DEV Community: Abiruzzaman Molla

🕌 Daily Prayer Timer (Native): A Sleek Glassmorphic Windows App for your Taskbar

Abiruzzaman Molla — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:12:37 +0000

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm excited to share a project I've been working on: Daily Prayer Timer (Native). It’s a premium, modern Windows desktop application designed to keep you connected to your prayer times without cluttering your workspace.

📸 UI Preview

Update Notifications	Main Dashboard

✨ What makes it unique?

Unlike traditional apps, this one features a Taskbar Overlay (similar to DU Meter) that docks directly to your taskbar. It uses a stunning Glassmorphism UI with smooth animations and deep customization.

🚀 Key Features:

Minimalist Taskbar Widget: Real-time prayer tracking that stays out of your way.
Intelligent Popup: Hover over the overlay for a beautiful vertical expansion with full prayer details.
Prohibited Time Alerts: Visual warnings for Sunrise, Zawal, and Sunset.
Premium Customization: Native color pickers for primary/secondary colors and background gradients.
Smart API Caching: Blazing fast startup with persistent disk caching.
Suhur & Iftar Countdowns: Perfect for Ramadan or Sunnah fasting.
Adhan Integration: Integrated downloader and notification system.

🛠️ Tech Stack:

Framework: WPF (.NET 8.0)
Styling: Vanilla XAML with custom Glassmorphism styles
Core Library: Adhan (.NET)
Notifications: MS Toolkit UWP Notifications

📥 Get it now:

🔗 Latest Release (v1.6.0): Download Installer
💻 GitHub Repo: AbiruzzamanMolla/DailyPrayerTimeSoftware

I'd love to hear your feedback or suggestions! If you find it useful, feel free to ⭐ the repository on GitHub.

windowssoftware #muslimprayertime #productivity

RIP SEO. Welcome to AIO: The Rise of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)

Abiruzzaman Molla — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:38:19 +0000

For over 20 years, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) was the dominant strategy for online visibility. Entire industries were built around backlinks, meta tags, and keyword stuffing.

But the game has changed.

AI-driven search is here. And unlike Google, it doesn’t play by the old rules.

Instead of “ranking” websites, Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini crawl the web, digest information, and generate direct answers.

This shift has given rise to a new discipline:

👉 GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)

👉 Also called AIO (AI Optimization)

And here’s the secret: it only takes one file to start.

That file is called llm.txt.

Why SEO is Dying (and AIO is Rising)

Traditional SEO relied on Google’s algorithm:

Backlinks = authority
Keywords = ranking
Meta tags = discoverability

But LLMs don’t use these signals. Instead, they crawl, parse, and learn from raw content.

This means:

If your site isn’t structured for AI, you may be ignored
Outdated information could be used in answers instead of your current data
Competitors who prepare now will show up in AI-generated responses before you

In short:

SEO was for Google.
AIO is for AI models.

What is `llm.txt`?

llm.txt is the AI-era version of robots.txt.

It’s a simple text file placed in your website’s root directory to:

Tell AI crawlers what they can/can’t use
Point them to structured data (facts, summaries, product info)
Ensure your content is accurate, accessible, and AI-ready

How to Create an `llm.txt` File

Step 1: Create the file

Open a plain text editor (Notepad, VS Code, Sublime, etc.)
Save as llm.txt

Step 2: Add crawler rules

Here’s a template you can start with:

# Allow major AI crawlers to use your content

User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

# Direct AI to important resources
Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml
Data-source: https://yoursite.com/ai-dataset.json

✔️ Replace https://yoursite.com with your actual URLs

Step 3: Create AI-friendly data sources

AI models prefer structured, factual information. You can provide this via:

JSON files
CSV spreadsheets
Markdown summaries

Example JSON (ai-dataset.json):

[
  {
    "name": "Your Company",
    "description": "AI-powered platform that helps businesses automate workflows.",
    "founded": "2023",
    "website": "https://yoursite.com",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": "AI Assistant",
        "description": "Smart chatbot for customer support",
        "price": "49 USD/month"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Keep it concise, factual, and regularly updated.

Step 4: Upload the file

Place llm.txt in your website’s root directory (where robots.txt lives)
Example:
- ✅ https://yoursite.com/llm.txt
- ❌ https://yoursite.com/blog/llm.txt

Step 5: Test it

Open a browser
Navigate to https://yoursite.com/llm.txt
Ensure it loads and is publicly accessible

A Bonus Prompt to Auto-Generate Your File

Instead of writing everything manually, you can use ChatGPT or Claude with this prompt:

I want to create an LLM.TXT file for my website so it ranks across all Large Language Models (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, etc.).

Ask me for:
- Website URL
- Sitemap URL
- Structured data URLs (JSON, CSV, Markdown)
- Any content I want to restrict from AI crawlers
- Which AI crawlers to allow or block

Then generate a complete LLM.TXT file with:
- Allow/Disallow rules for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, etc.
- Links to sitemap(s) and structured data
- Comments explaining each section

Why This Is Urgent

Google SEO took 20 years to mature
AI SEO is just starting
Early adopters will dominate AI-generated answers

If you want your brand, product, or knowledge to appear in:

ChatGPT responses
Perplexity answers
Claude summaries
Gemini search

…you need llm.txt now.

Final Thoughts

The internet is entering a new era.

The “10 blue links” model of Google is fading.

AI-generated answers are taking over.

Brands that act now will:

Control how AI models see them
Ensure their data is accurate in AI responses
Stay ahead of competitors who are still playing the SEO game from 2010

📂 Add llm.txt today.

📊 Tomorrow → you’re the AI default answer.

🔎 New VS Code Extension: Laravel Log Watcher (Real-Time Notifications for Log File Changes)

Abiruzzaman Molla — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 05:34:00 +0000

Hey devs! 👋

If you've ever been buried deep in Laravel debugging and got tired of switching back and forth to check storage/logs/laravel.log, this one’s for you.

I just published a new VS Code extension:

🔗 Laravel Log Watcher – VS Code Marketplace

🚀 What It Does

Laravel Log Watcher is a lightweight VS Code extension that watches your Laravel log file and pops up a toast notification whenever it changes.

No need to reopen or manually tail your log files anymore.

⚙️ Features

✅ Real-time watching of Laravel logs
🔔 Customizable notifications
🛠️ Set your log file path (relative or absolute)
🎚️ Toggle watcher on/off via command

🧘 Zero distractions – it works quietly in the background

🧪 Use Case

Imagine this: you're debugging an API controller. Instead of tailing the log in a separate terminal or reopening the log file 20 times a minute...

With this extension, VS Code simply notifies you when something hits the log. That's it. Simple. Helpful. Seamless.

🔧 Setup

Install from Marketplace
Configure your log path (if different):

   "laravelLogWatcher.logFilePath": "storage/logs/laravel.log",
   "laravelLogWatcher.notificationMessage": "Laravel log updated!",
   "laravelLogWatcher.enabled": true

Run Toggle Laravel Log Watcher from the Command Palette to enable or disable at any time.

🔮 Coming Soon

I’m planning to add:

✅ Log tailing panel (live view)
✅ Severity detection (error, warning, info)
✅ Status bar toggler

💬 Feedback Wanted

If you try it out, I’d love to hear your thoughts, feature ideas, or bug reports.
Open an issue or star the repo on GitHub:
🔗 https://github.com/AbiruzzamanMolla/laravel-log-watcher

🙌 Thanks

This is a small weekend tool I built scratching my own itch as a Laravel developer.
Hope it helps you too! 🚀

How to Convert .PNG to .WebP Using cwebp on Windows (No GUI Needed)

Abiruzzaman Molla — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:00:29 +0000

🎯 WebP is the future — smaller size, better quality, faster websites.

In this quick guide, you'll learn how to install cwebp on Windows and batch convert .png images to .webp using just PowerShell.

🛠 Step 1: Download WebP Tools for Windows

Download the latest pre-built binaries from Google's official storage:

👉 https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp/index.html

Choose the zip file matching your system, like:


libwebp-1.3.2-windows-x64.zip

📂 Step 2: Extract the ZIP and Set the PATH

Extract the ZIP to a location like:

C:\www\test\libwebp-build

Inside the folder, you'll find:

C:\www\test\libwebp-build\bin\cwebp.exe

Now add this path to your system's Environment Variables:
Search for Environment Variables in Windows Start
Edit the System Path variable
Add:

  C:\www\test\libwebp-build\bin

Restart VS Code or your terminal

✅ Step 3: Verify the Installation

Open your terminal and run:

cwebp -version

Output should look something like:

1.6.0
libsharpyuv: 0.4.2

🔄 Step 4: Convert All `.png` Files to `.webp` in a Folder

Navigate to the folder where your .png files are. For example:

cd C:\www\wsus\dir_name\public\website\images

Then run this one-liner in PowerShell:

Get-ChildItem -Filter *.png | ForEach-Object {
    $out = "$($_.DirectoryName)\$($_.BaseName).webp"
    cwebp $_.FullName -q 85 -o $out
}

✅ This will:

Convert every .png file in the folder to .webp
Use 85% quality
Output the .webp file in the same folder

📁 (Optional) Output to a Subfolder

Want to keep .webp files separate? Use this:

$outputFolder = "webp_output"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $outputFolder

Get-ChildItem -Filter *.png | ForEach-Object {
    $out = Join-Path -Path $outputFolder -ChildPath "$($_.BaseName).webp"
    cwebp $_.FullName -q 85 -o $out
}

🧪 Extra: Check if `cwebp` is recognized

where cwebp

If the command returns a valid path, you’re good. Otherwise, check your PATH again.

🛠 If It Doesn't Work in PowerShell 7

Sometimes PowerShell 7 (pwsh) doesn't refresh your PATH immediately.
Solution: add it manually to your PowerShell profile:

notepad $PROFILE

Then add this line:

$env:Path += ";C:\www\test\libwebp-build\bin"

Save and restart terminal.

🎉 Done!

You just built a zero-GUI image optimization workflow on Windows.
You’re now officially in the WebP club 😎

If this helped you — leave a ❤️, bookmark it, or share with a fellow dev!

🔗 Useful Links

Setup Laragon's Cmder in VSCode (VSCode Extension)

Abiruzzaman Molla — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 04:41:33 +0000

🚀 Exciting News! Laragon Cmder Terminal Config (Windows) 🚀

We are thrilled to announce the release of Laragon Cmder Terminal Config (Windows), a powerful VS Code extension designed to enhance your terminal experience on Windows!

What's New in Version 0.0.2:

Customizable Setting: Specify the path to the Laragon Cmder executable with laragonTerminalConfig.laragonPath.
Boolean Setting: Control whether Laragon should be set as the default terminal with laragonTerminalConfig.setAsDefault.
Command Palette Integration: Use the command laragon-terminal-config.setProfile to update the terminal configuration manually.
Automatic Updates: Automatically update the Windows terminal profile upon extension activation if the setting is enabled.

🔗 Install via Marketplace:
VSCode Marketplace https://lnkd.in/gGt2TQkP
Open VSX Marketplace https://lnkd.in/gTg_ByaY

Enhance your development workflow with a seamless terminal experience. Install the extension today and take your productivity to the next level!

VSCode #Laragon #Cmder #TerminalConfig #Windows #DeveloperTools #Productivity #Coding #ExtensionRelease

Laravel Delete Method Auto DB::Transaction Middleware

Abiruzzaman Molla — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 04:35:31 +0000

Hey LinkedIn fam, I’m excited to share my latest open-source project for all you Laravel enthusiasts out there – https://packagist.org/packages/azmolla/transaction-middleware ! 🚀
This package wraps every DELETE request in a database transaction. In other words, if something goes sideways during a DELETE operation, your changes automatically roll back, keeping your data safe and sound. It’s like having an insurance policy for your database operations!

Key Highlights:

Smart Transaction Handling: Only DELETE requests get wrapped in a transaction, and there is no extra overhead on other requests.
Flexible Configuration: Choose to auto-apply the middleware globally, or only to the web or API groups via an easy-to-adjust config file.
Manual Control: Prefer granular control? Use the transaction alias and attach the middleware exactly where you need it.
Seamless Integration: Thanks to Laravel’s auto-discovery, setup is a breeze. Check it out on Packagist 👉 https://packagist.org/packages/azmolla/transaction-middleware

I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback—let’s keep pushing the boundaries of robust, scalable web development together!

Transaction Middleware for Laravel Description

Transaction Middleware for Laravel is a simple package that provides a middleware to wrap DELETE requests in a database transaction. This means that if an error occurs during a DELETE request, any database changes will be rolled back automatically, ensuring data integrity.

Version: 1.0.6

Features

DB Transaction on DELETE Requests:
Wraps only DELETE method requests in a database transaction. If an exception is thrown during request processing, the transaction is rolled back.
Flexible Auto-application:
Control how the middleware is applied via configuration:
- auto_apply_global — Apply automatically to global middleware.
- auto_apply_web — Apply automatically to the web group only.
- auto_apply_api — Apply automatically to the api group only.
Manual Attachment:
Even if you choose not to auto-apply, the middleware is available via its alias (transaction) for manual attachment on routes.
Laravel Auto-Discovery:
The package uses Laravel’s auto-discovery so you don’t need to manually register the service provider.

Requirements

PHP ^8.0
Laravel 9.x, 10.x, 11.x or 12.x (or higher)

Installation

Install via Composer:

composer require azmolla/transaction-middleware

Laravel will automatically discover the service provider. If you need to publish the configuration file, run:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=transaction-middleware-config

This will copy the configuration file to your Laravel application’s config directory as transaction-middleware.php.

Configuration

The published config file (config/transaction-middleware.php) looks like this:

<?php

return [
    'auto_apply_global' => false,
    'auto_apply_web'     => false,
    'auto_apply_api'     => false,
];

How It Works

Auto-application Mode:
If you set auto_apply_web_api to true, the service provider will automatically push the middleware to both the web and api middleware groups.
Selective Auto-application:
Alternatively, you can set only one of the other two options (auto_apply_web or auto_apply_api) to true to have the middleware applied only to that particular group.
Manual Mode:
With all auto-apply options set to false, you must manually attach the middleware to your routes using the alias transaction.

Usage

1. Automatic Middleware Application

After publishing the config file, edit it as needed:

To add the middleware to both groups:

  'auto_apply_global' => true,
  'auto_apply_web'     => false,
  'auto_apply_api'     => false,

To add it only to the web group:

  'auto_apply_global' => false,
  'auto_apply_web'     => true,
  'auto_apply_api'     => false,

To add it only to the API group:

  'auto_apply_global' => false,
  'auto_apply_web'     => false,
  'auto_apply_api'     => true,

In these modes, you don’t need to add the middleware manually; it will automatically be pushed into the appropriate middleware groups.

2. Manual Middleware Application

If you prefer to control where the middleware is applied, leave all auto-apply options as false. Then, attach the middleware to your routes like so:

Route::delete('/posts/{post}', [PostController::class, 'destroy'])
    ->middleware('transaction');

3. Transaction Trait

The easiest will be to use the \Azmolla\TransactionMiddleware\Traits\HasTransactionCalls trait which adds a transaction() method.

use Azmolla\TransactionMiddleware\Traits\HasTransactionalCalls;

class MyModel
{
    use HasTransactionalCalls;
}

Transaction chained Method

You can call the transaction() without any argument and the method after will be called in a transaction.

This example will call the delete() method in a transaction.
This is useful if you have any listeners also running database queries, like deleting child models.
The transaction will prevent you from corrupted data if any of the queries fails.

$model->transaction()->delete();

Conditional Callback

If you want you can also pass a callback to the transaction() method you will get the calling object as first argument.

$model->transaction(function(Model $model) {
    $model->update();
    $model->child->update();
});

How It Works Under the Hood

Middleware Logic:
The middleware checks if the request is a DELETE method. If so, it starts a DB transaction using DB::beginTransaction(). The request is then passed along the middleware pipeline. If the request processing completes without error, DB::commit() is called. In case of an exception, DB::rollBack() is executed, and the exception is rethrown.
Service Provider:
The TransactionMiddlewareServiceProvider merges your package’s configuration with the application config, publishes the config file for customization, and conditionally pushes the middleware into the appropriate groups based on the configuration values.
Laravel Auto-discovery:
Thanks to the extra block in the composer.json, Laravel auto-discovers and registers the service provider, so there’s no manual configuration required in config/app.php.
Trait Usage:
You can use the \Azmolla\TransactionMiddleware\Traits\HasTransactionCalls trait to add a transaction() method to your models.

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Changelog

Version 1.0.6

Support for Laravel ^12

Version 1.0.5

Add a trait and class to call methods in a database transaction.

Version 1.0.4

update 'auto_apply_web_api' to 'auto_apply_global'

Version 1.0.3

update readme.md
update composer.json

Version 1.0.2

update readme.md

Version 1.0.1

updated composer.json

Version 1.0.0

Initial release of Transaction Middleware for Laravel.
Provides DB transaction wrapping for DELETE requests.
Configurable auto-application to web and/or API middleware groups.

Happy coding and thanks for using Transaction Middleware for Laravel! If you have questions or run into issues, feel free to open an issue on GitHub.

Laravel #PHP #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #Innovation

Muslim Prayer Timer (🇧🇩) Notification and Chart VS Code Extension

Abiruzzaman Molla — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 07:17:16 +0000

🚀 Excited to announce the launch of Prayer Timer Bangladesh by Abiruzzaman Molla, a Visual Studio Code extension designed to keep track of prayer times dynamically based on GPS! Whether you're a developer in Bangladesh or anyone wanting to stay spiritually connected while coding, this tool integrates seamlessly with your workflow. 📆⏲️

VSCode: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=azmolla.prayer-timer-bangladesh

OpenVSX: https://open-vsx.org/extension/azmolla/prayer-timer-bangladesh

Check it out on the Prayer Timer Bangladesh - Visual Studio Marketplace and stay punctual with your prayers!

Introducing LaravelCart: A Streamlined Shopping Cart Solution for Laravel Developers

Abiruzzaman Molla — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:54:48 +0000

Do you find managing shopping carts in your Laravel applications cumbersome? Look no further than LaravelCart, a lightweight and efficient package designed to simplify the shopping cart experience for both you and your users.

Effortless Cart Management:

Seamless Integration: LaravelCart integrates seamlessly with Laravel 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, requiring minimal configuration to get started.

Intuitive API: The package offers a straightforward API with methods for adding, updating, removing, and retrieving cart items, making it easy to manage your shopping cart logic.

Multiple Cart Instances: Manage multiple carts simultaneously, allowing you to create separate carts for wishlists, shopping lists, or different user types.

Database Storage (Optional): Persist your carts in the database for a seamless user experience across sessions, allowing users to resume their shopping journey later.

Key Features:

Item Management: Add, update, remove, and retrieve cart items with ease.

Quantity Control: Manage item quantities within the cart.

Cost Calculation: Calculate subtotal, tax, and total costs for your cart.

Model Association: Associate your cart items with Laravel models for easy data retrieval.

Cost Management: Add additional costs like transactions or shipping fees to your cart.

Customizable Formatting: Format cart totals and costs according to your preferences.

Boost Your Development Workflow:

By leveraging LaravelCart, you can significantly reduce the development time and effort associated with building shopping cart functionalities in your Laravel applications. The package's clean codebase and well-documented API ensure a smooth development experience.

Getting Started:

Install LaravelCart via Composer:

Bash
composer require azmolla/laravelcart

For detailed usage instructions and code examples, refer to the comprehensive documentation available on the package's Packagist page: azmolla/laravelcart - Packagist

Join the Community:

We encourage you to contribute to the LaravelCart project by raising issues, suggesting improvements, or creating pull requests.

Let LaravelCart streamline your Laravel shopping cart development and provide a delightful user experience for your customers!

Note: This package is based on gloudemans/shoppingcart - Packagist