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bluex/socket-io
===============

Socket Io Interface For laravel.

521PHP

Since Dec 6Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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SocketIo
========

[](#socketio)

Simple Socket Io Interface integrated with Laravel Event Broadcasting (like [pusher](https://pusher.com/))

Installation :
==============

[](#installation-)

We’re going to use Composer’s require command to download and install our package

```
composer require bluex/socket-io

```

Then we use this artisan command to install our socket server (written in nodejs-express)

```
php artisan io:install

```

Then install our socket server dependencies using

```
npm install

```

### Switch the broadcast driver to socket io

[](#switch-the-broadcast-driver-to-socket-io)

We need to tell Laravel to use Socket Io Channels for realtime updates. Register the Broadcast application service by opening `config/app.php` and uncommenting this line:

```
// App\Providers\BroadcastServiceProvider::class,

```

and add this line to the `providers array` in same file :

```
Bluex\SocketIo\Providers\SocketIoServiceProvider::class,

```

In your project root’s `.env` file, change the broadcast driver from its default “log” value to “socket-io”.

```
BROADCAST_DRIVER=socket-io

```

scroll further down this file and add your socket server configrations

```
SOCKET_SERVER_URL=127.0.0.1
SOCKET_SERVER_PORT=3000

```

In your `config/broadcasting.php ` file add next code to the `connections array` :

```
'socket-io'  =>  [
    'driver'  =>  'socket-io',
],

```

Usage :
=======

[](#usage-)

### Server Side :

[](#server-side-)

first we need to run our socket server using nodejs :

```
node server.js

```

then make a normal laravel event using `artisan` commands:

```
php artisan make:event TestEvent

```

in the event class just add the channel name \*(now only public channels are available) ex:

```
public  function  broadcastOn()
{
    return  ['testChannel'];
}

```

Then fire your event from anywhere (don't forget to implement `ShouldBroadcastNow` interface if you have a queue worker already running )

#### Client Side :

[](#client-side-)

##### Js Example:

[](#js-example)

```
let  ip_address  =  "{{ env('SOCKET_SERVER_URL') }}";
let  socket_port  =  '3000';
let  socket  =  io(ip_address  +  ':'  +  socket_port,  {
    auth:  {
	    token:  "123",
    }
});
socket.on('testChannel',  (data)  =>  {
	console.log('testChannel : ');
	console.log(data);
});

```

TODO :
======

[](#todo-)

- Unit Test
- Support Private Channels
- Write a documentation
- Add Version Tags

###  Health Score

17

—

LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity28

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e9136ace58966efb054ac86f8e318767400974354adc4beff56a9be48e9bbb8f?d=identicon)[Mohamed-Eid](/maintainers/Mohamed-Eid)

---

Top Contributors

[![Mohamed-Eid](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24729835?v=4)](https://github.com/Mohamed-Eid "Mohamed-Eid (22 commits)")

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