real-time chat

app/Events/MessageSent.php

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Events;
+
+use App\Models\ChatMessage;
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\InteractsWithSockets;
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\PrivateChannel;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\ShouldBroadcastNow;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Events\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class MessageSent implements ShouldBroadcastNow
+{
+    use Dispatchable;
+    use InteractsWithSockets;
+    use SerializesModels;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new event instance.
+     */
+    public function __construct(public ChatMessage $message)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the channels the event should broadcast on.
+     *
+     * @return array<int, \Illuminate\Broadcasting\Channel>
+     */
+    public function broadcastOn(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            new PrivateChannel("chat.{$this->message->receiver_id}"),
+        ];
+    }
+}

bootstrap/app.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     ->withRouting(
         web: __DIR__.'/../routes/web.php',
         commands: __DIR__.'/../routes/console.php',
+        channels: __DIR__.'/../routes/channels.php',
         health: '/up',
     )
     ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {

composer.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
         "laravel/framework": "^11.0",
+        "laravel/reverb": "@beta",
         "laravel/tinker": "^2.9",
         "qirolab/laravel-themer": "^2.3"
     },