README

Documentation, Installation, and Usage Instructions

Introduction

This package allows you to add socket server within a package.

Install library in laravel project.

composer require raheelrafiq326/websocket

Documentation

Installation

Publish config and js files in project.

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=websocket

php artisan websocket:serve

After installation add below command in schedule function in app\Console\Kernel.php (if want to add websocket server from cronjob).

protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule): void
{
    // call this command to be schedule
    $schedule->command('websocket:serve')->withoutOverlapping();
}

After this run scheduler (in development or local).

php artisan schedule:run

Add above command in cron job in server (production).

Usage

you can use below code to broadcast event from controller or any other class.

use RaheelRafiq326\Websocket\WebSocketClient;

// Change value with your channel name.
$channel = "<Channel Name>";

// Change value with your event name.
$event = "<Event Name>";

// Chnage value according to your requirement.
$data = [
  "message" => "Hi"
];

// Call sendMessage function of WebSocketClient from package.
WebSocketClient::sendMessage($channel, $event, $data);

Testing

Run below command if you didn't publish js files.

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=websocket-js

You can test websocket connection using socket.js. Which was exported to public/vendor/websocket directory.

<script src="{{ asset('vendor/websocket/socket.js') }}"></script>
<script>
    // connect websocket
    const socket = new Socket("{{ config('websocket.host') }}")

    // check if socket connect successfully
    socket.onopen((event) => {
      console.log("onopen event ==> ", event)
    })

    // listen events
    socket.listen({
        channel: "<Channel Name>",
        event: "<Event Name>",
        callback: (event) => {
            console.log("event listen ==> ", event)
        }
    })
</script>

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.