Laravel Todo Inspector

A powerful Laravel package to scan, manage, and track TODO, FIXME, HACK, REVIEW, and NOTE comments across your entire project. Transform scattered code comments into a manageable technical debt backlog with a beautiful web interface.

Features

• 🔍 Smart Scanning - Detects TODO, FIXME, HACK, REVIEW, NOTE comments in single-line and multi-line formats
• 📊 Web Interface - Clean, responsive dashboard with filtering, search, and bulk actions
• 🎨 Dark/Light Theme - Automatic theme switching with user preference persistence
• 🌍 Multi-language - Support for 9 languages (English, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese)
• 🔐 Authentication - Simple HTTP Basic Auth with configurable credentials
• ⚡ Bulk Operations - Update multiple task statuses at once
• 🗂️ File Links - Direct links to files in PhpStorm (configurable for other IDEs)
• 📈 Statistics - Visual statistics by type, priority, and status
• 🛠️ Artisan Command - php artisan todo:scan for manual or scheduled scanning

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Laravel 10.x, 11.x, 12.x, or 13.x
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite

Installation

1. Install via Composer

composer require php-prosvirin-dev/laravel-todo-inspector

2. Publish Package Assets

Publish everything at once:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Prosvirin\LaravelTodoInspector\TodoInspectorServiceProvider"

Or publish individually:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=todo-inspector-config      # Configuration
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=todo-inspector-migrations  # Database migrations
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=todo-inspector-views       # Blade templates
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=todo-inspector-lang        # Language files
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=todo-inspector-assets      # CSS/JS assets

3. Run Migrations

php artisan migrate

4. Configure Authentication

Add credentials to your .env file to secure the web interface:

TODO_INSPECTOR_LOGIN=admin
TODO_INSPECTOR_PASSWORD=your-secure-password

Configuration

The configuration file is located at config/todo-inspector.php after publishing.

Basic Configuration

return [
    'table_name' => env('TODO_INSPECTOR_TABLE', 'todo_inspector_tasks'),
    'theme' => env('TODO_INSPECTOR_THEME', 'dark'),
    'auth' => [
        'login' => env('TODO_INSPECTOR_LOGIN', 'admin'),
        'password' => env('TODO_INSPECTOR_PASSWORD', 'password'),
    ],
    'locales' => [
        'en' => ['flag' => '🇬🇧', 'name' => 'English'],
        'ru' => ['flag' => '🇷🇺', 'name' => 'Русский'],
        'uk' => ['flag' => '🇺🇦', 'name' => 'Українська'],
        'pl' => ['flag' => '🇵🇱', 'name' => 'Polski'],
        'de' => ['flag' => '🇩🇪', 'name' => 'Deutsch'],
        'fr' => ['flag' => '🇫🇷', 'name' => 'Français'],
        'es' => ['flag' => '🇪🇸', 'name' => 'Español'],
        'zh' => ['flag' => '🇨🇳', 'name' => '中文'],
        'ja' => ['flag' => '🇯🇵', 'name' => '日本語'],
    ],
    'extensions' => ['php', 'js', 'vue', 'blade.php', 'css', 'scss'],
    'exclude_dirs' => ['vendor', 'node_modules', 'storage', 'bootstrap/cache', '.git', 'tests'],
    'exclude_files' => ['test-*.php', '*_test.php', '*.test.php'],
    'github_repo' => env('TODO_INSPECTOR_GITHUB_REPO', null),
];

Usage

Run the scan command to find all TODO comments:

php artisan todo:scan

Options:

• --clear - Clear existing tasks before scanning
• --type=TODO - Scan only specific type (TODO, FIXME, HACK, REVIEW, NOTE)
• --path=app/Http - Scan only specific directory

Example:

php artisan todo:scan --clear --type=FIXME --path=app/Http

Schedule Automatic Scans

Add to app/Console/Kernel.php:

protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule): void
{
    $schedule->command('todo:scan')->dailyAt('03:00');
    // or hourly: $schedule->command('todo:scan')->hourly();
}

Access Web Interface

http://your-project.test/todo-inspector

Login with credentials configured in .env.

Features in Web Interface

Dashboard

• Statistics Cards - Total tasks and breakdown by type
• Priority Statistics - Visual breakdown by priority level
• Click Filters - Click on any statistic card to filter tasks

Task Management

• Search - Search across content, file paths, and authors
• Filters - Filter by type, priority, and status
• Bulk Actions - Update multiple tasks at once
• Status Updates - Change task status directly from the table
• File Links - Click the code icon to open the file in PhpStorm

Theme & Language

• Dark/Light Mode - Toggle with persistent preference
• Multi-language - Select from 9 languages, saved to localStorage

Comment Format Examples

The package detects comments in the following formats:

Single-line Comments

// TODO: Fix this bug
// FIXME: @username Memory leak here
// HACK: [HIGH] Temporary workaround
// REVIEW: @lead Please check this logic
// NOTE: Important performance consideration

Multi-line Comments

/**
* TODO: Refactor this method
* FIXME: @developer Edge case not handled
* REVIEW: Architecture decision needed
  */

Priority Tags

Use brackets to specify priority:

• [LOW] - Low priority
• [MEDIUM] - Medium priority (default)
• [HIGH] - High priority
• [CRITICAL] - Critical priority

Author Tags

Use @username to assign tasks to specific developers.

Customization

Override Views

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=todo-inspector-views

Views will be copied to resources/views/vendor/todo-inspector/. Modify them as needed.

Override Translations

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=todo-inspector-lang

Translations will be copied to resources/lang/vendor/todo-inspector/. Add or modify translations.

Custom CSS/JS

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=todo-inspector-assets

Assets will be copied to public/vendor/todo-inspector/. Update CSS or JS files directly.

Troubleshooting

Tasks Not Found

• Check file extensions in config
• Verify exclude directories don't include your code
• Ensure comments match the expected patterns

Authentication Issues

• Verify credentials in .env file
• Clear config cache: php artisan config:clear

Translation Not Working

• Publish language files: php artisan vendor:publish --tag=todo-inspector-lang
• Clear view cache: php artisan view:clear

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a Pull Request or create an Issue.

License

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

Credits

• Created by Yauheni Prasviryn
• Built with Laravel and Tailwind CSS