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n02srt/laravel-auto-archive is a drop-in Laravel package that automates archiving of old Eloquent model data. It supports encrypted columns, separate archive databases, soft delete logic, queueing, dry-runs, and event notifications — all with easy setup and clean defaults.

🚀 Installation

composer require n02srt/laravel-auto-archive

Then run:

php artisan auto-archive:setup App\Models\Invoice --days=90

✔️ This publishes config, injects the trait, registers your model, builds migrations, and runs them.

✨ Features

🧠 Archive Methods

This package supports three archiving strategies. You can define the method globally in config/auto-archive.php:

'method' => 'move' // options: 'move', 'flag', 'mirror'

🔁 move (default)

• Moves records to the archive database
• Deletes them from the primary database
• Honors hard_delete if set to true for physical deletion

🏷️ flag

• Sets an archived_at timestamp in the original table
• Keeps the data in place
• Useful for soft-style archiving without migrations

🪞 mirror (NEW)

• Copies matching records to the archive database
• Leaves the original data untouched
• Ideal for analytics, backups, or compliance snapshots

📆 Per-Model Retention

Override archive timing for specific models using:

protected static $archiveAfterDays = 90;

🧼 Selective Column Archiving

Archive only the fields you need:

protected $archiveColumns = ['id', 'amount', 'customer_id'];

🔐 Encrypted Columns

Secure sensitive fields during archival:

protected $archiveEncryptedColumns = ['ssn', 'email'];

Encryption uses Laravel’s Crypt service.

💣 Hard Delete After Archive

When enabled, archived records are fully removed from the source database (not soft-deleted).

'hard_delete' => true

Use with caution in production!

🔁 Queue Support

Archive in the background with:

php artisan archive:models --queue

Supports Laravel Horizon and retry/backoff settings.

🧪 Dry-Run Preview

Preview what would be archived or restored without making changes:

php artisan archive:models --dry-run
php artisan restore:archived App\Models\Invoice --dry-run

📋 Archive Logs (Optional)

Enable audit logging:

'logging' => ['enabled' => true]

Archived records are written to a central archive_logs table.

📣 Notification Hooks

Notify external systems when models are archived or restored:

AUTO_ARCHIVE_NOTIFY_EMAIL=admin@example.com
AUTO_ARCHIVE_SLACK_WEBHOOK=https://hooks.slack.com/services/...
AUTO_ARCHIVE_WEBHOOK_URL=https://yourapp.com/webhook

Available events:

• ModelArchived
• ModelRestored

🛡 Safety Features

• Read-only mode: Set AUTO_ARCHIVE_READONLY=true to block all operations
• Soft delete bypass: Use bypass_soft_deletes => true to include soft-deleted records
• Max archive age: Automatically purge stale archive data after N days

⚙️ Config File (Published to config/auto-archive.php)

'default_retention_days' => 30,
'method'                => 'move',
'archive_connection'    => 'archive',
'batch_size'            => 1000,
'pause_seconds'         => 1,
'max_archive_age'       => 365,
'bypass_soft_deletes'   => false,
'readonly'              => env('AUTO_ARCHIVE_READONLY', false),
'hard_delete'           => false,
'logging' => [
    'enabled' => env('AUTO_ARCHIVE_LOGGING_ENABLED', true),
],
'notifications' => [
    'slack' => env('AUTO_ARCHIVE_SLACK_WEBHOOK'),
    'email' => env('AUTO_ARCHIVE_NOTIFY_EMAIL'),
    'webhook' => env('AUTO_ARCHIVE_WEBHOOK_URL'),
],
'encryption' => [
    'enabled' => true,
    'key'     => env('AUTO_ARCHIVE_ENCRYPTION_KEY'),
],
'models' => [
    // App\Models\Invoice::class,
],

🧪 Artisan Command Summary

php artisan archive:models                  # Run archiving
php artisan archive:models --dry-run        # Preview without changes
php artisan archive:models --queue          # Queue archiving
php artisan restore:archived App\Model 42  # Restore single record
php artisan archive:cleanup                 # Delete expired archive records

🧬 Example Model

use N02srt\AutoArchive\Traits\AutoArchiveable;

class Invoice extends Model
{
    use AutoArchiveable;

    protected static $archiveAfterDays = 90;
    protected $archiveColumns = ['id', 'amount', 'customer_id'];
    protected $archiveEncryptedColumns = ['amount'];

    public function scopeArchiveScope($query)
    {
        return $query->where('status', 'paid');
    }
}

📄 License

MIT © Steve Ash
Your database just got leaner. 🧹

⚠️ Disclaimer

This package includes functionality that can permanently delete records from your database.
If you enable features like hard_delete, records will be irreversibly removed from the primary database.

Please make sure you:

• Understand what each configuration setting does
• Test in staging or development environments first
• Keep backups of your data

I am not responsible for any data loss, misconfiguration, or unintended consequences from using this package. Use at your own risk.