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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(2mo ago)122573.0k↓13.8%104MITPHPPHP ^8.0CI passing Since Apr 2Pushed 2mo 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 1mo 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 61 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance83 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity52 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community27 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity69 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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