Laravel Itinerary Planner

• Purpose: Consolidate travel planning tasks— activities, accommodations, expenses, and notes—into a single platform.
• Scope: Supports solo or group trips with itinerary creation, activity mapping, budget management, member coordination, and booking records.
• Audience: Travelers needing a central place for schedules and expense tracking.

• User Authentication: Registration, login, email verification, password reset, and profile management via Laravel Breeze.
• Itinerary Management: Create, edit, search, and filter itineraries, upload photos, and view trips chronologically.
• Activity Planning: Attach activities with time, notes, location, and optional coordinates; link or track budgets.
• Interactive Map: Leaflet map displaying activities and bookings with theme-aware markers.
• Budget Tracking: Compare budgeted vs. spent amounts with Chart.js visualizations and category filters.
• Group Members: Manage participants and permissions for each itinerary.
• Bookings: Log accommodations or reservations with location data and date ranges.
• Exporting & Reporting: Generate Excel and PDF exports of itineraries.

• Backend: PHP 8.2+, Laravel 12, Maatwebsite Excel, Barryvdh DomPDF, Laravel Breeze, Pint, PHPUnit.
• Frontend: Vite, Tailwind CSS with forms plugin, Alpine.js, Axios, Leaflet, Chart.js.
• Tooling & Development: npm scripts, concurrently for dev services, composer scripts for setup and tests.

app/              // Controllers, models, policies, view components
bootstrap/        // Laravel bootstrap files
config/           // Framework and application configuration
database/         // Migrations, seeders, factories
public/           // Front-end entry point and assets
resources/        // Blade templates, styles, scripts
routes/           // Web, API, and console routes
storage/          // App, framework, log files
tests/            // PHPUnit suites (Feature & Unit)

1. Install dependencies:

   composer install
   npm install

2. Environment configuration:

   cp .env.example .env
   php artisan key:generate

3. Database:

   php artisan migrate

4. Run development services:

   npm run dev
   php artisan serve

composer test

• Fork the repository and create a feature branch.
• Follow Laravel and PSR-12 coding standards (use Pint).
• Write tests for new features or fixes.
• Submit a pull request describing changes and rationale.