Enhance efficiency of fetching latest activity

README.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ activity()
    ->withProperties(['customProperty' => 'customValue'])
    ->log('Look, I logged something');
 
-$lastLoggedActivity = Activity::all()->last();
+$lastLoggedActivity = Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $lastLoggedActivity->subject; //returns an instance of an eloquent model
 $lastLoggedActivity->causer; //returns an instance of your user model
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $newsItem->name = 'updated name';
 $newsItem->save();
 
 //updating the newsItem will cause the logging of an activity
-$activity = Activity::all()->last();
+$activity = Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $activity->description; //returns 'updated'
 $activity->subject; //returns the instance of NewsItem that was saved

docs/advanced-usage/define-causer-for-runtime.md

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ CauserResolver::setCauser($causer);
 
 $product->update(['name' => 'New name']);
 
-Activity::all()->last()->causer; // Product Model
-Activity::all()->last()->causer->id; // Product#1 Owner
+Activity::latest()->first()->causer; // Product Model
+Activity::latest()->first()->causer->id; // Product#1 Owner
 
 ```
 

docs/advanced-usage/logging-model-events.md

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $newsItem = NewsItem::create([
 ]);
 
 //creating the newsItem will cause an activity being logged
-$activity = Activity::all()->last();
+$activity = Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $activity->description; //returns 'created'
 $activity->subject; //returns the instance of NewsItem that was created
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ $newsItem->name = 'updated name';
 $newsItem->save();
 
 //updating the newsItem will cause an activity being logged
-$activity = Activity::all()->last();
+$activity = Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $activity->description; //returns 'updated'
 $activity->subject; //returns the instance of NewsItem that was created
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Now, what happens when you call delete?
 $newsItem->delete();
 
 //deleting the newsItem will cause an activity being logged
-$activity = Activity::all()->last();
+$activity = Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $activity->description; //returns 'deleted'
 $activity->changes; //returns ['attributes' => ['name' => 'updated name', 'text' => 'Lorum']];
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ $newsItem = NewsItem::create([
 ]);
 
 //creating the newsItem will cause an activity being logged
-$activity = Activity::all()->last();
+$activity = Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $activity->description; //returns 'This model has been created'
 ```

docs/advanced-usage/manipulate-changes-array.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ NewsItem::addLogChange(new RemoveKeyFromLogChangesPipe('name'));
 $article = NewsItem::create(['name' => 'new article', 'text' => 'new article text']);
 $article->update(['name' => 'update article', 'text' => 'update article text']);
 
-Activity::all()->last()->changes();
+Activity::latest()->first()->changes();
 /*
     'attributes' => [
         'text' => 'updated text',

docs/advanced-usage/using-multiple-logs.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Without specifying a log name the activities will be logged on the default log.
 ```php
 activity()->log('hi');
 
-$lastActivity = Spatie\Activitylog\Models\Activity::all()->last();
+$lastActivity = Spatie\Activitylog\Models\Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $lastActivity->log_name; //returns 'default';
 ```
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ You can specify the log on which an activity must be logged by passing the log n
 ```php
 activity('other-log')->log("hi");
 
-Activity::all()->last()->log_name; //returns 'other-log';
+Activity::latest()->first()->log_name; //returns 'other-log';
 ```
 
 ## Specifying a log for each model

docs/advanced-usage/using-placeholders.md

@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ activity()
     ->withProperties(['laravel' => 'awesome'])
     ->log('The subject name is :subject.name, the causer name is :causer.name and Laravel is :properties.laravel');
 
-$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last();
+$lastActivity = Activity::latest()->first();
 $lastActivity->description; //returns 'The subject name is article name, the causer name is user name and Laravel is awesome';
 ```

docs/basic-usage/logging-activity.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ activity()->log('Look mum, I logged something');
 You can retrieve the activity using the `Spatie\Activitylog\Models\Activity` model.
 
 ```php
-$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last(); //returns the last logged activity
+$lastActivity = Activity::latest()->first(); //returns the last logged activity
 
 $lastActivity->description; //returns 'Look mum, I logged something';
 ```
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ activity()
    ->performedOn($someContentModel)
    ->log('edited');
 
-$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last(); //returns the last logged activity
+$lastActivity = Activity::latest()->first(); //returns the last logged activity
 
 $lastActivity->subject; //returns the model that was passed to `performedOn`;
 ```
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ activity()
    ->performedOn($someContentModel)
    ->log('edited');
 
-$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last(); //returns the last logged activity
+$lastActivity = Activity::latest()->first(); //returns the last logged activity
 
 $lastActivity->causer; //returns the model that was passed to `causedBy`;
 ```
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ activity()
    ->withProperties(['key' => 'value'])
    ->log('edited');
 
-$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last(); //returns the last logged activity
+$lastActivity = Activity::latest()->first(); //returns the last logged activity
 
 $lastActivity->getExtraProperty('key'); //returns 'value'
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ activity()
    })
    ->log('edited');
 
-$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last();
+$lastActivity = Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $lastActivity->my_custom_field; // returns 'my special value'
 ```

docs/introduction.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ activity()
    ->withProperties(['customProperty' => 'customValue'])
    ->log('Look mum, I logged something');
 
-$lastLoggedActivity = Activity::all()->last();
+$lastLoggedActivity = Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $lastLoggedActivity->subject; //returns an instance of an eloquent model
 $lastLoggedActivity->causer; //returns an instance of your user model
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ $newsItem->name = 'updated name';
 $newsItem->save();
 
 //updating the newsItem will cause an activity being logged
-$activity = Activity::all()->last();
+$activity = Activity::latest()->first();
 
 $activity->description; //returns 'updated'
 $activity->subject; //returns the instance of NewsItem that was created

tests/TestCase.php

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ protected function seedModels(...$modelClasses)
 
     public function getLastActivity(): ?Activity
     {
-        return Activity::all()->last();
+        return Activity::latest()->first();
     }
 
     public function markTestAsPassed(): void