Traffic

A lightweight Laravel monitoring package that provides comprehensive HTTP traffic insights without database overhead.

Overview

Traffic is a filesystem-based Laravel monitoring solution that captures detailed request analytics, performance metrics, and user insights. Unlike database-driven alternatives, it uses efficient file storage with automatic cleanup, ensuring minimal impact on your application's performance.

Features

• HTTP Traffic Logging - Complete request/response monitoring
• Performance Metrics - Route-level execution time analysis
• Flexible Configuration - Monitor all routes or specific endpoints
• RESTful API - Query your analytics data programmatically
• Zero Database Impact - Filesystem storage with automatic cleanup
• Device & User Analytics - Comprehensive visitor insights

Installation

composer require fyz/traffic

Optional: Publish the configuration file to customize settings

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=traffic

Configuration

Configure monitoring behavior in config/traffic.php:

• global: true/false - Monitor all application routes
• routes: true/false - Enable selective monitoring via middleware

Usage

Global Monitoring

Set global: true in config to monitor all routes automatically.

Selective Monitoring

Use the traffic middleware on specific routes:

// Monitor a route group
Route::middleware(['traffic'])->group(function () {
    Route::get('/api/users', [UserController::class, 'index']);
    Route::post('/api/users', [UserController::class, 'store']);
});

// Monitor a single route
Route::get('/dashboard', [DashboardController::class, 'index'])
     ->middleware(['traffic']);

Data Access

Access your analytics via RESTful endpoints:

Today's Data

GET|POST /traffic/logs/{resource}

Historical Data

GET|POST /traffic/logs/{resource}/since/{days}

Available Resources:

• requests - HTTP request logs
• performance - Route execution metrics
• devices - Device and browser analytics
• users - User behavior insights

Example API Calls

# Get today's requests
curl https://yourapp.com/traffic/logs/requests

# Get performance data from last 7 days
curl https://yourapp.com/traffic/logs/performance/since/7

# Get user analytics from last 30 days
curl https://yourapp.com/traffic/logs/users/since/30