README

Prerequisites:

You must have PHP > 7.0, Laravel > 5.0, Web server (Apache/Ngnix), Node.js and npm installed on your machine

Please follow below steps to install the package to a new or an existing Laravel site:

1. Run php artisan make:auth to scaffold basic login and registration views and routes

2. Install package using composer require xparthxvorax/larachat command

3. Run php artisan larachat:install command

4. Setup front-end:

   • Run npm install -g laravel-echo-server command
   • Add below dependencies to the package.json file:

   "dependencies": {
      "laravel-echo": "^1.4.1",
      "socket.io-client": "^2.1.1"
   }
   

   • Run npm install command
   • Add below lines to resources/js/bootstrap.js

   import Echo from "laravel-echo"
   window.io = require('socket.io-client');
   window.Echo = new Echo({
       broadcaster: 'socket.io',
       host: window.location.hostname + ':6001'
   });
   

   • Add below line to resources/js/app.js

   Vue.component('larachat-component', require('./components/LarachatComponent.vue'));
   

   • To display a user list, add <larachat-component></larachat-component> in resources/views/home.blade.php like:

   <div class="container">
    <div class="row justify-content-center">
        <div class="col-md-8">
            <div class="card">
                <div class="card-header">Dashboard</div>
   
                <div class="card-body">
                    @if (session('status'))
                        <div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
                            {{ session('status') }}
                        </div>
                    @endif
   
                    You are logged in!
                </div>
                <larachat-component></larachat-component>
               </div>
           </div>
       </div>
   </div>
   

   Or you may put <larachat-component></larachat-component> to any other view wherever it fits best as per your site design layout. Also you may modify Vue component's default HTML and CSS into resources\js\components\LarachatComponent.vue as per your requirement.

5. Set BROADCAST_DRIVER=redis and add LARAVEL_ECHO_SERVER_AUTH_HOST=your-site-url

6. Runn npm run dev command to compile front-end assets

7. Run laravel-echo-server start to start socket server. Keep the command running or you may use supervisor for that(https://laravel.com/docs/master/queues#supervisor-configuration)

Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKeMBxQWOyw

Live demo site: http://52.66.210.249/larachat/public/

1. Account 1:

   Username: kylie71@example.org

   Password: secret

2. Account 2:

   Username: pfannerstill.eloise@example.org

   Password: secret

3. Account 3:

   Username: tremaine.kiehn@example.com

   Password: secret