Modulite

Automatic Filament Panel Provider discovery for modular Laravel applications with intelligent caching and performance optimization.

Modulite automatically discovers and registers Filament panels and components across your modular application structure, eliminating the need for manual registration while providing production-ready performance optimizations.

Features

• 🔍 Automatic Discovery: Finds Filament panels, resources, pages, and widgets across modules
• ⚡ Production Optimized: File-based caching system similar to Laravel's bootstrap cache
• 🏗️ Modular Support: Works with both nwidart/laravel-modules and panicdevs/modules
• 🎯 Flexible Patterns: Configurable naming patterns and discovery locations
• 📊 Performance Insights: Built-in commands for monitoring and optimization
• 🛡️ Robust Error Handling: Graceful failure modes for production environments

Installation

Install via Composer:

composer require panicdevs/modulite

Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=modulite-config

Quick Start

1. Install the package (configuration publishes automatically)
2. Register the plugin in your Filament panel providers
3. Structure your modules following the expected patterns
4. Run optimization for production: php artisan modulite:cache

Panel Registration

Add the ModulitePlugin to each panel where you want component discovery:

// In your Panel Provider (e.g., AdminPanelProvider.php)
use PanicDevs\Modulite\Plugins\ModulitePlugin;

public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        ->default()
        ->id('admin')
        ->path('/admin')
        ->plugins([
            ModulitePlugin::make(), // Add this to discover components
            // ... other plugins
        ])
        // ... other panel configuration
}

That's it! Modulite will automatically discover and register components for this panel.

How It Works

Discovery Process

Modulite works on two levels:

1. Panel Providers: Automatically discovered and registered by the service provider
2. Components: Discovered by the plugin for specific panels
   • Resources: Filament resource classes for CRUD operations
   • Pages: Custom Filament pages
   • Widgets: Dashboard widgets and components

Module Structure

For a module named User, Modulite expects this structure:

modules/
├── User/
│   ├── Providers/
│   │   └── Filament/
│   │       └── Panels/
│   │           └── UserPanelProvider.php    # Panel definition
│   └── Filament/
│       ├── Admin/                           # For 'admin' panel
│       │   ├── Resources/
│       │   │   └── UserResource.php
│       │   ├── Pages/
│       │   │   └── UserDashboard.php
│       │   └── Widgets/
│       │       └── UserStatsWidget.php
│       └── Manager/                         # For 'manager' panel
│           └── Resources/
│               └── ProfileResource.php

Registration Flow

1. Bootstrap: Service provider registers core services during Laravel boot
2. Panel Discovery: Panel providers are automatically discovered and registered
3. Plugin Registration: ModulitePlugin is registered with specific panels for component discovery
4. Component Discovery: When panel loads, plugin discovers components (resources, pages, widgets)
5. Cache Check: Fast path checks cache file first (per panel)
6. Scan & Cache: On cache miss, scans filesystem and caches results
7. Component Registration: Discovered components auto-register to the specific panel

Configuration

Cache Settings

Configure caching behavior for optimal performance:

'cache' => [
    'enabled' => env('MODULITE_CACHE_ENABLED', !app()->hasDebugModeEnabled()),
    'file' => base_path('bootstrap/cache/modulite.php'),
    'ttl' => env('MODULITE_CACHE_TTL', app()->hasDebugModeEnabled() ? 300 : 0),
    'auto_invalidate' => app()->hasDebugModeEnabled(),
],

Key Settings:

• enabled: Master cache toggle (auto: off in development, on in production)
• ttl: Cache lifetime in seconds (0 = never expires, recommended for production)
• auto_invalidate: Automatically clear cache when files change (development only)

Discovery Locations

Define where to scan for components:

'panels' => [
    'locations' => [
        'modules/*/Providers/Filament/Panels',
        'foundation/*/Providers/Filament/Panels',
    ],
],

'components' => [
    'locations' => [
        'modules/*/Filament/{panel}/Resources',
        'modules/*/Filament/{panel}/Pages',
        'modules/*/Filament/{panel}/Widgets',
    ],
],

Placeholders:

• *: Module wildcard (e.g., User, Blog)
• {panel}: Panel ID placeholder (e.g., Admin, Manager)

Validation Rules

Control how strict discovery validation should be:

'panels' => [
    'validation' => [
        'strict_inheritance' => env('MODULITE_STRICT_INHERITANCE', false),
        'must_extend' => 'Filament\PanelProvider',
        'must_be_instantiable' => true,
        'allow_custom_base_classes' => env('MODULITE_ALLOW_CUSTOM_BASE_CLASSES', true),
    ],
],

When to Use:

• strict_inheritance => true: Enforces exact class inheritance
• allow_custom_base_classes => false: Only allows direct Filament class inheritance
• Use strict settings for large teams to enforce conventions

Module Integration

Choose your module management approach:

'modules' => [
    'approach' => env('MODULITE_APPROACH', 'panicdevs'), // or 'nwidart'
    'scan_only_enabled' => true,
    'respect_module_priority' => true,
],

Performance Optimization

Configure for production performance:

'performance' => [
    'lazy_discovery' => env('MODULITE_LAZY_DISCOVERY', true),
    'memory_optimization' => [
        'batch_size' => 100,
        'clear_stat_cache' => true,
        'gc_after_scan' => true,
    ],
],

Environment Variables

Set these in your .env for easy configuration:

# Cache Control
MODULITE_CACHE_ENABLED=true
MODULITE_CACHE_TTL=0

# Performance
MODULITE_LAZY_DISCOVERY=true
MODULITE_STATIC_CACHING=true

# Validation
MODULITE_STRICT_INHERITANCE=false
MODULITE_ALLOW_CUSTOM_BASE_CLASSES=true

# Debugging
MODULITE_LOGGING_ENABLED=false

Production Setup

Optimization Commands

# Cache all discoveries for production
php artisan modulite:cache

# Clear caches when needed
php artisan modulite:cache --force

# Check status and performance
php artisan modulite:status

# Detailed diagnostics
php artisan modulite:status --vvv

Deployment Workflow

1. Build Assets: Run your normal build process
2. Cache Application: php artisan optimize
3. Cache Modulite: php artisan modulite:cache
4. Deploy: Your cached discoveries are ready

Cache Management

The cache system works like Laravel's bootstrap cache:

# Cache file location
bootstrap/cache/modulite.php

# Clear with Laravel caches
php artisan optimize:clear

# Or clear specifically
php artisan modulite:cache --force

Troubleshooting

Check Discovery Status

php artisan modulite:status

This shows:

• Configuration summary
• Module status
• Discovered panels and components
• Cache statistics

Common Issues

No panels discovered:

• Check module structure matches expected patterns
• Verify panel classes extend PanelProvider
• Check if modules are enabled

Performance issues:

• Enable caching: MODULITE_CACHE_ENABLED=true
• Set TTL to 0 for production: MODULITE_CACHE_TTL=0
• Run php artisan modulite:cache

Components not showing:

• Verify directory structure matches panel patterns
• Check component naming (must end with Resource, Page, Widget)
• Ensure components extend proper Filament base classes

Debug Mode

Enable detailed logging in development:

MODULITE_LOGGING_ENABLED=true
MODULITE_LOG_LEVEL=debug

Cache Issues

Clear all caches if you encounter stale data:

php artisan modulite:cache --force
php artisan optimize:clear

Performance

Benchmarks

• Cold start (no cache): ~1-20ms depending on module count
• Warm cache: ~1-2ms (file include time)
• Laravel response overhead: <1ms when optimized

Production Optimizations

Modulite automatically optimizes for production:

• Static caching eliminates repeated file reads
• Lazy discovery defers scanning until needed
• Single cache file minimizes I/O operations
• TTL of 0 prevents unnecessary expiration checks

Advanced Usage

Custom Base Classes

You can use custom base classes for components:

'components' => [
    'types' => [
        'resources' => [
            'allow_custom_base_classes' => true,
            'strict_inheritance' => false,
        ],
    ],
],

Manual Component Registration

For edge cases, disable auto-discovery and register manually:

'components' => [
    'registration' => [
        'auto_register' => false,
    ],
],

Multiple Panel Support

Modulite automatically handles multiple panels per module. Each panel needs the plugin registered for component discovery:

// AdminPanelProvider.php
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        ->id('admin')
        ->plugins([
            ModulitePlugin::make(),
        ]);
}

// ManagerPanelProvider.php  
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        ->id('manager')
        ->plugins([
            ModulitePlugin::make(),
        ]);
}

Components are discovered based on directory structure:

modules/User/Filament/
├── Admin/Resources/UserResource.php     # Registers to 'admin' panel
├── Manager/Resources/ProfileResource.php # Registers to 'manager' panel
└── Public/Pages/LoginPage.php          # Registers to 'public' panel

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Filament 4.0+

Support

• 📖 Documentation
• 🐛 Issues

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