README

A Laravel package that allows you to track Eloquent model traffic.

Prologue

This tool enables basic monitoring of user activity without the use of cookies or consent according to the European GDPR guidelines. It creates overall statistics, which take a long time to generate, in the background, and therefore displaying results even in large volumes of data is fast.

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require ondrej-vrto/laravel-visitors

Publish

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="OndrejVrto\Visitors\VisitorsServiceProvider"
# or separately
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=visitors-config
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=visitors-migrations
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=visitors-translations

Basic usage visit counter

Apply contract "Visitable" and trait "InteractsWithVisits" to model

class Post extends Model implements Visitable
{
    use InteractsWithVisits;

    // Remove visits on delete model
    protected $removeDataOnDelete = true;

    // ...
}

Some in frontend controler add visit counter.

public function show()
{
    $post = Post::find(5);
    $post->incrementVisit();

    $commercial = Commercial::find(100);
    $commercial->incrementVisit();

    return view('post.show', compact('post', 'commercial'));
}

Basic usage display statistics

In dashboard

public function dashboard()
{
    $topTenYearVisitsByPerson = Traffic::list()
        ->visitedByPersons()
        ->orderByLast365Days()
        ->withRelationship()
        ->limit(10)
        ->get();
    
    $sumarAllVisitFromWeb = Traffic::summary()
        ->visitedByPersons()
        ->inCategory(VisitorCategory::WEB)
        ->first();

    $sumarAllVisitFromApi = Traffic::summary()
        ->visitedByCrawlersAndPersons()
        ->inCategory(VisitorCategory::API)
        ->first();

    return view(
        'dashboard',
        compact('topTenYearVisitsByPerson', 'sumarAllVisit', '$sumarAllVisitFromApi')
    );
}

Or list of posts in admin controller.

public function index()
{
    $posts = Post::withTraffic()->paginate(10);

    return view('post.index', compact('posts'));
}

Or in detail post in admin controller.

public function show(Post $post)
{
    $visits = Traffic::single($post)
        ->inCategory(VisitorCategory::WEB)
        ->visitedByPersons()
        ->first();

    return view('post.show', compact('post', 'visits'));
}

Customization visit counter

Increment methods

// methods from model
$post->incrementVisit();
$post->incrementVisitForce();
// or with Facade
Visit::model($post)->increment();
// or with helper function
visit($post)->increment();

Options

// Check expiration time for ip address, model and category is is set
visit($post)->increment();
// Expiration time off
visit($post)->forceIncrement();

// With defining different categories for the record from Backed Enums
visit($post)->inCategory(VisitorCategory::WEB)->increment();

// Crawlers detection enabled/disabled. Rewrite config settings
visit($post)->withCrawlers()->increment();
visit($post)->withoutCrawlers()->increment();

// Rewrite default expires time
$expiresAt = now()->addHours(3); // `DateTimeInterface` instance
$expiresAt = 60; // minutes in Integer
visit($post)->expiresAt($expiresAt)->increment();

// dynamicaly create ip ignore list
visit($post)->addIpAddressToIgnoreList(['127.0.0.1', '147.7.54.789'])->increment();

Manually added data.

visit($post)
    ->fromIP('127.0.0.1')
    ->isCrawler()
    ->isPerson()
    ->inLanguage('Esperanto')
    ->fromBrowserAgent('custom browser agent string ....')
    ->fromOperatingSystem(OperatingSystem::WINDOWS)
    ->visitedAt(Carbon::now()->addMinute(5))
    ->increment();

Pruning models

Note: Pruning run automaticaly before start generator statistics and trafic

php artisan visitors:clean

// in App\Console\Kernel
$schedule->command('model:prune')->daily();
// OR
$schedule->command('model:prune', [
    '--model' => [VisitorsData::class, VisitorsExpires::class],
])->daily();
// OR
Artisan::call("visitors:clean");

Generate traffic data

Note: Queue service is required

php artisan visitors:fresh

// Manual in controller
Artisan::call("visitors:fresh");
// OR
(new TrafficGenerator())->run();
// Automatic in Scheduler (in App\Console\Kernel)
$schedule->command(VisitorsFreshCommand::class)->everyThreeHours();

Scheduler is implement in package. If is set schedule_generate_traffic_data_automaticaly to true nothing else needs to be set up.

View traffic data

With preety graph in SVG, count of language and operating system statistics.

Aggregated data from several models

Note: Return only one record

// summary global
$sumary = Traffic::summary()->first();    // with Facade
$sumary = traffic()->summary()->first();  // with helper function

// summary for all type models and all categories
$sumary = Traffic::summary()->visitedByPersons()->first();
$sumary = Traffic::summary()->visitedByCrawlers()->first();
$sumary = Traffic::summary()->visitedByCrawlersAndPersons()->first();

// summary for all type models and one category
$sumary = Traffic::summary()->inCategory(VisitorCategory::WEB)->first();

// summary for one type model and all categories
$sumary = Traffic::summary()->forModel(Post::class)->first();
$sumary = Traffic::summary()->forModel('App\Models\Post')->first();

// speciffic select
$sumary = Traffic::summary()
    ->forModel(Post::class)
    ->inCategory(VisitorCategory::WEB)
    ->visitedByCrawlersAndPersons()
    ->first();

Trafic for a one specific model

Note: Return only one record

$post = Post::find(1);

// Return model instance Traffic or null
$single = Traffic::single($post)->first();    // with Facade
$single = traffic()->single($post)->first();  // with helper function

// adds relationships to the Visitable Model
$single = Traffic::single($post)->withRelationship()->first();

Other options similar to statistics in the previous chapter

// summary for one model for all categories visited by persons
$single = Traffic::single($post)->visitedByPersons()->first();

// summary for one model for one category and all bots
$single = Traffic::single($post)->inCategory(VisitorCategory::WEB)->first();

// summary for one model for one category visited only persons
$single = Traffic::single($post)
    ->inCategory(VisitorCategory::WEB)
    ->visitedByCrawlersAndPersons()
    ->first();

Lists of top visit models

Note: Return Collection of model instances Traffic

// Return Eloquent Builder
$traffic = Traffic::list();    // with Facade
$traffic = traffic()->list();  // with helper function

// Return collection, first model from collection or paginator
$traffic = Traffic::list()->get();
$traffic = Traffic::list()->first();
$traffic = Traffic::list()->paginate();

// adds relationships to the Visitable Model
$traffic = traffic()->list()->withRelationship()->get();

// only specific models type
$models = [VisitableModel::class, AnotherVisitableModel::class, "App\Models\Post"];
$traffic = Traffic::list($models)->get();

Other options

$traffic = Traffic::list($models)
    ->inCategory(VisitorCategory::WEB)
    ->inCategories([VisitorCategory::WEB, VisitorCategory::API])
    ->forModel(Post::class)
    ->addModels([Example::class])
    ->orderByTotal()
    ->orderByLastDay()
    ->orderByLast7Days()
    ->orderByLast30Days()
    ->orderByLast365Days()
    ->orderBy('column_name', 'asc')
    ->visitedByPersons()
    ->visitedByCrawlers()
    ->visitedByCrawlersAndPersons()
    ->withRelationship()
    ->limit(10)
    ->get();   //->first();   //->paginate();

Relationship scope for model is posible

Join all traffic data to Visitable model

$post = Post::find($id)->withTraffic()->first();
// all scopes
$posts = Post::query()
    ->withTraffic()
    ->orderByTotal()
    ->orderByLastDay()
    ->orderByLast7Days()
    ->orderByLast30Days()
    ->orderByLast365Days()
    ->paginate();

Get the status and additional data about the latest traffic generation process

Displays the parameters of the last run of the generator and the difference from the current data

$info = Traffic::info();

Language

Enum classes 'OperatingSystem' and 'VisitorCategory' are translatable.

Configuration package

    /*
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    / Eloquent settings
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /*
    / Here you can configure the table names in database.
    */

    'table_names' => [
        'info'    => 'visitors_info',
        'data'    => 'visitors_data',
        'expires' => 'visitors_expires',
        'traffic' => 'visitors_traffic',
    ],


    /*
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    / Categories
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /
    / Use one of the options of the enum VisitCategory to set
    / the default category.
    /
    / Default: OndrejVrto\Visitors\Enums\VisitorCategory::UNDEFINED
    */

    'default_category' => OndrejVrto\Visitors\Enums\VisitorCategory::UNDEFINED,


    /*
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    / Default expires time in minutes
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /
    / If you want set expiration time for ip adress and models in minutes.
    / Ignore this setting apply forceIncrement() method
    /
    / Default: 15
    */

    'expires_time_for_visit' => 15,


    /*
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    / Ignore Bots and IP addresses
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /
    / If you want to ignore bots, you can specify that here. The default
    / service that determines if a visitor is a crawler is a package
    / by JayBizzle called CrawlerDetect.
    /
    / Default value: false
    */

    'storage_request_from_crawlers_and_bots' => false,


    /*
    / Ignore views of the following IP addresses.
    */

    'ignored_ip_addresses' => [
        // '127.0.0.1',
    ],


    /*
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    / Statistics and traffic data
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /
    / The number of days after which traffic data will be deleted from today.
    / Warning: Older data will be permanently deleted.
    /
    / Value range  : 1 day - 36500 days
    / Default value: 730 (two years)
    */

    'number_days_traffic' => 730,


    /*
    / Create separate daily traffic graphs for used categories.
    /
    / Warning: Slows down data generation.
    / Default: false
    */

    'generate_traffic_for_categories' => false,


    /*
    / Create separate daily traffic graphs for crawlers and persons.
    /
    / Note   : If is set "storage_request_from_crawlers_and_bots" to true or apply withCrawlers() method.
    / Warning: Slows down data generation.
    / Default: false
    */

    'generate_traffic_for_crawlers_and_persons' => false,


    /*
    / Schedule the generation of traffic data and statistics within
    / the internal scheduler of this package. It will run every three hours.
    /
    / Note   : Equivalent to setting in the scheduler (in App\Console\Kernel)
    /          $schedule->command(VisitorsFreshCommand::class)->everyThreeHours();
    / Default: true
    */

    'schedule_generate_traffic_data_automaticaly' => true,


    /*
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    / Line graphs in SVG
    / --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /
    / Note:  https://github.com/OndrejVrto/php-linechart
    */

    'generate_graphs' => true,

    'graphs_properties' => [

        'maximum_value_lock' => null,
        'maximum_days'       => null,
        'order_reverse'      => false,
        'width_svg'          => 1000,
        'height_svg'         => 50,
        'stroke_width'       => 2,
        'colors'             => ['#4285F4', '#31ACF2', '#2BC9F4'],

    ],

Testing

composer test

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Credits

• Ondrej Vrťo
• All Contributors

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License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.