[11.x] Adds about command that Checks storage symbolic links status

[adampatterson]

I've added a section to the php artisan about command that shows the status of of the filesystems links.

While helping some developers debug why their media isn't displaying correctly, it is often a result of forgetting to link the storage folder.

// config/filesystem.php
return [
    'links' => [
        public_path('storage') => storage_path('app/public'),
    ],
];

php artisan about

Storage 
public/storage .................................................. LINKED 

// config/filesystem.php
return [
    'links' => [
        public_path('storage') => storage_path('app/public'),
        public_path('images') => storage_path('app/images'),
    ],
];

Running php artisan about will show that the logs link has not been made.

Storage 
public/images ................................................... NOT LINKED  
public/storage .................................................. LINKED

Running php artisan storage:link and then php artisan about will show the newly create symbolic link.

Storage 
public/images .................................................. LINKED
public/storage ................................................. LINKED

ref #53656

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[selcukcukur]

$formatStorage = fn ($value) => $value ? '<fg=green;options=bold>AVAILABLE</>' : '<fg=yellow;options=bold>NOT AVAILABLE</>';

[selcukcukur]

Or it can also be set to exists or not exists.

[adampatterson]

@selcukcukur Hummm... the command that you'd run would be artisan storage:link which is why I went with Linked. I don't have any strong preferences though.

[selcukcukur]

'Storage' => array_map(
    fn($link) => static::format(file_exists($link), console: $formatStorage),
    array_keys(config('filesystems.links'))
),

[selcukcukur]

It will be more accurate this way.

[adampatterson]

@selcukcukur I'll give that a shot!