPHP ^8.1CI passing

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Solo Dumps for Laravel
======================

[](#solo-dumps-for-laravel)

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Solo Dumps for Laravel is a package that intercepts and collects `dump()` calls from your Laravel application and displays them in a dedicated terminal window. This eliminates the need to clutter your browser or API responses with debug output.

[![Screenshot](https://github.com/soloterm/dumps/raw/main/art/screenshot.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/soloterm/dumps/blob/main/art/screenshot.png?raw=true)

This library was built to support [Solo](https://github.com/soloterm/solo), your all-in-one Laravel command to tame local development.

This package is especially useful when:

- You're working with APIs where you can't see dumps in the browser
- You want to keep your browser console clean
- You want to centralize all your debugging output in one place
- You need source file information for your dumps

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

[](#installation)

1. Require the package:

```
composer require soloterm/dumps --dev
```

The package will automatically register the service provider.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Simply run:

```
php artisan solo:dumps
```

This will start a server that intercepts all `dump()` calls from your Laravel application. The command will keep running and display any dumps in real-time.

Now when you use `dump()` anywhere in your application, the output will be sent to this terminal window instead of your browser or API response.

### Features

[](#features)

- Intercepts all `dump()` calls from your Laravel application
- Shows the exact file and line number where the dump was called
- Formats the output using Laravel's CLI dumper for better readability
- Works with APIs, background jobs, and other contexts where dumps are normally hard to see
- Preserves all the functionality of Laravel's dump helper
- Restores regular dump functionality when the command is stopped

### Works with Solo for Laravel

[](#works-with-solo-for-laravel)

If you're using [Solo for Laravel](https://github.com/soloterm/solo), you can add the dumps command to your configuration:

```
// config/solo.php

'commands' => [
    // ... other commands
    'Dumps' => 'php artisan solo:dumps',
],
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

You can configure the dump server host in your `config/solo.php` file:

```
// config/solo.php

return [
    // ... other configurations
    'dump_server_host' => 'tcp://127.0.0.1:9984',
];
```

There is no dedicated `dumps` config file. You can either create a `solo.php` and put the `dump_server_host` in there, or add it to your existing `solo.php` file.

How It Works
------------

[](#how-it-works)

The package works by:

1. Registering a custom var dumper handler that captures dump calls
2. Resolving the source file and line number of the dump before sending to the server
3. Sending the dump data to a server running in a separate process
4. Displaying the formatted dump with source information in the terminal

FAQ
---

[](#faq)

#### Does this work with dd()?

[](#does-this-work-with-dd)

No, this package only intercepts `dump()` calls. The `dd()` function will still halt execution as normal.

#### Can I use this with APIs?

[](#can-i-use-this-with-apis)

Yes! This is one of the main benefits. Your API responses will remain clean while all dumps go to the dedicated terminal window.

#### Will this affect my application in production?

[](#will-this-affect-my-application-in-production)

The package is designed to be used in development only. It's recommended to install it with the `--dev` flag to ensure it's not included in production.

Support
-------

[](#support)

This is free! If you want to support me:

- Check out my courses:
    - [Database School](https://databaseschool.com)
    - [Screencasting](https://screencasting.com)
- Help spread the word about things I make

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Dumps for Laravel was developed by Aaron Francis. If you like it, please let me know!

- Twitter:
- Website:
- YouTube:
- GitHub:

Related Projects
----------------

[](#related-projects)

- [Solo](https://github.com/soloterm/solo) - All-in-one Laravel command for local development
- [Screen](https://github.com/soloterm/screen) - Pure PHP terminal renderer
- [Grapheme](https://github.com/soloterm/grapheme) - Unicode grapheme width calculator
- [Notify](https://github.com/soloterm/notify) - PHP package for desktop notifications via OSC escape sequences
- [Notify Laravel](https://github.com/soloterm/notify-laravel) - Laravel integration for soloterm/notify
- [TNotify](https://github.com/soloterm/tnotify) - Standalone, cross-platform CLI for desktop notifications
- [VTail](https://github.com/soloterm/vtail) - Vendor-aware tail for Laravel logs

###  Health Score

51

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance79

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity49

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.7% 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 ~180 days

Total

3

Last Release

108d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^8.2

v1.0.1PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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