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kareemsliet/chat
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Chat Package for Laravel

v1.0.0(5mo ago)1842MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Dec 3Pushed 5mo agoCompare

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💬 Laravel Chat
==============

[](#-laravel-chat)

Modern chat package for Laravel with private conversations, group chats, and message management.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- 💬 Private & group conversations
- 📨 Message management (send, edit, delete, reply)
- 🔔 Real-time broadcasting support (built-in)
- 👥 Participant roles (admin, member)
- 📌 Pin, favorite & star conversations
- 🆔 UUID support

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.1+
- Laravel 10.x | 11.x | 12.x

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require kareemsliet/chat
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=chat-migrations
php artisan migrate
```

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

Add trait to your User model:

```
use kareemsliet\Chat\Traits\HasParticipant;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use HasParticipant;
}
```

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

**Create Conversations:**

```
use kareemsliet\Chat\Facades\Chat;

// Private conversation
$conversation = Chat::privateWith($otherUser);

// Group conversation
$conversation = Chat::newGroup(['title' => 'Team Chat']);
```

**Send Messages:**

```
// Simple message
$conversation->sendMessage("Hello!");

// With attachments
$conversation->sendMessage("Check files", ['file.pdf', 'image.jpg']);

// Reply to message
$conversation->sendMessage("Thanks!", [], $messageId);
```

**Manage Participants:**

```
// Add/remove members
$conversation->addMember($user);
$conversation->addMembers([$user1, $user2]);
$conversation->removeMember($user);

// Change roles
$conversation->makeAsAdmin($user);
$conversation->makeAsMember($user);
```

**Work with Messages:**

```
// Get messages
$messages = $conversation->messages();
$message = $conversation->messageById($id);

// Message actions
$message->markAsRead();
$message->star();
$message->edit("Updated content");
$message->delete();
```

**Conversation Actions:**

```
$conversation->pin();
$conversation->favorite();
$conversation->update(['title' => 'New Name']);
$conversation->clear();
$conversation->delete();
```

**Fetch Conversations:**

```
$conversations = Chat::all();
$unread = Chat::unread();
$favorited = Chat::favorited();
$pinned = Chat::pinned();
$paginated = Chat::paginate();
$conversation = Chat::findById($id);
```

Events
------

[](#events)

Available events: `MessageWasSent`, `MessageWasEdited`, `ConversationCreated`, `ConversationUpdated`, `ConversationCleared`, `ConversationLeft`, `ParticipantsJoined`, `ParticipantsLeft`

Register listeners in `EventServiceProvider`:

```
protected $listen = [
    \kareemsliet\Chat\Events\ConversationCreated::class => [
        \App\Listeners\CreateConversation::class,
    ],
];
```

📖 **Learn more:** [Laravel Events Documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/events)

Broadcasting
------------

[](#broadcasting)

Enable real-time updates in `config/chat.php`:

```
'broadcasting' => [
    'enabled' => true,
    'connection' => env('BROADCAST_CONNECTION', 'pusher'),
],
```

**Listen to events:**

```
// MessageWasSent - fires when message is sent
Echo.private(`chat.conversations.${conversationId}`)
    .listen('MessageWasSent', (e) => {
        console.log(e.message);
    });

// MessageWasEdited - fires when message is edited
Echo.private(`chat.conversations.${conversationId}`)
    .listen('MessageWasEdited', (e) => {
        console.log(e.message);
    });
```

📖 **Learn more:** [Laravel Broadcasting Documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/broadcasting)

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Publish config file: `php artisan vendor:publish --tag=chat-config`

Key settings in `config/chat.php`:

- UUID support for conversations & messages
- Event broadcasting configuration

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

Testing suite under development.

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

[](#contributing)

Contributions welcome! Submit a Pull Request.

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.

---

**Support:** [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/Kareemsliet/chat/issues) | **Email:**

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance72

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

161d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![Kareemsliet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/126414958?v=4)](https://github.com/Kareemsliet "Kareemsliet (8 commits)")

---

Tags

chatchat-grouplaravellaravel-chatlaravel-chat-packagelaravel-messageslaravel-packagemessageslaravelgroupsmessageschatconversationschatting

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Code StyleLaravel Pint

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![Health badge](/badges/kareemsliet-chat/health.svg)

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