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askedio/laravel-ratchet
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A Ratchet Server built for Laravel

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Laravel Ratchet Server
======================

[](#laravel-ratchet-server)

This package enables you to create and run a fully functioning WebSocket server in your Laravel app. It can optionally receive messages broadcast over ZeroMQ.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.1+
- Laravel 5.5+
- ZeroMQ
- ext-zmq for PHP

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require askedio/laravel-ratchet
```

The service provider is loaded automatically in Laravel 5.5 using Package Autodiscovery.

Publish the vendor files so you can configure your server defaults.

```
$ php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Askedio\LaravelRatchet\Providers\LaravelRatchetServiceProvider"
```

Starting the Server
-------------------

[](#starting-the-server)

After completing installation, the quickest way to start a standard WebSocket server is simply by running:

```
$ php artisan ratchet:serve --driver=WsServer
```

This will run a simple example server based on `src/Examples/Pusher.php`.

It's possible to create a WampServer or an IoServer also. Use the `--help` switch on the command to find out more.

You should create your own server class inside your `app` folder by extending one of the core Ratchet server classes: [RatchetWsServer.php](https://github.com/Askedio/laravel-ratchet/blob/master/src/RatchetWsServer.php) or [RatchetWampServer.php](https://github.com/Askedio/laravel-ratchet/blob/master/src/RatchetWampServer.php).

Then update your `config/ratchet.php` file to point to your server `class`.

Use with Laravel Broadcasting
-----------------------------

[](#use-with-laravel-broadcasting)

To use broadcasting in your Laravel app with the server you create, you will need a ZeroMQ broadcast driver for Laravel (e.g. [this one](https://github.com/pelim/laravel-zmq)).

You will also need to tell your Ratchet server to bind to a ZeroMQ socket. You can do this simply by passing the `-z` option, i.e.:

```
$ php artisan ratchet:serve --driver=WsServer -z
```

This will connect to the socket you define in your `config/ratchet.php` settings and listen for messages from ZeroMQ.

To handle messages published via ZeroMQ, simply add a `public function onEntry($messages)` method to your server class. This will allow you to receive messages inside your Ratchet server instance and determine how to route them.

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 87% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity41

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community27

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 64.6% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~60 days

Recently: every ~50 days

Total

16

Last Release

2797d ago

Major Versions

0.7 → 1.02017-11-14

1.4 → 5.62018-04-20

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1PHP >=5.5.9

1.0PHP >=7.1.0

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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Tags

laravel

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