Laravel Modular Package System

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Phase 1: Foundation Setup

✅ Completed Milestones

📁 Module /src Directory Structure

Established a clear directory hierarchy to organize the package's components efficiently.

🔄 Composer PSR-4 Autoloading

Configured Composer to autoload classes, adhering to PSR-4 standards for efficient class loading.

⚙️ Service Provider Skeleton

Created a base service provider to bootstrap the package's services within Laravel applications.

🛠️ Custom Artisan Commands

Integrated custom commands to facilitate package management and development tasks.

🎯 Planned Enhancements

📋

Module Contracts

Introduce interfaces for clear module contracts

📡

Event-Driven Architecture

Implement custom events and listeners

🧩

Traits Directory

Reusable behavior patterns across modules

🎭

Facade Class

Static interface to core functionalities

📂 Suggested Final Directory Tree

/vendor/const-ant-laravelcorex/
└── src/
    ├── Config/
    ├── Console/
    │   └── Commands/
    ├── Contracts/
    ├── Database/
    │   └── Migrations/
    ├── Events/
    ├── Http/
    │   └── Middleware/
    ├── Install/
    ├── Models/
    ├── Notifications/
    ├── Providers/
    ├── Repositories/
    ├── Resources/
    │   ├── lang/
    │   └── views/
    ├── Routes/
    ├── Services/
    └── Traits/

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Phase 2: Feature Integration & Custom Commands

✨ Feature Set Finalization

📤 Configuration Publishing

Implement functionality to publish package configuration files to the application's config directory.

🛣️ Route Loading

Enable loading of module-specific routes seamlessly.

👁️ View & Translation Publishing

Allow publishing of views and translation files for customization.

🗄️ Migration Loading

Facilitate the loading of module-specific database migrations.

🎨 Creative Additions

🏗️

make:module Command

Scaffold new modules with predefined structure

php artisan make:module BlogModule

⚡

make:crud Command

Auto-generate CRUD components

php artisan make:crud Post --module=Blog

📦

publish:module Command

Publish module resources individually

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=corex-module-migrations

📚
Phase 3: Developer Experience & Community

👨‍💻 Developer-Friendly Documentation

📖 README.md

Comprehensive installation instructions, usage guidelines, and architectural overview.

🤝 CONTRIBUTING.md

Contribution guidelines, coding standards, and pull request procedures.

📝 CHANGELOG.md

Maintain changelog following "Keep a Changelog" principles.

⚖️ LICENSE

Include open-source license such as MIT or Apache 2.0.

🎯 Showcase Examples

💡

Example Application

Practical usage demonstration

📚

Step-by-Step Tutorials

Module registration & customization guides

🔐

Dynamic Permissions

Implementation examples

🧪
Phase 4: CI/CD, Testing & Code Quality

✅ Testing Strategy

🧪

Unit Tests

Test service providers, commands, and core logic

🔗

Integration Tests

Test route functionalities and configuration publishing

📊

PHPUnit Framework

Comprehensive testing framework

🚀 CI/CD Pipeline

⚡ GitHub Actions

Automated workflows for linting, testing, and coverage reporting.

📈 Code Quality Tools

Integration with Code Climate or SonarQube for maintainability scoring.

🌍
Phase 5: Going Open Source on Packagist

🚀 Prepare for Launch

GitHub Repository: Push the package to GitHub under personal or organizational namespace

Tags & Topics: Assign relevant topics (laravel, modular, package) for discoverability

Version Tagging: Tag the initial release as v1.0.0

Packagist Submission: Submit package for wider distribution

Webhooks Setup: Configure automatic updates

Usage Monitoring: Track statistics and downloads

🔗 How to Update Packages - Webhook Configuration

🐙 GitHub Hook

Enabling the Packagist service hook ensures automatic updates when you push to GitHub.

Automatic Setup:

Ensure Packagist application has access to all required GitHub organizations

Check package list for any sync warnings

Trigger manual account sync if needed (archived repositories cannot be setup)

Manual GitHub Webhook Setup:

Payload URL: https://packagist.org/api/github?username=Rishabh6815

Content Type: application/json

Secret: Your Packagist API Token

Events: Just the push event

🔷 Bitbucket Webhooks

Go to your BitBucket repository settings

Select "Webhooks" in the menu

Add new hook with URL: https://packagist.org/api/bitbucket?username=Rishabh6815&apiToken=API_TOKEN

Save your changes

🦊 GitLab Service

Go to GitLab repository Settings > Integrations

Search for Packagist in Project Services

Check "Active" box

Enter packagist.org username and API token

Save changes

🌿 Gitea Webhook (v1.17+)

Go to Gitea repository Settings > Webhooks

Click "Add Webhook" and select "Packagist"

Enter packagist username, API token, and package URL

Save changes

🔧 Manual Hook Setup

For other Git providers, use this generic endpoint:

curl -XPOST -H'content-type:application/json' 'https://packagist.org/api/update-package?username=Rishabh6815&apiToken=API_TOKEN' -d'{"repository":{"url":"PACKAGIST_PACKAGE_URL"}}'

Method: POST

URL: https://packagist.org/api/update-package?username=Rishabh6815&apiToken=API_TOKEN

Body: {"repository":{"url":"PACKAGIST_PACKAGE_URL"}}

🔑 API Token & Security

Find your API token on your Packagist profile page. For IP restrictions, Packagist maintains a list of public IPs for their workers.

📈
Phase 6: Post-Launch Strategy & Growth

🛠️ Developer Tools

🏗️ Laravel Installer Package

Create a package to scaffold new projects with the modular system:

composer require const-ant/laravel-corex

🗺️ Feature Roadmap

💻

CLI Tool

Command-line interface for module management

📊

Module Management

List, enable, disable modules

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Laravel Modules Integration

Leverage existing module commands

🌱 Community Growth

📅 Release Cadence

Monthly release schedule to maintain momentum and deliver consistent updates.

✍️ Content Marketing

Articles on dev.to, Medium, Hashnode about modular Laravel development.

🏆 Contributor Recognition

Badges and acknowledgments for community contributors.

🛡️ Long-Term Support

LTS policy with backward compatibility following SemVer principles.

🎯 Getting Started Checklist

✅ Install via Composer

⚙️ Publish configuration

🏗️ Create your first module

🔗 Set up webhooks for automatic updates

📚 Read the documentation

🤝 Join the community discussions

🚀 Ready to Get Started?

Transform your Laravel development with modular architecture!