Indent Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Enables consistent text formatting in code generation (e.g., custom Artisan commands, scaffolded templates), reducing manual whitespace errors and improving developer productivity.
• Supports roadmap goals for enhancing CLI tooling and documentation output by ensuring clean, standardized indentation without custom logic.
• Build vs Buy: Ideal for "buy" decision due to minimal maintenance overhead, MIT license, and proven simplicity; avoids reinventing core functionality for edge cases like multi-line string indentation.

When to Consider This Package

• Adopt when projects require precise indentation control for code generation, log formatting, or CLI help output where manual whitespace handling is error-prone.
• Consider when needing a zero-dependency solution for basic indentation normalization without complex templating requirements.
• Look elsewhere if the project requires advanced text processing (e.g., syntax-aware formatting, markdown rendering), or if the package's 2019 release date raises compatibility concerns with modern PHP/Laravel versions (though minimal risk due to simplicity).

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

• Executives: "This lightweight, open-source tool eliminates manual whitespace management in text outputs, saving engineering time and reducing bugs in code generation and CLI tools. It's a proven, zero-cost solution that accelerates feature delivery without added maintenance."
• Engineering: "Integrates in minutes with a simple API—just pass strings to indent/unindent. No dependencies, MIT-licensed, and battle-tested in similar projects. Perfect for replacing fragile homegrown whitespace logic in Artisan commands, template rendering, or log formatting."