v1.4.0

First-party visitor analytics for dev-tools.online, plus the test scaffolding that landed alongside it.

Added

• Visitor Tracker — integration of the ghdj/laravel-visitor-tracker package (^1.1):
  • New /tools/visitor-tracker public-facing tool page (and sitemap entry).
  • TrackVisitor middleware appended to the web group so all web requests are recorded.
  • Built-in dashboard at /admin/visitor-tracker, with env-driven auth: token-based locally, allow_unprotected in production behind Cloudflare Access.
  • Geolocation enabled (ip-api) for country breakdowns.
• Test scaffolding: phpunit.xml, tests/TestCase.php, plus unit and feature tests for the Base64, CSV, Markdown, SQL, and YAML services/APIs.

Operations

• New cron/migrate.php entrypoint for the OVH cron, so package migrations apply on shared hosting without shell access.
• Deploy workflow now strips database/*.sqlite* and bootstrap/cache/*.php from the build before SFTP — dev artifacts never reach production, and the server
  re-caches config/routes after each deploy.
• .gitignore excludes local SQLite databases and cached bootstrap files.
• Tests workflow disables the visitor-tracker dashboard so the package's boot-time auth guard doesn't trip in CI.

Operator notes — required on a fresh server

Set in .env before deploy, otherwise the package's service provider throws on boot:

• VISITOR_TRACKER_ALLOW_UNPROTECTED=true (or VISITOR_TRACKER_TOKEN=...)
• DB_CONNECTION=sqlite (no DB server on this host)

The OVH cron must also be wired to cron/migrate.php so package migrations run after deploy.

Bookkeeping

• Footer version bumped from v1.2.0 (was stale by one release) to v1.4.0.
• CHANGELOG: 1.4.0 entry added.

Full changelog: https://github.com/GhDj/dev-tools/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Compare: v1.3.0...v1.4.0

v1.3.0

What's New

New Tool: Sort Lines

A powerful text line manipulation tool with the following features:

• Sort alphabetically (A-Z, Z-A)
• Natural sort for alphanumeric strings (file1, file2, file10)
• Numeric sort (ascending/descending)
• Sort by line length
• Reverse line order
• Remove duplicates (dedupe)
• Shuffle/randomize lines

Options:

• Case sensitive toggle
• Trim whitespace
• Remove empty lines

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Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.3.0

v1.2.0

Added

• Regex Tester: Live regular expression testing with match highlighting
• JWT Decoder: Decode and inspect JSON Web Tokens
• Timestamp Converter: Unix timestamp to human-readable date conversion
• Diff Checker: Side-by-side text comparison tool
• Cron Expression Parser: Parse and explain cron expressions
• Lorem Ipsum Generator: Generate placeholder text
• Password Generator: Generate secure random passwords
• Text Case Converter: Convert between 13 text case formats
• HTML Entity Encoder: Encode and decode HTML entities
• QR Code Generator: Generate QR codes from text or URLs
• Color Picker: Color format converter (HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK)
• Slug Generator: Create URL-friendly slugs from text
• Base Converter: Number base conversion (Binary, Octal, Decimal, Hex)

Enhanced

• Code Editor: Dynamic tabs, console output capture, keyboard shortcuts modal, ZIP download
• JSON Parser: Interactive tree view with collapsible nodes
• Theme Toggle: Redesigned with animated day/night scene

Other

• Added Privacy Policy page
• Added About page
• Integrated Google Analytics 4 tracking

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.2.0

1.1.0

• UUID Generator: Generate, validate, and format UUIDs

  • UUID v4 generation (single or bulk up to 100)
  • Format options: lowercase, uppercase, no-hyphens, braces, URN
  • UUID validation with version and variant detection

• Hash Generator: Generate cryptographic hashes

  • Supported algorithms: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512
  • Generate all hashes at once or select specific algorithm
  • Hash verification with auto-detection of algorithm by length

• URL Encoder/Decoder: Encode, decode, and parse URLs

  • Component encoding (rawurlencode) and full encoding (urlencode)
  • URL decoding
  • URL parsing with query parameter extraction
  • URL building from components

1.0.0

• CSV Converter: Convert CSV to JSON, SQL INSERT statements, or PHP arrays

  • Support for custom delimiters (comma, tab, pipe, semicolon)
  • Configurable table name for SQL output
  • Handles quoted fields, unicode, and edge cases

• YAML/JSON Converter: Bidirectional conversion between YAML and JSON

  • YAML to JSON conversion
  • JSON to YAML conversion
  • Pretty-printed output

• Markdown Preview: Live markdown preview with HTML export

  • GitHub Flavored Markdown support
  • Tables, task lists, strikethrough
  • Code block syntax highlighting

• SQL Formatter: Format and beautify SQL queries

  • Format mode for readable output
  • Compress mode for minified output
  • Supports complex queries (JOINs, subqueries, etc.)

• Base64 Encoder/Decoder: Text and file encoding/decoding

  • Text to Base64 encoding
  • Base64 to text decoding
  • File upload support (up to 5MB)

• UI Features:

  • Dark/light theme toggle with localStorage persistence
  • Mobile responsive design
  • Copy-to-clipboard on all outputs
  • CDN-based assets (Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js)

• Infrastructure:

  • GitHub Actions workflow for automated testing (PHP 8.1, 8.2, 8.3)
  • GitHub Actions workflow for automated deployment via SFTP
  • Shared hosting compatible (no database required)
  • Deployment script for easy setup