Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[2.0.0] - 2026-07-12

Added

• Complete test suite containing 17 unit and feature tests covering core captcha logic, math and text generators, validation rules, and Intervention Image generation.
• Added phpunit.xml for package test execution.
• Added .gitignore to prevent tracking vendor/, composer.lock, and PHPUnit cache.
• Full compatibility with Laravel 13 (illuminate/* versions ^13.0).

Changed

• Proper Rewrite: Rewrote all classes to use PHP 8.2+ features, including declare(strict_types=1);, native type hints, parameter/return type declarations, and constructor property promotion.
• Performance Optimization: Replaced the extremely slow bcrypt hashing (Hash::make()) of the plain captcha answer for session identifiers with a fast, secure, cryptographically random token (Str::random(40)).
• Swapped deprecated rand() and mt_rand() functions for secure random_int().
• Updated intervention/image dependency constraints in composer.json to ^3.0.

Fixed

• Fixed array mapping syntax bug in CaptchaServiceProvider.php where a comma was used instead of => inside the publishes configuration array.

This patch release introduces an important fix to improve the robustness and error handling of the Captcha validation rule.

Fixed

• Graceful handling of null captcha keys: The MyDaniel\Captcha\Rules\Captcha validation rule has been updated to prevent a TypeError when the captcha_key is missing from the request. The rule now correctly handles null values and fails the validation gracefully, returning a proper validation message instead of a server error.

🎉 We are thrilled to announce the first stable release of the Advanced Laravel Captcha package! 🎉

This release marks the debut of a modern, secure, and highly customizable captcha solution built from the ground up with SOLID principles. It's designed to seamlessly integrate into your Laravel applications and protect your forms from bots.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/daniyousefifar/laravel-captcha/commits/v1.0.0