MediaFlow for Laravel

Universal media management infrastructure, provider-agnostic storage adapters, CDN delivery resolution, modern Blade shortcut input components, on-demand format conversion & compression, and hardware-accelerated 3D upload lifecycle visualization for Laravel applications.

📖 Live Documentation Portal: https://dwivedianuj9118.github.io/mediaflow-laravel/ (or locally at /mediaflow/docs) for the complete interactive developer guide with 1-click code copying, live component demos, and API reference.

Key Features

• Shortcut Input Component (<x-mediaflow-input>): Single drop-in tag for form upload boxes with drag & drop, file selection, "Browse Library" picker modal, model pre-population, and hidden media ID binding.
• Side Admin Panel & Drawer Compatibility: Built-in :compact="true" mode engineered for narrow administrative sidebars and drawers (280px–340px) with z-index: 9999999 !important; modal stacking isolation.
• Universal PHP Upload API: Single contract for handling uploads in controllers, queued jobs, or API endpoints (MediaFlow::upload()).
• Decoupled Storage & Delivery: Clean separation between physical persistence (Local disk, Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, MinIO) and URL resolution (Disk URLs, custom CDN domains, or time-limited signed streaming).
• On-Demand Compression & Conversion: Convert images to modern WebP or AVIF format with quality tuning and real-time savings metrics.
• Access Control & Guard Support: Protect media access using Laravel authentication guards (web, admin, api), roles (admin, editor), Spatie permissions, or custom closure callbacks (MediaFlow::authorize(...)).
• 3D Upload Lifecycle Visualizer: Interactive 3D isometric animation illustrating the entire 5-station pipeline (Disk Pick → Quarantine Buffer → UUID Rename → GD/Imagick Variants → Storage & CDN).
• Zero External Dependencies: 100% self-contained vanilla CSS and JavaScript with zero external CDN dependencies, light/dark mode auto-detection, and system theme inheritance.

Requirements

• PHP: ^8.2 | ^8.3 (with extensions: fileinfo, gd or imagick, exif)
• Laravel Framework: ^11.0 | ^12.0 | ^13.0
• Database: SQLite 3.35+, MySQL 8.0+, or PostgreSQL 14+

Installation

1. Require via Composer

composer require dwivedianuj9118/mediaflow-laravel

2. Publish Configuration, Migrations & Assets

# Publish configuration file (config/mediaflow.php)
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=mediaflow-config

# Publish database migrations
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=mediaflow-migrations

# Publish native CSS/JS assets (to public/vendor/mediaflow)
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=mediaflow-assets

3. Run Migrations & Link Storage

php artisan migrate
php artisan storage:link

Quick Usage: Blade Form Input Box

Drop a complete media upload and library picker box into any Blade form using <x-mediaflow-input>:

<form method="POST" action="/articles">
    @csrf

    <div class="form-group">
        <label>Article Title</label>
        <input type="text" name="title" class="form-control" required>
    </div>

    {{-- Drop-in MediaFlow Input Component --}}
    <x-mediaflow-input 
        name="cover_media_id" 
        label="Featured Cover Image"
        help="Drag & drop an image or select from your media library."
        :required="true"
    />

    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Publish</button>
</form>

(Note: The alias <x-mediaflow::input ... /> is also registered and interchangeable.)

Side Admin Panel / Drawer Mode (:compact="true")

When using inside narrow admin sidebars, off-canvas drawers, or column widgets (280px–340px):

<div class="admin-sidebar-drawer" style="width: 320px;">
    <h3>Quick Post Settings</h3>

    <x-mediaflow-input 
        name="sidebar_thumbnail_id" 
        label="Sidebar Thumbnail"
        :compact="true"
        help="Optimized for narrow sidebars."
    />
</div>

Pre-populating Existing Media on Edit

Pass an existing Media Eloquent model, integer ID, or URL string:

<x-mediaflow-input 
    name="cover_media_id" 
    label="Cover Image"
    :value="$post->coverMedia ?? old('cover_media_id')" 
/>

Component Props Reference

Assets Directives

Add to your Blade master layout (layouts/app.blade.php):

<head>
    @mediaflowStyles
</head>
<body>
    @yield('content')

    @mediaflowScripts
</body>

Backend Controller & Form Submission

When the user submits the form, $request->input('cover_media_id') contains the selected media.id:

use App\Models\Post;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

public function store(Request $request)
{
    $validated = $request->validate([
        'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
        'cover_media_id' => 'nullable|integer|exists:media,id',
    ]);

    $post = Post::create([
        'title' => $validated['title'],
        'cover_media_id' => $validated['cover_media_id'],
    ]);

    return redirect()->back()->with('success', 'Post saved!');
}

Standalone Media Gallery Component

To embed the pure media library / gallery inside any custom admin view, modal, or dashboard tab without wrapper navbars:

<div class="my-custom-dashboard-card">
    <h2>Media Library</h2>

    {{-- Clean standalone media manager component --}}
    <x-mediaflow-manager />
</div>

(Note: The alias <x-mediaflow::manager /> is also supported.)

Clean & Embedded Route Modes

The built-in route /mediaflow/manager runs in clean mode with developer navigation hidden by default.

• Headerless / Clean Mode (perfect for iframes or modals):

  /mediaflow/manager?clean=1
  

• Pure Grid Mode (omits top uploader dropzone, shows only folders & files):

  /mediaflow/manager?no_uploader=1
  

PHP Developer API (MediaFlow Facade)

use MediaFlow\Laravel\Facades\MediaFlow;

// 1. Upload a file from HTTP Request
$media = MediaFlow::upload($request->file('photo'), [
    'disk' => 'public',
    'folder' => 'avatars',
    'collection' => 'profiles',
    'thumbnails' => true,
]);

// 2. Access resolved delivery URLs and WebP thumbnail presets
$fullUrl = $media->url();
$thumbUrl = $media->thumbnailUrl('thumb');   // 200x200 crop WebP
$mediumUrl = $media->thumbnailUrl('medium'); // 800x800 contain WebP

// 3. Create folder hierarchies
$folder = MediaFlow::createFolder('Campaigns', $parentFolderId = null);

// 4. Move, Rename, Delete
MediaFlow::move($media, $folder->id);
MediaFlow::rename($media, 'hero-banner.webp');
MediaFlow::delete($media); // Deletes record, physical storage objects & variants

// 5. On-demand WebP / AVIF optimization
$result = MediaFlow::optimize($media, 'webp', quality: 80, replaceOriginal: false);
$savings = $result['metrics']['savings_percent']; // e.g. 94.6%

Eloquent Model Relationship

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
use MediaFlow\Laravel\Models\Media;

class Post extends Model
{
    protected $fillable = ['title', 'cover_media_id'];

    public function coverMedia(): BelongsTo
    {
        return $this->belongsTo(Media::class, 'cover_media_id');
    }
}

Access Control, Guards & Roles

Enforce authentication and role restrictions via config/mediaflow.php:

'auth' => [
    'enabled' => env('MEDIAFLOW_AUTH_ENABLED', false),
    'guard' => env('MEDIAFLOW_AUTH_GUARD', 'web'), // 'web', 'admin', 'api'
    'roles' => ['admin', 'editor'],                 // Checks $user->role or Spatie hasRole()
    'permissions' => ['manage-media'],              // Optional Gate/permission checks
],

Custom Closure Authorization

Define custom access rules in AppServiceProvider:

use MediaFlow\Laravel\Facades\MediaFlow;

public function boot(): void
{
    MediaFlow::authorize(function ($request) {
        return $request->user()?->isSuperAdmin() || $request->user()?->can('access-media');
    });
}

Cloud Storage & CDN Setup

Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, MinIO

Configure your storage disk in .env:

MEDIAFLOW_DISK=s3
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-key
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
AWS_BUCKET=your-media-bucket

# For Cloudflare R2 or MinIO (S3-compatible endpoints):
AWS_ENDPOINT=https://your-account-id.r2.cloudflarestorage.com
AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=false

CDN Domain Edge Resolver

MEDIAFLOW_DELIVERY_DRIVER=cdn
MEDIAFLOW_CDN_URL=https://media-cdn.yourdomain.com

Time-Limited Signed Private URLs

$privateUrl = $media->temporarySignedUrl(now()->addMinutes(30));

Built-In Web Routes

Running Automated Tests

composer install
./vendor/bin/phpunit

All 56 tests (327 assertions) pass against Laravel 11/12/13 with PHP 8.2 and 8.3.

Author & Maintainer

Developed and maintained by Anuj Dwivedi:

• GitHub: @dwivedianuj9118
• LinkedIn: Anuj Dwivedi
• Email: dwivedianuj9118@gmail.com
• Website: anujdwivedi.online

License

The MediaFlow package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.