Laravel Logs Viewer is a VS Code extension for inspecting Laravel logs with a focused 3-pane interface, fast filtering, live tailing, file import, pasted log formatting, and multi-file chronological merging.
Features
3-pane viewer with filters, virtualized entries, and a dedicated details panel
Fast text search across message, raw content, and stack trace
Level filters and time range presets: 15 min, 1h, 24h, Custom
Workspace log discovery for laravel.log and laravel-*.log
Manual import for .log, .txt, and .json files outside the workspace
Direct paste mode for raw Laravel logs or JSON log lines
Live tail mode for append-only logs
Incremental refresh and lightweight indexing for large log sets
Stack trace, JSON context, and raw payload copy actions
Request, user, and job ID highlighting
Sidebar view for quick browsing directly from the Activity Bar
Local light and dark theme toggle inside the main viewer
Commands
Laravel Logs: Open Viewer
Configuration
laravelLogs.defaultGlob: glob used to discover Laravel log files in the workspace
laravelLogs.searchDebounceMs: debounce duration for text search
laravelLogs.largeFileWarningMb: warning threshold for large matched log sets
How Tail Works
Tail: ON keeps the current file source in sync when new log lines are appended. This is useful when you are watching a Laravel log during local development or while reproducing an issue.
Tail is available for workspace files and imported files. It is intentionally disabled for pasted logs because they are an in-memory static source.
Requirements
VS Code ^1.90.0
Node.js 20+ for local development
Development
Install dependencies:
npm ci
Validate the extension:
npm run validate
Create a VSIX package:
npm run package:vsix
To debug the extension locally, launch it from .vscode/launch.json.
