README

Laravel Site Options is a powerful yet easy-to-use package tailored for Laravel developers who need to manage global site settings effortlessly. Whether you're building a dynamic web application or a complex platform, this package provides a clean, intuitive interface to store and retrieve site-wide options with built-in caching for superior performance.

🚀 Installation

Getting started is simple. Install the package via Composer:

composer require arandu/laravel-site-options

Next, publish the configuration and migration files:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Arandu\LaravelSiteOptions\SiteOptionsServiceProvider"

Run the migration to create the necessary database table:

php artisan migrate

💡 Usage

Laravel Site Options offers a fluent API that makes managing site options a breeze:

use Arandu\LaravelSiteOptions\Option;

// Store options
Option::set('welcome_message', 'Hello, World!');
Option::set('site_settings', ['theme' => 'dark', 'layout' => 'wide']);

// Retrieve options
echo Option::get('welcome_message');

$settings = Option::get('site_settings', [
    // ... the default settings
]);

// Check if an option exists
if (Option::has('maintenance_mode')) {
    // Perform action
}

// Remove options
Option::rm('outdated_option');

For more details, check out the advanced usage section.

🌟 Features

• Feature Toggles: Easily manage feature flags for enabling or disabling features on the fly.
• Global Site Settings: Store and retrieve essential site settings like site name, logo, and more.
• Dynamic Content: Allow administrators to configure content such as footer phone numbers or popup delay times.
• And more: The possibilities are endless!

⚙️ Configuration

Customize the package settings in config/site-options.php:

• table: Define the database table name for storing options.
• cache: Fine-tune caching settings.
  • enabled: Toggle caching (true/false), configurable via .env as SITE_OPTIONS_CACHE_ENABLED.
  • key: Set the cache key for storing options.
  • ttl: Define cache TTL in minutes, configurable via .env as SITE_OPTIONS_CACHE_TTL.
• hard_defaults: Specify hard-coded default values for options. If you specify a default value when calling Option::get(), that value will take precedence.

Modify config/site-options.php to fit your needs, and for environment-specific configurations, use the .env file.

🔄 Version Compatibility

Refer to the table below to match your Laravel version with the appropriate Laravel Site Options version:

🛠️ Testing

composer test

🚨 Issues

Encounter a problem? Report it on our GitHub issue tracker.

🔒 Security

For security-related concerns, please refer to SECURITY.md.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md to get started.

📜 License

This project is open-sourced under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.