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Generate API documentation from your Laravel Data DTOs automatically.

Features

• Nested Schema Traversal - Automatically discovers and documents nested Data classes, even deeply nested (e.g. FileData -> PageData[] -> DetectionData)
• OpenAPI 3.1.0 - Full spec generation with proper nullable types, servers, and security schemes
• Interactive UI - Browse docs at /docs/api with Stoplight Elements (search, try-it-out, dark mode)
• Multiple Formats - HTML, JSON, and OpenAPI output
• Glob Scan Paths - DDD-friendly with patterns like app/Domains/*/DataObjects
• Custom Endpoint Docs - Document non-Data endpoints with #[DocEndpoint], #[DocParam], #[DocBody], #[DocResponse] attributes
• Route Detection - Auto-detects API endpoints using Laravel Data classes
• Validation Mapping - Spatie validation attributes become OpenAPI constraints

Installation

composer require rfpdl/whats-up-doc

Quick Start

# Generate HTML documentation
php artisan data-doc:generate

# Generate OpenAPI specification
php artisan data-doc:generate --format=openapi

# Generate JSON schema
php artisan data-doc:generate --format=json

# Custom output directory
php artisan data-doc:generate --output=/path/to/docs

Or visit /docs/api in your browser for the interactive UI (enabled by default).

Configuration

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Rfpdl\WhatsUpDoc\WhatsUpDocServiceProvider" --tag="config"

return [
    'title' => 'My API Documentation',
    'description' => 'Generated from Laravel Data DTOs',
    'output_path' => storage_path('app/docs'),

    // Supports glob patterns for DDD layouts
    'scan_paths' => [
        app_path('Domains/*/DataObjects'),
    ],

    'route_prefixes' => ['api'],

    'scan' => [
        'follow_nested' => true,
        'max_nesting_depth' => 10,
    ],

    'openapi' => [
        'version' => '3.1.0',
        'servers' => [],
        'security_schemes' => [],
    ],

    'ui' => [
        'enabled' => true,
        'path' => 'docs/api',
        'middleware' => ['web'],
    ],
];

Usage

Data Classes

use Spatie\LaravelData\Data;

/**
 * User data transfer object
 */
class UserData extends Data
{
    public function __construct(
        public int $id,
        public string $name,
        public string $email,
        public ?AddressData $address = null,
        /** @var RoleData[] */
        public array $roles = [],
    ) {}
}

Nested classes like AddressData and RoleData are automatically discovered and included in the OpenAPI spec with proper $ref links.

Route Detection

class UserController extends Controller
{
    public function show(int $id): UserData { /* ... */ }
    public function store(CreateUserData $data): UserData { /* ... */ }
}

Routes using Data classes are automatically documented with request/response schemas.

Custom Endpoint Documentation

For endpoints that don't use Laravel Data:

use Rfpdl\WhatsUpDoc\Attributes\{DocEndpoint, DocParam, DocBody, DocResponse};

class WebhookController extends Controller
{
    #[DocEndpoint(summary: 'Receive Stripe webhook', group: 'Webhooks')]
    #[DocParam(name: 'signature', in: 'header', type: 'string', required: true)]
    #[DocBody(schema: ['type' => 'object', 'properties' => ['event' => ['type' => 'string']]])]
    #[DocResponse(status: 200, description: 'Webhook processed')]
    #[DocResponse(status: 400, description: 'Invalid payload')]
    public function handleStripe(Request $request): JsonResponse
    {
        // ...
    }
}

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Laravel 10, 11, or 12
• Spatie Laravel Data 3 or 4

License

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