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[Logging & Monitoring](/categories/logging) 4. / 5. spatie/laravel-log-dumper ActiveLibrary[Logging & Monitoring](/categories/logging) spatie/laravel-log-dumper ========================= A function to dump anything to the log 1.7.0(4mo ago)121624.6k↓35.3%104MITPHPPHP ^8.0CI passing Since Apr 2Pushed 4mo ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-log-dumper)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/laravel-log-dumper)[ Docs](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-log-dumper)[ Fund](https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/spatie)[ RSS](/packages/spatie-laravel-log-dumper/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 4d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (5)Versions (17)Used By (4) A function to dump anything to the log ====================================== [](#a-function-to-dump-anything-to-the-log) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a262a5a48e4a5c1485097f86260498a8f323e686717c0d62f2b7015a3e58c3b2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7370617469652f6c61726176656c2d6c6f672d64756d7065722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/laravel-log-dumper)[![run-tests](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-log-dumper/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-log-dumper/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/89c058177efaa01e969826de9197cc343768ca7de0ee05f9744ec5f170ad6061/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f7370617469652f6c61726176656c2d6c6f672d64756d7065722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/laravel-log-dumper) This package contains a function `ld`. Any argument you pass to it will be dumped to the log. You can pass any kind of value to it. ``` ld('a string', ['an array'], new Class()); ``` Under the hood, Symfony's `VarDumper` is used to create string representations. Support us ---------- [](#support-us) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/756e5d6ae7c90f3561f4192deaee0c4299cf53d7ec6f37b2dff15ae78adec016/68747470733a2f2f6769746875622d6164732e73332e65752d63656e7472616c2d312e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f6c61726176656c2d6c6f672d64756d7065722e6a70673f743d31)](https://spatie.be/github-ad-click/laravel-log-dumper) We invest a lot of resources into creating [best in class open source packages](https://spatie.be/open-source). You can support us by [buying one of our paid products](https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us). We highly appreciate you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using. You'll find our address on [our contact page](https://spatie.be/about-us). We publish all received postcards on [our virtual postcard wall](https://spatie.be/open-source/postcards). Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require spatie/laravel-log-dumper ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) You can pass any variable you want to `ld`. ``` ld('a string', ['an array'], new Class()); ``` All arguments will be converted to strings and will be written to the application log using the `info` level. Using other log levels ---------------------- [](#using-other-log-levels) If you want to use another log level, you can just call the method you want on `ld`. You can pass these methods any type of argument and any number of arguments. They will all be logged. ``` // logs using the `error` level ld()->error('a string', ['an array'], new Class()) ``` Of course, you can mix and chain different levels. ``` ld() ->debug('Debug info', ['an array']) ->error('Error info', new Class); ``` Enabling and disabling logging ------------------------------ [](#enabling-and-disabling-logging) You can disable logging by calling `disable`. ``` ld('foo'); // will be logged ld()->disable(); ld('bar'); // will not be logged ld()->enable(); ld('baz'); // will be logged ``` You can pass a boolean to `enable`. This can be handy when you want to log only one iteration of a loop. ``` foreach (range(1, 3) as $i) { // only things in the third iteration will be logged ld()->enable($i === 3); ld('we are in the third iteration'); } ``` Logging queries --------------- [](#logging-queries) You can log all queries with `logQueries`. ``` ld()->logQueries(); // all queries after this call will be logged ``` If you wish to stop logging queries, call `stopLoggingQueries`. ``` ld()->stopLoggingQueries(); // all queries after this call will not be logged anymore ``` Alternatively to manually starting and stopping listening for queries, you can also pass a closure to `logQueries`. Only the queries executed inside the closure will be logged. ``` ld()->logQueries(function() { $this->mailAllUsers(); // all queries executed in this closure will be logged }); User::get(); // this query will not be logged ``` Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/spatie/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security -------- [](#security) If you've found a bug regarding security please mail instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Freek Van der Herten](https://github.com/freekmurze) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 60 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance76 Regular maintenance activity Popularity53 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community28 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity70 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 65% 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. 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