We've enhanced the visibility of queue processing within our Laravel application, devlog-ist/landing, which provides a landing page. The goal was to make debugging and monitoring background jobs easier without relying on external tools.

Previously, queue events were mixed with other application logs, making it difficult to isolate and analyze queue-related issues.

When integrating multiple payment providers into an application, managing the transition and allowing for flexibility becomes crucial. This post explores how to introduce an abstraction layer combined with feature flags to handle different payment providers, such as Stripe and Paddle.

The Challenge

Directly integrating a payment gateway like Stripe can tightly couple the payment logic within