Technology Stack - AlKareem ERP

Stack Overview

Core technologies powering the ERP

Laravel 12.x

Modern PHP framework with elegant syntax and robust ecosystem.

Livewire 3.x

Full-stack framework for dynamic UIs without leaving PHP.

Mary UI

Beautiful Livewire components built on DaisyUI/Tailwind.

Why This Stack?

This stack is chosen for its rapid development capabilities, type safety, and enterprise readiness. Laravel provides the foundation with its mature ecosystem, while Livewire enables reactive UIs without JavaScript complexity. Casbin offers flexible, policy-based authorization that scales with complex permission requirements.

Backend Stack

Technology	Version	Purpose
PHP	`^8.2`	Primary programming language with strong typing support
Laravel	`^12.0`	Backend framework with Eloquent ORM, queues, and events
Livewire	`^3.6`	Full-stack component framework for reactive UIs
DOMPDF	`*`	PDF generation for invoices, reports, and documents

Frontend Stack

Mary UI

v2.4+

A beautiful component library for Livewire built on DaisyUI. Provides ready-to-use form inputs, tables, modals, and navigation components.

Forms Tables Modals Toasts

Vite

Latest

Next-generation frontend build tool with instant HMR (Hot Module Replacement). Compiles Tailwind CSS and JavaScript assets.

Fast HMR ES Modules Tree-shaking

UI Component Examples

<!-- Mary UI Form Input -->
<x-mary-input 
    label="Transfer Number" 
    wire:model="transfer_number" 
    placeholder="TRF-0001" 
/>

<!-- Mary UI Table -->
<x-mary-table :headers="$headers" :rows="$transfers">
    @scope('cell_status', $row)
        <x-status-badge :status="$row->status" />
    @endscope
</x-mary-table>

<!-- Mary UI Modal -->
<x-mary-modal wire:model="showApprovalModal" title="Approve Transfer">
    <x-mary-textarea wire:model="remarks" label="Remarks" />
</x-mary-modal>

Security & Authorization

Casbin (laravel-authz)

Policy-based access control library supporting RBAC, ABAC, and custom models. Provides fine-grained permissions with time-based and branch-scoped access rules.

Role-Based Access Branch Scoping Time-Based Permissions

Route Middleware

Route::get('/transfers', Index::class)
    ->middleware('casbin:TRANSFERS,VIEW');

Blade Directive

@canAccess('TRANSFERS', 'CREATE')
    <x-mary-button label="New" />
@endcanAccess

Development Tools

Laravel Pint

Code formatting & style fixing

Laravel Sail

Docker dev environment

Pest

Elegant PHP testing framework

PHPStan

Static analysis tool

Quick Commands

composer dev Start dev server

composer test Run Pest tests

composer phpstan Static analysis

./vendor/bin/pint Format code

Version Matrix

Package	Version	Category	Status
PHP	`^8.2`	Runtime	Active
Laravel	`^12.0`	Framework	Active
Livewire	`^3.6`	UI Framework	Active
Mary UI	`^2.4`	UI Components	Active
Casbin (laravel-authz)	`^4.1`	Authorization	Active
Pest	`^4.1`	Testing	Dev
PHPStan	`*`	Analysis	Dev