chat app init

Author: Ariful Islam

app/Events/MessageSent.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Events;
+
+use App\Models\Message;
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\InteractsWithSockets;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\ShouldBroadcast;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Events\Dispatchable;
+
+class MessageSent implements ShouldBroadcast
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithSockets;
+
+    public $message;
+
+    public function __construct(Message $message)
+    {
+        $this->message = $message;
+    }
+
+    public function broadcastOn()
+    {
+        return ['chat-channel'];
+    }
+
+    public function broadcastAs()
+    {
+        return 'message.sent';
+    }
+}

app/Http/Controllers/ChatController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Events\MessageSent;
+use App\Models\Message;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+
+class ChatController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index()
+    {
+        return view('chat.index', ['messages' => Message::with('user')->latest()->get()]);
+    }
+
+    public function sendMessage(Request $request)
+    {
+        $request->validate(['message' => 'required']);
+
+        $message = Message::create([
+            'user_id' => Auth::id(),
+            'message' => $request->message,
+        ]);
+
+        broadcast(new MessageSent($message->load('user')))->toOthers();
+
+        return response()->json(['message' => $message]);
+    }
+}

app/Models/Message.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class Message extends Model
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    protected $fillable = ['user_id', 'message'];
+
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+}

bootstrap/app.php

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     ->withRouting(
         web: __DIR__.'/../routes/web.php',
         commands: __DIR__.'/../routes/console.php',
+        channels: __DIR__.'/../routes/channels.php',
         health: '/up',
     )
     ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {

composer.json

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     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
         "laravel/framework": "^11.31",
+        "laravel/reverb": "^1.0",
         "laravel/tinker": "^2.9"
     },
     "require-dev": {