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Organized Laravel exception reports for Slack.

This package replaces noisy default Slack log messages with a clean parent alert, a full threaded exception, duplicate throttling, and Slack buttons for Solved / Ignore.

Features

• Laravel log channel integration
• Short parent Slack message with useful context
• Full exception and stack trace in the Slack thread
• Duplicate throttling by exception fingerprint
• Solved and Ignore Slack buttons
• One click updates every stored Slack message for the same error fingerprint
• Ignored fingerprints suppress future alerts
• Safe production behavior: Slack failures do not break your app
• Test command that fails loudly when Slack config is wrong
• Designed for future Discord support

Getting Started

1. Install the package

composer require zereflab/laravel-bug-reports

2. Publish the config

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=bug-reports-config

3. Run the migrations

php artisan migrate

4. Connect Slack

Install the pre-built LaravelBugBot Slack app into your workspace — no Slack app creation needed:

https://laravelbugbot.com/integrations/slack/install

After installation, the success page shows a managed bot token. Paste the generated values into your .env:

LOG_CHANNEL=bug_reports
LOG_LEVEL=error

BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_APP_MODE=managed
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-generated-token
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_CHANNEL="<put your channel id where you add the bot>"
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_ACTIONS_ENABLED=true

5. Add Laravel Bug Bot to your Slack channel

Slack requires you to add the installed app to the channel before it can post alerts there.

1. Click the channel name at the top of your Slack channel.

   

2. Open the Integrations tab in the channel details modal.

   

3. In the Apps section, click Add an App.

   

4. Find Laravel Bug Bot and click Add.

   

6. Copy the Slack channel ID

Copy the Channel ID from Slack, then replace the placeholder in BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_CHANNEL.

The channel value is the channel ID, not the channel name.

7. Test your setup

php artisan bug-reports:test

You should see the test exception arrive in your Slack channel. That's it — every exception in your app now lands in Slack, organized.

8. Authorize dashboard access

The dashboard is available in your application at:

https://yourdomain.com/bugs-report

Edit app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php and add the dashboard gate inside the boot() function:

use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;

public function boot(): void
{
    Gate::define('viewBugReports', function (User $user) {
        return $user->is_admin;
    });
}

Optionally, allow specific users by database ID:

BUG_REPORTS_DASHBOARD_USER_IDS=205,206

Want To Use Your Own Slack Application?

If you prefer to create and control your own Slack app (required for the Slack Solved / Ignore buttons), follow the separate guide:

➡ Use Your Own Slack App

Environment Variables

Defaults shown below — override only what you need:

BUG_REPORTS_REPORTER=slack
BUG_REPORTS_LOG_CHANNEL=bug_reports
BUG_REPORTS_CACHE_PREFIX=bug-reports
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_APP_MODE=own
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_INSTALL_URL=https://laravelbugbot.com/integrations/slack/install
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_USERNAME="${APP_NAME}"
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_EMOJI=:boom:
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_ACTIONS_ENABLED=true
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_IGNORE_TTL_DAYS=0
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_SOLVED_TTL_DAYS=7
BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_STORED_MESSAGES=50
BUG_REPORTS_ROUTE_PREFIX=bug-reports
BUG_REPORTS_ROUTE_MIDDLEWARE=api
BUG_REPORTS_DASHBOARD_PATH=bugs-report
BUG_REPORTS_DASHBOARD_MIDDLEWARE=web,auth
BUG_REPORTS_DASHBOARD_GATE=viewBugReports
BUG_REPORTS_DASHBOARD_USER_IDS=

After changing config:

php artisan config:clear
php artisan config:cache

What The Slack Alert Looks Like

Parent message:

• Date/time
• Log level
• Exception class
• Exact exception message
• Origin: command, job, controller, route action, or application class
• Entity/user/model information when detectable
• File and line
• Solved and Ignore buttons

Thread reply:

• Exception class
• Message
• Location
• Level
• Environment
• Request details when available
• Context
• Stack trace
• Previous exception when available

Solved And Ignore

Each exception gets a fingerprint based on exception class, message, file, and line.

• Ignore suppresses future alerts for that same fingerprint.
• Solved marks the fingerprint as resolved and clears the throttle.
• Both actions update all stored parent messages for that same fingerprint.
• If a solved fingerprint happens again, it is reopened as pending.

Bug reports, occurrence counts, statuses, and Slack message references are stored in the database. By default, ignored errors are ignored forever. You can expire ignored errors:

BUG_REPORTS_SLACK_IGNORE_TTL_DAYS=30

Dashboard

The package includes a built-in dashboard:

https://your-domain.com/bugs-report

The dashboard shows:

• Total error fingerprints and total occurrences
• Errors received in the last 1, 5, 7, 10, and 30 days
• Pending, resolved, and ignored counts
• Noisiest origins and exception classes
• Paginated tables for all, pending, resolved, and ignored errors
• Resolve, ignore, and delete actions

Change the dashboard path:

BUG_REPORTS_DASHBOARD_PATH=internal/bugs

Dashboard authorization

The dashboard denies everyone by default. To grant access, edit app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php and add the gate inside the boot() function:

use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;

public function boot(): void
{
    Gate::define('viewBugReports', function (User $user) {
        return $user->is_admin;
    });
}

Or allow specific user IDs without defining a gate:

BUG_REPORTS_DASHBOARD_USER_IDS=1,42

Add authentication middleware so visitors are sent to login first:

BUG_REPORTS_DASHBOARD_MIDDLEWARE=web,auth

Production Notes

Use this in production:

APP_DEBUG=false
LOG_CHANNEL=bug_reports
BUG_REPORTS_LEVEL=error
BUG_REPORTS_THROTTLE_MINUTES=5

Do not use Laravel's default slack channel if you want this package's formatting. Use bug_reports.

Future Discord Support

The package is structured around reporter drivers. Slack is the first reporter. Discord can be added later with the same fingerprinting, summary formatting, threaded/detail behavior where supported, and solved/ignore state.

License

MIT