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binarcode/nova-chat
===================

A realtime chat implementation for laravel nova.

1.2.0(5y ago)159952[3 issues](https://github.com/BinarCode/laravel-nova-chat/issues)[18 PRs](https://github.com/BinarCode/laravel-nova-chat/pulls)MITVuePHP ^7.4|^8.0

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Laravel Nova Chat
=================

[](#laravel-nova-chat)

 [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/97ddb479fea1aecacdf5ff694db495022d6c1f7f0a548c04ed677b1e7ef38f11/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f42696e6172436f64652f6e6f76612d636861742f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/BianrCode/nova-chat) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b0e1d65321f5bbc70f3e25f38ad689ca430eb0f4108b437893214bd08734079e/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f42696e6172436f64652f6e6f76612d636861742f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/BinarCode/nova-chat)

This is a laravel nova implementation for a chat. You can manage who can see whom via Laravel Policies.

In the next version the implementation will include real time echo.

How it looks
============

[](#how-it-looks)

[![Message List](/docs/list.png)](/docs/list.png)

[![New Message](/docs/new.png)](/docs/new.png)

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require binarcode/nova-chat
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Publish the messages table and configuration file.

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=nova-chat
```

Migrate table:

```
php artisan migrate
```

Init chat in your `NovaServiceProvider.php` tools just import it as:

```
public function tools()
{
    return [
        \Binarcode\NovaChat\Tools\ChatTool::make(),
    ];
}
```

### Changelog

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Security

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Eduard Lupacescu](https://github.com/binarcode)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 82.4% 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 ~128 days

Total

4

Last Release

1828d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.2

1.2.0PHP ^7.4|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/dfbb03bb93526135d948c1232c28938180a944e65362263dda08545afa3fee6d?d=identicon)[binaryk](/maintainers/binaryk)

---

Top Contributors

[![binaryk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6833714?v=4)](https://github.com/binaryk "binaryk (14 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (3 commits)")

---

Tags

laravellaravel-novanovabinarcodenova-chat

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