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Day 6: Auto-Categorizing Laravel Errors with AI-Powered Tagging

In Day 5, we added filters to search through our AI-powered Laravel debugger logs. Today, we’ll auto-categorize errors using AI into meaningful tags like Database, Validation, Authentication, Blade, etc., and store them with each log for better filtering and analytics.

Step 1: Update the Migration to Add Category Field

If you already ran the migration, create a new one to add the column:

php artisan make:migration add_category_to_ai_debug_logs_table

In the migration file:

public function up()
{
    Schema::table('a_i_debug_logs', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->string('category')->nullable()->after('ai_suggestion');
    });
}

Then run:

php artisan migrate

Step 2: Update the AI Debugger Service to Suggest a Category

Modify app/Services/AIDebuggerService.php:

public function categorizeError($errorMessage)
{
    $prompt = "Categorize this Laravel error into one of the following: Database, Authentication, Authorization, Blade, Validation, Routing, FileSystem, Other.\nError: $errorMessage\nCategory:";

    $response = Http::withHeaders([
        'Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . $this->apiKey,
        'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    ])->post('https://api.openai.com/v1/completions', [
        'model' => 'gpt-4',
        'prompt' => $prompt,
        'max_tokens' => 10,
        'temperature' => 0,
    ]);

    return trim($response->json()['choices'][0]['text'] ?? 'Other');
}

Step 3: Store the Category in the Log Listener

In app/Listeners/LogErrorListener.php, update the handler:

public function handle(MessageLogged $event)
{
    if ($event->level === 'error') {
        $error = $event->message;
        $suggestion = $this->aiDebugger->analyzeError($error);
        $category = $this->aiDebugger->categorizeError($error);

        \Log::channel('ai_debugger')->error("[$category] $error | Suggestion: $suggestion");
        \Log::channel('slack_ai')->error("AI Debugger\nError: $error\nCategory: $category\nSuggestion: $suggestion");

        AIDebugLog::create([
            'error_message' => $error,
            'ai_suggestion' => $suggestion,
            'category' => $category,
        ]);
    }
}

Step 4: Show Category on the Dashboard

In resources/views/ai-debugger/index.blade.php, add a new table column:

<th>Category</th>

And inside the loop:

<td>{{ $log->category ?? 'Uncategorized' }}</td>

Step 5: Add Filter by Category

Extend your filter form above the table:

<div class="col-md-3">
    <select name="category" class="form-select">
        <option value="">All Categories</option>
        @foreach(['Database', 'Authentication', 'Authorization', 'Blade', 'Validation', 'Routing', 'FileSystem', 'Other'] as $cat)
            <option value="{{ $cat }}" {{ request('category') === $cat ? 'selected' : '' }}>
                {{ $cat }}
            </option>
        @endforeach
    </select>
</div>

And update the controller:

if ($request->filled('category')) {
    $query->where('category', $request->category);
}

Step 6: Test It

Trigger different types of Laravel errors.
Visit /ai-debugger and verify:
- Each log has a category.
- The category shows up in the table.
- Filtering by category works.

Next Steps

In Day 7, we’ll allow manual overrides and tagging of AI categories from the dashboard and store revision history for auditing/debugging purposes.

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