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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. trvmsg/messenger ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) trvmsg/messenger ================ Simple user messaging tool for Laravel 2.14.5(8y ago)053MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0 Since Nov 21Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/trinca/trvmsg)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/trvmsg/messenger)[ RSS](/packages/trvmsg-messenger/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4w ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (8)Versions (51)Used By (0) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/47ac9d345e134c4b576c68d5ac7db4978879224708535172f338bd453b186017/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f7472766d73672f6c61726176656c2d6d657373656e6765722f76322e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://travis-ci.org/trvmsg/laravel-messenger)[![Code Climate](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/93291d1545785b93367cd1db83ab9664bfeea63262beb43105e1f007f260bf74/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f636f6465636c696d6174652f6769746875622f7472766d73672f6c61726176656c2d6d657373656e6765722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://codeclimate.com/github/trvmsg/laravel-messenger)[![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c47f1d94ce80bef861b87f9cb634db86eccd0fa38921d4c4941d8adedd7d3a0c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f72656c656173652f7472766d73672f6c61726176656c2d6d657373656e6765722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/trvmsg/laravel-messenger/releases)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/404604c0f6ac39ae79022565df962e740bb3e24cafacfa27c8259a0c057e50d1/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f7472766d73672f6d657373656e6765722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/trvmsg/messenger)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE) 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 5.x) -------------------------- [](#installation-laravel-5x) In composer.json: ``` "require": { "trvmsg/messenger": "~2.0" } ``` Run: ``` composer update ``` Add the service provider to `config/app.php` under `providers`: ``` 'providers' => [ Trvmsg\Messenger\MessengerServiceProvider::class, ] ``` Publish Assets ``` php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Trvmsg\Messenger\MessengerServiceProvider" --tag="config" ``` 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/trvmsg/laravel-messenger/blob/v2/src/Trvmsg/Messenger/examples/create_users_table.php) as a starting point, then migrate. Migrate your database: ``` php artisan migrate ``` Add the trait to your user model: ``` use Trvmsg\Messenger\Traits\Messagable; class User extends Model { use Messagable; } ``` Examples -------- [](#examples) - [Controller](https://github.com/trvmsg/laravel-messenger/blob/v2/src/Trvmsg/Messenger/examples/MessagesController.php) - [Routes](https://github.com/trvmsg/laravel-messenger/blob/v2/src/Trvmsg/Messenger/examples/routes.php) - [Views](https://github.com/trvmsg/laravel-messenger/tree/v2/src/Trvmsg/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/trvmsg/laravel-messenger-pusher-demo) - \[WIP\] [Lumen API](https://github.com/trvmsg/lumen-messenger-api) Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email [Chris Gmyr](mailto:trvmsg@gmail.com) instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Chris Gmyr](https://github.com/trvmsg) - [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 31 — LowBetter than 66% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community17 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity71 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 81.3% 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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