Add config option to ignore paths

Author: emmadesilva

app/Http/Middleware/AnalyticsMiddleware.php

@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
 
         // Use the terminate method to execute code after the response is sent.
         app()->terminating(function () use ($request) {
+            $path = $request->path();
+            $excludedPaths = Config::get('analytics.excluded_paths', []);
+
+            // Check if the current path matches any excluded paths
+            foreach ($excludedPaths as $excludedPath) {
+                if (str_is($excludedPath, $path)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
             PageView::fromRequest($request);
         });
 

config/analytics.php

@@ -36,4 +36,20 @@
     */
     'view_count_cache_duration' => 3600, // 1 hour
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Excluded Paths
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | List of paths that should be excluded from analytics tracking.
+    | Supports wildcards using * (e.g. 'api/*', 'admin/*').
+    |
+    */
+    'excluded_paths' => [
+        // Examples:
+        // 'api/*',
+        // 'admin/*',
+        // 'health-check',
+    ],
+
 ];