README

Requirements

• This messenger package requires PHP ^8.0 and laravel ^9.0, another version (7.0) for PHP < 8.0.
• Install pusher server

    composer require pusher/pusher-php-server

• set pusher configuration in your env file.

    PUSHER_APP_ID=#########
    PUSHER_APP_KEY=#########
    PUSHER_APP_SECRET=#########

• Install laravel echo from laravel documentation .

    npm install --save-dev laravel-echo pusher-js

• Make enable for client events from your pusher setting.

Installation

You can install this package via composer using:

    composer require mahmoudkon/messenger

For php < 8

    composer require mahmoudkon/messenger:7.0

1- Use this trait in your User.php model

    ...
    use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
    use Messenger\Chat\Traits\Messageable;

    class User extends Authenticatable
    {
        use Messageable;
    }

2- make publish for views and assets files

    php artisan vendor:publish --tag=messenger

can make publish for each file using

    php artisan vendor:publish --tag=messenger-config
    php artisan vendor:publish --tag=messenger-migrations
    php artisan vendor:publish --tag=messenger-assets
    php artisan vendor:publish --tag=messenger-views

3- run migrations:

    php artisan migrate

4- include app.js file in the messanger/index.blade.php:

for mix

    <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset('js/app.js') }}"></script>

for vite

    @vite(['resources/js/app.js'])

Note

please check configuration file if you have problem with display image

Features

1- Welcome page to list users and conversations

2- profile for each user

3- search in users

4- send Media or attachment and download

5- Typing event

6- scrolling will start at the first unread message with the count of unread messages displayed.

7- read icons

• when send message to user and he is offline, the icon will be one check icon.

• when back to online the icon will be double ckeck.

• When the message is read, the color of the icon will change to green color.