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A framework-agnostic audit logging package for tracking CRUD operations, system activities, and user actions with comprehensive retention policies and filtering capabilities.

Features

• Automatic CRUD Tracking: Capture create, read, update, delete operations
• Before/After State: Record model state changes for updates
• User Context: Track who performed actions with IP, user agent, timestamp
• Audit Levels: Low (1), Medium (2), High (3), Critical (4) for risk-based filtering
• Batch Operations: Group related activities with UUID
• Retention Policies: Configurable retention with automatic purging
• Tenant Isolation: Multi-tenant support with data isolation
• Search & Filter: Full-text search, date range, entity type filtering
• Export: CSV, JSON, PDF export capabilities
• Sensitive Data Masking: Automatic masking of passwords, tokens, secrets
• Asynchronous Logging: Queue-based logging to prevent performance impact
• Event-Driven: Notifications for high-value activities

Installation

composer require azaharizaman/nexus-audit-logger:"*@dev"

Architecture

This package follows the Nexus architecture pattern:

• Pure PHP: No Laravel dependencies in core services
• Contract-Driven: All persistence via interfaces
• Framework-Agnostic: Can be used in any PHP application

Package Structure

packages/AuditLogger/
├── composer.json
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
└── src/
    ├── Contracts/              # Interfaces
    │   ├── AuditLogInterface.php
    │   ├── AuditLogRepositoryInterface.php
    │   └── AuditConfigInterface.php
    ├── Exceptions/             # Domain exceptions
    │   ├── AuditLogNotFoundException.php
    │   ├── InvalidAuditLevelException.php
    │   └── InvalidRetentionPolicyException.php
    ├── Services/               # Business logic
    │   ├── AuditLogManager.php
    │   ├── AuditLogSearchService.php
    │   ├── AuditLogExportService.php
    │   ├── RetentionPolicyService.php
    │   └── SensitiveDataMasker.php
    ├── ValueObjects/           # Immutable value objects
    │   ├── AuditLevel.php
    │   └── RetentionPolicy.php
    └── AuditLoggerServiceProvider.php  # Optional Laravel integration

Usage

Define Repository Implementation

In your application layer (e.g., Laravel), implement the repository interface:

use Nexus\AuditLogger\Contracts\AuditLogRepositoryInterface;

class DbAuditLogRepository implements AuditLogRepositoryInterface
{
    // Implement all contract methods using your persistence layer
}

Log Activities

use Nexus\AuditLogger\Services\AuditLogManager;

$auditManager = new AuditLogManager($repository, $config);

$auditManager->log(
    logName: 'user_update',
    description: 'User profile updated',
    subjectType: 'User',
    subjectId: 123,
    causerType: 'User',
    causerId: 456,
    properties: ['old' => [...], 'new' => [...]],
    level: 3, // High
    batchUuid: 'uuid-here'
);

Search Logs

$searchService = new AuditLogSearchService($repository);

$logs = $searchService->search([
    'date_from' => '2025-01-01',
    'date_to' => '2025-12-31',
    'causer_id' => 456,
    'subject_type' => 'User',
    'level' => 4, // Critical
    'log_name' => 'user_update'
]);

Export Logs

$exportService = new AuditLogExportService($repository);

$csv = $exportService->exportToCsv($filters);
$json = $exportService->exportToJson($filters);
$pdf = $exportService->exportToPdf($filters);

Requirements

See REQUIREMENTS.csv for complete list of architectural, business, and functional requirements.

Key Requirements

• ARC-AUD-0001: Framework-agnostic with no Laravel dependencies
• ARC-AUD-0002: All data structures via interfaces
• BUS-AUD-0145: Logs must include log_name, description, timestamp
• BUS-AUD-0146: Audit levels: 1 (Low), 2 (Medium), 3 (High), 4 (Critical)
• BUS-AUD-0147: Default retention 90 days
• FUN-AUD-0185: Automatic CRUD capture
• FUN-AUD-0192: Automatic sensitive data masking

Implementation in Atomy

To use in Laravel (Atomy app):

1. Create migration for audit_logs table
2. Create Eloquent model implementing AuditLogInterface
3. Create repository implementing AuditLogRepositoryInterface
4. Bind contracts in service provider
5. Create audit trait for models
6. Register API endpoints

See apps/Atomy/ for implementation examples.

Documentation

Quick Links

• Getting Started Guide - Installation and basic configuration
• API Reference - Complete API documentation
• Integration Guide - Laravel and Symfony integration examples
• Examples - Runnable code examples

Package Documentation

• Requirements - Comprehensive requirements traceability
• Implementation Summary - Package structure and metrics
• Test Suite Summary - Test coverage and strategy
• Valuation Matrix - Package valuation and ROI analysis

Additional Resources

• Package Overview: User-friendly audit logging for CRUD tracking and compliance
• Key Differentiator: Search/export/retention focus vs Nexus\Audit's cryptographic verification
• Total Files: 14 PHP files, 1,363 lines of code
• Test Coverage: 58 tests planned (unit, integration, feature)
• Package Value: $65,000 (158% ROI, compliance infrastructure)

Testing

composer test

License

MIT