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Laravel Image Tools

Deterministic, query‑driven image generation for Laravel — inspired by vite-imagetools.

Laravel Image Tools by ISAPP

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  • Call it once in Blade/PHP and get a public URL: 
    {{ ImageTools::asset('public/images/hero.jpg?w=1200&h=630&fit=contain&format=webp&q=82') }}
  • Files are written to your configured filesystem disk with stable names (e.g. hero--a1b2c3d4e5.webp), perfect for long‑lived CDN caching.
  • A tiny PHP manifest maps your canonical request to the stored file, so subsequent calls are instant.

Features

  • 🔁 Deterministic filenames based on the source + sorted query options
  • 🧩 Simple query API: w, h, fit, q, format
  • 📦 One disk to rule them all — works with public, S3/R2 or any Laravel disk
  • 🔎 Scanner command to pre‑generate all images referenced in your code
  • 🧹 Clear command to remove generated files & the manifest

Requirements

  • PHP 8.2+
  • Laravel 10+ (works with 10/11/12)
  • Image driver: Imagick (recommended) or GD for spatie/image

Installation

composer require isapp/laravel-imagetools

Auto‑discovery will register the service provider and the ImageTools facade.

Publish config (optional)

If you want to customize defaults, publish the config file:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Isapp\\ImageTools\\ServiceProvider"

Quick start

<img
  src="{{ ImageTools::asset('public/images/placeholder.jpg?w=640&q=75&format=webp') }}"
  width="640"
  height="360"
  alt="Placeholder"
/>

Pure PHP

use Isapp\\ImageTools\\Facades\\ImageTools;

$url = ImageTools::asset('resource/images/placeholder.jpg?w=640&q=75&format=webp');

Also supported (and detected by the scanner):

{{ app(Isapp\ImageTools\ImageTools::class)->asset('resource/images/pic.jpg?w=800') }}
{{ app('image-tools')->asset('resource/images/pic.jpg?w=800') }}
{{ \Illuminate\Support\Facades\App::make('image-tools')->asset('resource/images/pic.jpg?w=800') }}
{{ App::make(Isapp\ImageTools\ImageTools::class)->asset('resource/images/pic.jpg?w=800') }}

Configuration

All options live in config/image-tools.php (with inline comments). You can also control them via ENV:

IMAGE_TOOLS_DISK=public
IMAGE_TOOLS_MANIFEST_PATH=bootstrap/cache/image-tools.php
IMAGE_TOOLS_BLADE_PATHS=resources/views,modules/*/resources/views
IMAGE_TOOLS_PHP_PATHS=app,modules

Key options:

  • disk — Laravel filesystem disk where processed files are written and served from (public, s3, r2, …).
  • manifest_path — Path to the PHP manifest file that stores the mapping.
  • blade_paths — Directories with Blade templates to scan for usages.
  • php_paths — Additional PHP directories to scan (controllers, services, etc.).

The request is canonicalized: query keys are sorted before hashing, so ?h=630&w=1200 equals ?w=1200&h=630.

Query options

KeyTypeDescription
wintTarget width (px).
hintTarget height (px).
fitenumGeometry mode from Spatie\Image\Enums\Fit (e.g. Contain, Fill, Max, …). Requires w and h.
qintOutput quality (1..100).
formatenumOutput format: jpeg, png, gif, webp, avif.

Commands

Pre‑generate from code (CI‑friendly)

Scans your codebase and generates images for discovered usages.

php artisan imagetools:generate

The scanner looks into config('image-tools.blade_paths') and config('image-tools.php_paths') and detects:

  • ImageTools::asset('…')
  • Container‑resolved calls (e.g. app(ImageTools::class)->asset('…'), app('image-tools')->asset('…'), App::make(...)->asset('…'))

Clear generated files

Deletes all files referenced in the current manifest and then removes the manifest file.

php artisan imagetools:clear

What gets written

  • A processed file on the configured disk, under image-tools/<name>--<hash>.<ext>.
  • A PHP manifest (by default bootstrap/cache/image-tools.php) with entries like: 
    return [
    'resource/images/hero.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=contain&format=webp&q=82' => [
        'path' => 'image-tools/hero--a1b2c3d4e5.webp',
        'disk' => 'public',
    ],
];

Tips

  • Deterministic names → long CDN cache is safe; change options or the source to bust the cache.
  • Disks: for S3/R2 configure a public bucket or use signed URLs as needed.
  • Quality/Formats: webp/avif usually win; measure before/after.

Troubleshooting

  • Class ...\ImageTools not found — ensure the package is installed and auto‑discovered; run composer dump-autoload.
  • ImagickException / missing extension — install and enable Imagick (preferred) or GD for your PHP runtime.
  • width(): Argument #1 must be of type int — pass numeric values in the query (w=640, not w=640px).
  • fit requires w and h — when using fit, provide both dimensions.
  • No URL / 404 — check the configured disk has a URL generator (php artisan storage:link for public disk).

Versioning

This package follows SemVer. Until 1.0.0, minor versions (0.x) may include breaking changes.

Security

If you discover a security issue, please email contact@isapp.be instead of opening a public issue.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions for improvements, new features, or find any issues, feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue in this repository.

Thank you for helping make this package better for the community!

License

This project is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT License.

You are free to use, modify, and distribute it in your projects, as long as you comply with the terms of the license.

Credits

Built by ISAPP. Uses the excellent spatie/image.

Check out our software development services at isapp.be.