README

A Laravel package for handling a pre-order form with product selection, validation, and email notifications. The package provides a reusable, decoupled pre-order form system with the following features:

• Pre-order form with fields: Name, Email, Product, and conditional Phone number field for @xyz.com emails.
• Support for rate-limiting pre-order submissions to prevent spam (10 submissions per minute).
• Pre-order submission data stored in a PostgreSQL database.
• Admin dashboard view for listing all pre-orders search, and delete functionality.
• Email notifications to users and admins when a pre-order is submitted.
• Soft delete functionality
• Simple, clean user interface using Blade and Tailwind CSS.

Features

• Pre-order Form: Fields for Name, Email, Product, and Phone (if email ends with @xyz.com).
• Validation & Sanitization: Ensures that only valid and sanitized data is stored.
• Rate Limiting: Prevents users from submitting more than 10 pre-orders per minute.
• Admin Panel: Admins can view, search, and delete pre-orders.
• Email Notifications: Confirmation email sent to the user first, then to the admin.

Installation

Follow the steps below to install the package into your Laravel project.

1. Install via Composer

Run the following command to install the package from Packagist:

composer require subalroy/preorder

2. Install Frontend Dependencies

This package relies on Vue.js, Axios, Vite and Tailwind CSS for the frontend.

3. Publish Assets

To publish the package's views, assets, and migrations, run the following commands:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="SubalRoy\Preorder\PreorderServiceProvider" --tag="views"
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="SubalRoy\Preorder\PreorderServiceProvider" --tag="js"
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="SubalRoy\Preorder\PreorderServiceProvider" --tag="migrations"
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="SubalRoy\Preorder\PreorderServiceProvider" --tag="models"

4. Migrate the Database

Run the migration command to create the pre-orders table:

php artisan migrate

5. Configure Email Settings

Make sure you have email configurations set up in your .env file to send emails for notifications.

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
MAIL_PORT=2525
MAIL_USERNAME=your_username
MAIL_PASSWORD=your_password
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="your_email@example.com"
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"

Usage

Pre-order Form

To display the pre-order form, visit /preorder in your browser. The form allows users to select a product, enter their name and email, and submit their information.

Admin Panel

Admins can access the list of pre-orders by visiting /preorders. The list includes functionality for searching, paginating, and deleting pre-orders.

Delete Pre-orders

Admins can delete pre-orders. The deletion will be soft.

Middleware

You can add the admin middleware to restrict access to certain routes (e.g., /preorders).

Example:

Route::get('preorders', [PreorderController::class, 'index'])->middleware('admin')->name('preorders.index');

License

This package is open-source and available under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.