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Add opt-in log pruning via MassPrunable #32

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@jfrosorio

Problem

Every API request inserts a row with three JSON blobs (request_data, request_headers, response_data), so the api_logs table grows unbounded. The package currently offers no retention, pruning, or purging mechanism, leaving cleanup entirely to the consuming application.

Proposal

Use Laravel's built-in pruning machinery instead of a custom command:

  • Add the Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\MassPrunable trait to ApiLog.
  • Implement prunable() returning a builder scoped to created_at < now()->subDays(config('api-logs.prune_after_days')).
  • Add a prune_after_days key to config/api-logs.php, defaulting to null (pruning disabled) so upgrading never silently deletes data.
  • When the config value is null, prunable() should match no rows.

Consumers opt in by setting the config value and scheduling the framework command:

Schedule::command('model:prune', [
    '--model' => [\CodeTech\ApiLogs\Models\ApiLog::class],
])->daily();

MassPrunable is preferred over Prunable: deletes run in chunked mass DELETE queries without hydrating models, which suits log data with no relationships to cascade or events to fire.

Documentation

README should document the config key and the scheduler snippet, noting that a bare model:prune only auto-discovers models in app/Models, so the explicit --model option is required for package models.

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