Enhanced README with comprehensive documentation

- Added Features section with detailed list
- Added Requirements section
- Added more usage examples (displaying images, custom filenames)
- Added Contributing section
- Added License section
- Added Author information
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- Removed trailing question about Git commands
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## ✨ Features
- 📸 **Multi-instance Support** - Use multiple croppers on the same page
- 🔄 **Interactive Cropping** - Zoom, rotate, and position images with ease
- ⭕ **Shape Options** - Support for circle and rectangle viewports
- 🎨 **Bootstrap 5 Integration** - Beautiful, responsive UI out of the box
- 💾 **Automatic Storage** - Images saved directly to Laravel's public disk
- 🗑️ **Delete Functionality** - Built-in remove button with confirmation
- 🚀 **Lightweight** - Uses Cropme.js library (minimal dependencies)
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## 📋 Requirements
- PHP >= 8.0
- Laravel >= 11.0
- Bootstrap 5.3+
- jQuery 3.6+
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## 🛠 1. Installation
### Add Repository
Add the following to your **main project's** `composer.json` file to allow Composer to find your package:
JSON
```
```json
"repositories": [
{
"type": "vcs",
"url": "https://git.innovator.bh/ghassan/laravel-image-cropper"
}
],
]
```
### Require Package
Run the following command in your terminal:
BASH
```
```bash
composer require takeone/cropper
```
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The package saves images to the public disk. Link it to your project:
BASH
```
```bash
php artisan storage:link
```
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</head>
<body>
@yield('content')
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
@stack('modals')
</body>
</html>
```
### Adding the Component
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#### Profile Picture (Circle)
html
```
```html
<x-takeone-cropper
id="avatar"
width="300"
height="300"
shape="circle"
folder="profiles"
filename="user_1_avatar"
folder="avatars"
filename="user_{{ auth()->id() }}"
/>
```
#### Banner Image (Rectangle)
html
```
```html
<x-takeone-cropper
id="banner"
width="600"
height="200"
shape="square"
folder="banners"
filename="homepage_hero"
folder="banners"
filename="banner_{{ time() }}"
/>
```
### Displaying the Cropped Image
After uploading, access your image:
```php
<img src="{{ asset('storage/avatars/user_1.png') }}" alt="Profile Picture" class="rounded-circle">
```
### Custom Filenames with Timestamps
```html
<x-takeone-cropper
id="user-avatar"
filename="user_{{ auth()->id() }}_{{ time() }}"
width="200"
height="200"
/>
```
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## ⚙️ 3. Attributes Reference
| Attribute | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|-----------|---------|-------------|
| `id` | **Required** | A unique string to identify the instance. |
| `width` | `300` | Width of the cropping area (pixels). |
| `height` | `300` | Height of the cropping area (pixels). |
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## 🛠 5. Troubleshooting
**Modal doesn't appear?**
* Verify that `@stack('modals')` is placed at the very bottom of your HTML, after Bootstrap's JS.
- Verify that `@stack('modals')` is placed at the very bottom of your HTML, after Bootstrap's JS.
**Image doesn't show after upload?**
* Ensure you ran `php artisan storage:link`.
* Verify the file exists in `public/storage/{folder}/`.
- Ensure you ran `php artisan storage:link`.
- Verify the file exists in `public/storage/{folder}/`.
**Buttons do nothing?**
* Check the browser console (F12) for `jQuery is not defined` or `bootstrap is not defined`.
- Check the browser console (F12) for `jQuery is not defined` or `bootstrap is not defined`.
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## 🤝 Contributing
Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the [issues page](https://git.innovator.bh/ghassan/laravel-image-cropper/issues).
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## 📄 License
This package is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE).
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## 👤 Author
**Ghassan Yusuf**
- Email: ghassan.yousif.83@gmail.com
- Repository: [https://git.innovator.bh/ghassan/laravel-image-cropper](https://git.innovator.bh/ghassan/laravel-image-cropper)
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