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[Home](https://www.msaied.com/public) 2. / 3. [Articles](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles) 4. / 5. [Laravel](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?category=laravel) 6. / 7. Worker Metrics on the WorkerStopping Event in Laravel 13.18 [Laravel](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?category=laravel) Worker Metrics on the WorkerStopping Event in Laravel 13.18 ============================================================ Laravel 13.18 adds worker metrics to the WorkerStopping event, graceful signal handling for schedule:work, priority-based artisan dev command registration, and fixes for Number helpers, cache, and the scheduler. ![](https://cdn.msaied.com/01M22N44A70A5MC2S599JP0MPH.webp) [Mohamed Said](https://www.msaied.com/public#person) Published 1 Jul 2026 · Updated 1 Jul 2026 · 3 min read ShareCopy linkCopied ![Worker Metrics on the WorkerStopping Event in Laravel 13.18](https://cdn.msaied.com/338/11a987dabe96024609cdd3bdb669c33c.png) On this page +1. [What's New in Laravel 13.18](#whats-new-in-laravel-1318) 2. [Worker Metrics on the WorkerStopping Event](#worker-metrics-on-the-codeworkerstoppingcode-event) 3. [Graceful Shutdown for schedule:work](#graceful-shutdown-for-codescheduleworkcode) 4. [Priority-Based Dev Command Registration](#priority-based-dev-command-registration) 5. [Number Helpers Hardened Against INF and NAN](#number-helpers-hardened-against-inf-and-nan) 6. [Other Fixes and Improvements](#other-fixes-and-improvements) 7. [Key Takeaways](#key-takeaways) What's New in Laravel 13.18 --------------------------- Laravel 13.18.0 ships a focused set of improvements across the queue worker, scheduler, Artisan dev commands, and Number helpers, alongside a batch of targeted bug fixes. ### Worker Metrics on the `WorkerStopping` Event The `WorkerStopping` event now exposes two new properties that describe what a worker did before it shut down: - **`jobsProcessed`** (`int|null`) — the total number of jobs the worker handled during its lifetime. - **`lastJobProcessedAt`** (`int|float|null`) — a microtime timestamp of the last job processed, or `null` if the worker stopped before processing anything. ```php use Illuminate\Queue\Events\WorkerStopping; Event::listen(function (WorkerStopping $event) { $event->jobsProcessed; // int|null $event->lastJobProcessedAt; // int|float|null (microtime) }); ``` Both values are populated whether the worker exits normally or is killed. This gives you a clean hook to record per-worker throughput or emit metrics to an observability platform when a daemon exits, without instrumenting the job loop yourself. > PRs: [\#60592](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60592) and [\#60608](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60608) ### Graceful Shutdown for `schedule:work` `schedule:work` now catches `SIGINT`, `SIGTERM`, and `SIGQUIT`. On receiving one of these signals it stops scheduling new runs and waits for any in-progress `schedule:run` to finish before exiting — mirroring the existing behavior of `queue:work`. This is particularly relevant in container environments like Kubernetes, where pods receive `SIGTERM` on shutdown. Previously, that signal could interrupt a task mid-execution. > PR: [\#60616](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60616) ### Priority-Based Dev Command Registration Dev commands registered for `artisan dev` now carry a source priority: userland application commands win over vendor package commands, which win over framework defaults — regardless of service provider boot order. ```php use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\DevCommands; DevCommands::artisan('reverb:start --host="0.0.0.0"', 'reverb'); ``` This replaces the previous vendor auto-registration blocker approach with explicit priority, so your overrides always take effect. Additionally, `artisan dev` now runs with `--kill-others-on-fail`, meaning if one process in the group fails, the rest are stopped rather than left running. > PRs: [\#60580](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60580) and [\#60606](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60606) ### Number Helpers Hardened Against INF and NAN `Number::forHumans()`, `Number::abbreviate()`, and `Number::fileSize()` previously threw exceptions when passed `INF` or `NAN`. All three are now fixed to handle these edge-case inputs without crashing. > PRs: [\#60617](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60617) and [\#60625](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60625) ### Other Fixes and Improvements - Reduced unnecessary cache hits when using debounced jobs ([\#60575](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60575)) - Fixed cache headers not being set on HEAD requests ([\#60589](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60589)) - Prevented the `restored` event from firing when a soft-delete restore fails ([\#60605](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60605)) - Fixed `RateLimited` middleware not serializing `releaseAfter` in `__sleep()` ([\#60609](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60609)) - Fixed `flexible()` lock and defer label collisions in `TaggedCache` ([\#60626](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60626)) - Fixed JSON parsing for top-level zero bodies ([\#60614](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60614)) - Added conditional return types and synced getter return types with property generics Key Takeaways ------------- - Listen to `WorkerStopping` to capture per-worker job counts and last-processed timestamps without custom instrumentation. - `schedule:work` now handles `SIGTERM` gracefully — important for Kubernetes and other container runtimes. - Userland `artisan dev` command registrations always win over vendor and framework defaults via explicit priority. - `Number::forHumans()`, `Number::abbreviate()`, and `Number::fileSize()` no longer crash on `INF` or `NAN` inputs. - Several cache, scheduler, and middleware edge-case bugs are resolved in this release. --- *Source: [Laravel News — Laravel 13.18.0](https://laravel-news.com/laravel-13-18-0)* - [Laravel](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=Laravel) - [Queue](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=Queue) - [Scheduler](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=Scheduler) - [Artisan](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=Artisan) - [Laravel 13](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=Laravel%2013) Frequently asked questions --------------------------- What new data does the WorkerStopping event expose in Laravel 13.18?The WorkerStopping event now includes two properties: `jobsProcessed` (the number of jobs handled during the worker's lifetime) and `lastJobProcessedAt` (a microtime timestamp of the final job processed, or null if no jobs were processed). Why does graceful shutdown for schedule:work matter in Kubernetes?Kubernetes sends SIGTERM to pods during shutdown. Before Laravel 13.18, schedule:work did not catch this signal, so an in-progress scheduled task could be interrupted mid-execution. Now it waits for the current run to finish before exiting. How does priority-based dev command registration work in artisan dev?Commands registered for artisan dev are assigned a priority based on their source: application-level registrations take precedence over vendor package registrations, which take precedence over framework defaults. This ensures your overrides always win regardless of service provider boot order. ![Mohamed Said](https://cdn.msaied.com/01M22N44A70A5MC2S599JP0MPH.webp)About the author ---------------- [Mohamed Said](https://www.msaied.com/public#person)Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Laravel, scalable SaaS platforms, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. I build secure, high-performance web applications that help businesses grow. [About](https://www.msaied.com/public#about) [GitHub ↗](https://github.com/EG-Mohamed) [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/in/msaiedm/) [WhatsApp ↗](https://wa.me/201094619204) [Email Address ↗](mailto:hello@msaied.com) [My CV ↗](https://drive.google.com/file/u/0/d/1MF20IPRJyzfy32mhEutjL5EpSls0w2Q8/view) [Previous articleMulti-Tenant SaaS: Scoping Filament v3 Resources to the Current Tenant](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles/multi-tenant-saas-scoping-filament-v3-resources-to-the-current-tenant) [Next articleProfiling Laravel with Blackfire and Xdebug: Finding Real Bottlenecks](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles/profiling-laravel-with-blackfire-and-xdebug-finding-real-bottlenecks) On this page ------------- 1. [What's New in Laravel 13.18](#whats-new-in-laravel-1318) 2. [Worker Metrics on the WorkerStopping Event](#worker-metrics-on-the-codeworkerstoppingcode-event) 3. [Graceful Shutdown for schedule:work](#graceful-shutdown-for-codescheduleworkcode) 4. [Priority-Based Dev Command Registration](#priority-based-dev-command-registration) 5. [Number Helpers Hardened Against INF and NAN](#number-helpers-hardened-against-inf-and-nan) 6. [Other Fixes and Improvements](#other-fixes-and-improvements) 7. [Key Takeaways](#key-takeaways) ### Have a technical challenge? Tell me what you’re building. I reply within two working days. 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