Tyro Checkpoint

Database checkpoints for Laravel local development. Snapshot your database and restore it instantly. Supports SQLite, MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL.

Local development only. Not for production.

Requirements

• PHP 8.1+
• Laravel 10.x–13.x
• SQLite, MySQL 8+, MariaDB 10.4+, or PostgreSQL 12+
• MySQL: mysqldump, mysql
• MariaDB: mariadb-dump, mariadb
• PostgreSQL: pg_dump, psql

MySQL vs MariaDB is detected internally (the live server version when a connection is already open, otherwise the installed client tools), so the matching dump/restore binaries are selected automatically — no extra configuration is required. Laravel's native mariadb connection driver is supported and checkpoints stay in the mysql family. Override the paths with TYRO_CHECKPOINT_MARIADB_DUMP_BIN and TYRO_CHECKPOINT_MARIADB_BIN only when they live outside PATH.

Install

composer require hasinhayder/tyro-checkpoint --dev
php artisan tyro-checkpoint:install

Commands

Restore is non-destructive to checkpoints — you can restore the same one many times.

Importing Snapshots

Import an existing SQLite database file or SQL dump without modifying the source file:

php artisan tyro-checkpoint:import /path/to/snapshot.sqlite imported_snapshot

When no name is supplied, the command prompts for one. Leave it empty to generate a name automatically, or use --silent for non-interactive imports. Imported checkpoints are always flagged and can be encrypted afterward with tyro-checkpoint:encrypt.

The snapshot driver defaults to the active database connection. Use --driver=sqlite, --driver=mysql, or --driver=pgsql when importing a snapshot from another engine. MySQL and PostgreSQL dumps both use the .sql extension, so specify the driver when the active connection does not identify the dump's engine.

Auto-checkpoints

Snapshot automatically before risky commands (migrations, seeders, db:wipe).

TYRO_CHECKPOINT_AUTO_ENABLED=true

Default watched commands: migrate, migrate:fresh, migrate:refresh, migrate:reset, migrate:rollback, db:seed, db:wipe.

Configuration

Publish with tyro-checkpoint:publish-config. Defaults:

return [
    'storage_path' => storage_path('tyro-checkpoints'),
    'encryption_key' => env('TYRO_CHECKPOINT_ENCRYPTION_KEY'),
    'process' => [
        'timeout' => env('TYRO_CHECKPOINT_PROCESS_TIMEOUT', 600),
    ],
    'auto_checkpoint' => [
        'enabled' => env('TYRO_CHECKPOINT_AUTO_ENABLED', false),
        'commands' => ['migrate', 'migrate:fresh', 'migrate:refresh', 'migrate:reset', 'migrate:rollback', 'db:seed', 'db:wipe'],
        'name_prefix' => env('TYRO_CHECKPOINT_AUTO_NAME_PREFIX', 'auto'),
        'encrypt' => env('TYRO_CHECKPOINT_AUTO_ENCRYPT', false),
        'stop_on_failure' => env('TYRO_CHECKPOINT_AUTO_STOP_ON_FAILURE', true),
    ],
];

Storage

storage/tyro-checkpoints/
├── checkpoints.json     # Metadata (stored outside the DB)
├── name.sqlite          # Snapshot files
└── ...

Metadata lives in checkpoints.json, so restoring a snapshot never loses track of other checkpoints.

tyro-checkpoint:install automatically appends the checkpoint storage path to your project's .gitignore, so SQL dumps and encrypted *.enc sidecars are never committed accidentally.

Encryption

php artisan tyro-checkpoint:generate-key
php artisan tyro-checkpoint:create secure --encrypt

Encrypted checkpoints auto-decrypt on restore. Back up TYRO_CHECKPOINT_ENCRYPTION_KEY — losing it makes encrypted checkpoints unrestorable.

Notes

• Full database snapshots (file copy for SQLite, SQL dump for MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL).
• MariaDB is supported transparently: mariadb-dump/mariadb are used when MariaDB is detected, falling back to mysqldump/mysql when those are the only tools installed.
• Locked checkpoints survive flush.
• In-memory SQLite (:memory:) is not supported.
• Delete unneeded checkpoints to save disk space.

License

MIT — © Hasin Hayder