fix: remove Laravel 7 support due to compatibility issues

- Remove Laravel 7 from test matrix
- Update documentation for Laravel 8-12 support only
- Simplify PHP test code by removing Laravel 7 special case
- Laravel 7 has different Encrypter initialization requirements

Author: Rene-Roscher

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        laravel: [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
+        laravel: [8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Setup PHP
       uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
       with:
-        php-version: ${{ matrix.laravel == 7 && '7.4' || matrix.laravel == 8 && '8.0' || matrix.laravel == 9 && '8.1' || matrix.laravel >= 10 && '8.3' }}
+        php-version: ${{ matrix.laravel == 8 && '8.0' || matrix.laravel == 9 && '8.1' || matrix.laravel >= 10 && '8.3' }}
         extensions: mbstring, xml, json
 
     - name: Setup Node.js
@@ -109,13 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         require 'vendor/autoload.php';
 
         $key = base64_decode(getenv('TEST_KEY'));
-        // Laravel 7 requires key to be passed differently
-        $laravel_version = getenv('LARAVEL_VERSION');
-        if ($laravel_version == '7') {
-            $encrypter = new \Illuminate\Encryption\Encrypter($key);
-        } else {
-            $encrypter = new \Illuminate\Encryption\Encrypter($key, 'aes-256-cbc');
-        }
+        $encrypter = new \Illuminate\Encryption\Encrypter($key, 'aes-256-cbc');
 
         // All test cases - verschiedene Datentypen!
         $testCases = [

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Laravel-compatible encryption/decryption for Node.js. Fully compatible with Lara
 
 ## Features
 
-- ✅ 100% Laravel compatible (7.x - 12.x)
+- ✅ 100% Laravel compatible (8.x - 12.x)
 - ✅ Zero configuration (auto-detects `APP_KEY`)
 - ✅ AES-256-CBC encryption with HMAC-SHA256
 - ✅ No dependencies (optional `php-serialize` for complex objects)
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ app.post('/decrypt', (req, res) => {
 | 10.x    | 16+     | 8.1+   | ✅     |
 | 9.x     | 14+     | 8.0+   | ✅     |
 | 8.x     | 14+     | 7.3+   | ✅     |
-| 7.x     | 14+     | 7.2.5+ | ✅     |
 
 ## License
 

src/index.js

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ const crypto = require('crypto');
 
 /**
  * Laravel-compatible Encryption class for Node.js
- * Full compatibility with Laravel 7.x through 12.x
+ * Full compatibility with Laravel 8.x through 12.x
  *
  * Tested with:
- * - Laravel 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.x, 12.x
+ * - Laravel 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.x, 12.x
  * - Custom/legacy implementations
  * - Auto-detection of MAC calculation methods
  *