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Leave some feedback ------------------- [](#leave-some-feedback) [How are you using laravel-messenger?](https://github.com/cmgmyr/laravel-messenger/issues/55) Features -------- [](#features) - Multiple conversations per user - Optionally loop in additional users with each new message - View the last message for each thread available - Returns either all messages in the system, all messages associated to the user, or all message associated to the user with new/unread messages - Return the users unread message count easily - Very flexible usage so you can implement your own acess control Common uses ----------- [](#common-uses) - Open threads (everyone can see everything) - Group messaging (only participants can see their threads) - One to one messaging (private or direct thread) Installation (Laravel 4.x) -------------------------- [](#installation-laravel-4x) Installation instructions for Laravel 4 can be [found here](https://github.com/cmgmyr/laravel-messenger/tree/v1). Installation (Laravel 5.x) -------------------------- [](#installation-laravel-5x) In composer.json: ``` "require": { "cmgmyr/messenger": "~2.0" } ``` Run: ``` composer update ``` Add the service provider to `config/app.php` under `providers`: ``` 'providers' => [ Cmgmyr\Messenger\MessengerServiceProvider::class, ] ``` Publish Assets ``` php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Cmgmyr\Messenger\MessengerServiceProvider" ``` Update config file to reference your User Model: ``` config/messenger.php ``` Create a `users` table if you do not have one already. If you need one, simply use [this example](https://github.com/cmgmyr/laravel-messenger/tree/master/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/examples/create_users_table.php) as a starting point, then migrate. **(Optional)** Define names of database tables in package config file if you don't want to use default ones: ``` 'messages_table' => 'messenger_messages', 'participants_table' => 'messenger_participants', 'threads_table' => 'messenger_threads', ``` Migrate your database: ``` php artisan migrate ``` Add the trait to your user model: ``` use Cmgmyr\Messenger\Traits\Messagable; class User extends Model { use Messagable; } ``` Examples -------- [](#examples) - [Controller](https://github.com/cmgmyr/laravel-messenger/tree/master/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/examples/MessagesController.php) - [Routes](https://github.com/cmgmyr/laravel-messenger/tree/master/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/examples/routes.php) - [Views](https://github.com/cmgmyr/laravel-messenger/tree/master/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/examples/views) **Note:** These examples use the [laravelcollective/html](http://laravelcollective.com/docs/5.0/html) package that is no longer included in Laravel 5 out of the box. Make sure you require this dependency in your `composer.json` file if you intend to use the example files. Example Projects ---------------- [](#example-projects) - \[WIP\] [Pusher](https://github.com/cmgmyr/laravel-messenger-pusher-demo) - \[WIP\] [Lumen API](https://github.com/cmgmyr/lumen-messenger-api) Contributing? ------------- [](#contributing) Please format your code before creating a pull-request. This will format all files as specified in `.php_cs`: ``` vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix . ``` Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email [Chris Gmyr](mailto:cmgmyr@gmail.com) instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Chris Gmyr](https://github.com/cmgmyr) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) ### Special Thanks [](#special-thanks) This package used [AndreasHeiberg/laravel-messenger](https://github.com/AndreasHeiberg/laravel-messenger) as a starting point. ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 60% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community17 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity63 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 80.8% 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. 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