Enhance Invoice Status Tracking with Real-Time Updates

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This pull request was created by Sweep to resolve the following request by @curtisdelicata:

Description: Provide real-time tracking for invoice statuses, including sent, viewed, and paid statuses.

Tasks to Accomplish:

Develop real-time tracking features for invoice statuses.
Integrate with invoicing and notification systems.
Create a user interface for viewing and managing invoice statuses.
Acceptance Criteria:

Users can view real-time statuses of invoices.
Invoice statuses are updated accurately and promptly.
Integration with invoicing and notification systems is seamless.
The UI provides clear and actionable insights on invoice statuses.

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Purpose

Implement a comprehensive invoice status tracking system that provides enhanced visibility into invoice lifecycle stages and enables real-time status updates across the application.

Description

This pull request introduces a robust invoice status tracking mechanism that allows tracking of invoice statuses through multiple stages: sent, viewed, and paid. The implementation includes:

1. Database Migration: Added new columns to the invoices table to track status timestamps and maintain a status history.
2. Model Enhancements: Extended the Invoice model with methods to mark and track invoice status changes.
3. Event-Driven Architecture: Created an InvoiceStatusChanged event to broadcast status updates in real-time.
4. Frontend Component: Developed a Vue.js component (InvoiceStatusTracker) to visualize invoice status progression.

The new system provides:

• Automatic status tracking with timestamps
• Comprehensive status history logging
• Real-time status updates via WebSocket
• Intuitive visual representation of invoice lifecycle

Summary

• Added new database columns: sent_at, viewed_at, paid_at, status_history
• Created InvoiceStatusChanged event for real-time broadcasting
• Implemented status tracking methods in Invoice model
• Developed InvoiceStatusTracker.vue for status visualization
• Introduced migration 2024_01_10_000000_add_status_tracking_to_invoices

Improvements include better invoice tracking, enhanced user experience, and more transparent invoice lifecycle management.