Brick Inventory
A LEGO inventory management system for tracking owned sets, parts, and storage locations. Personal project of the team lead.
Tech Stack
- Backend: Laravel 12 (lego-storage)
- Frontend: Vue 3 (lego-storage-frontend)
- Database: PostgreSQL
Architecture Overview
The backend follows the same Action pattern as the Kendo — final readonly action classes with a single execute() method, DTOs for type safety, and Form Requests for validation.
The project uses a custom ResourceData base class for API responses instead of Laravel's JsonResource. This pattern provides constructor-promoted readonly properties, automatic serialization, and runtime relation validation. See Unified ResourceData Pattern.
Key Decisions
| Decision | Status | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Import Atomicity | Accepted | Partial imports preserved with honest error reporting |
| Cascade Deletion | Accepted | Explicit deletion, no database cascading |
| ResourceData Pattern | Accepted | Standard across both projects |
| Config Attribute Injection | Accepted | #[Config] attribute for all config access |
External Integration
The application integrates with the Rebrickable API to import LEGO set data. Imports are paginated and can fail mid-pagination — the Import Atomicity decision handles this gracefully with per-page transactions and honest reporting.