README

Flash notification that accepts a array and string. You can use it from your controller and also in the views.

Install

composer require gertjanroke/notification

After install

ServiceProvider

Add the following line to config/app.php.

at providers:

Gertjanroke\Notification\NotificationServiceProvider::class,

And at aliases:

'Notification' => Gertjanroke\Notification\Facade\Notification::class,

Publish files

Run the following command:

php artisan vendor:publish

Usage

Including the flash message in your view

To see the flash notification(s), you need to add the following @include().

@include('notification::message')

And if you want the basic styling that comes with the package, also inlcude the following lines:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('assets/css/notification-style.css') }}">

And the javascript:

<script src="{{ asset('assets/js/notification.js') }}"></script>

NOTE: You also need the jQuery library.

Usage from the Controller

available functions

Creating a notification can be done with the next commands:

Notification::
    - success()
    - error()
    - warning()
    - info()
    - overlay() // Bootstrap modal

You can also add the class "Important" to the alert message, with the following command:

Notification::error('message', 'title')->important();

Message variables

You can send a message as a string or as a array.

Syntax:

Notification::success([
                    'First success',
                    'Second success title' => [
                        'First success',
                        'Second success'
                    ],
                    'Third success'
                ]);

Notification::success('First success');

Title

The last string is the title. You have two options: give a string or leave it blank.

With title:

Notification::success('First success', 'Title success block');

Without title:

Notification::success('First success');

Overlay function

When you want to use a Modal from bootstrap you can do so with the following function and syntax:

Notification::overlay( 'Message', 'Title' );

NOTE: All the given variables need to be a string.

Usage from the view

You can also create a notification from the view file, this is usefull when your using a ajax form.

available functions

Creating a notification can be done with the next commands:

Notification.
    - success()
    - error()
    - warning()
    - info()
    - overlay() // Bootstrap modal

Messages, Title and Important

You can send a message as a string or as a array.

NOTE: The overlay function only accepts strings.

Messages

The following syntax is used at all functions but NOT FOR: .overlay():

Single message:

Notification.success( 'First message' );

Multiple single messages:

Notification.success( ['First message', 'Second message', 'Third message'] );

Grouping messages:

Notification.success( {'Third message with array': ['First message', 'Second message']} );

Grouping messages inside a Array of messages:

Notification.success( ['First message', 'Second message', {'Third message with array': ['First message', 'Second message']}] );

Title

Adding a title to a notification:

Notification.success( 'message', 'The Title goes after the message' );

Important

Adding the class important to your notification is easly done with adding a boolean as last variable:

Notification.success( 'message', 'Title', TRUE );

Overlay function

When you want to use a Modal from bootstrap you can do so with the following function and syntax:

Notification.overlay( 'Message', 'Title', 'Button text' );

NOTE: All the given variables need to be a string.