Laravel Push Notification (this package is currently under development)

A Laravel package for integrating Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) to handle push notifications seamlessly.

Table of Contents

1. Installation
2. Publishing Assets
3. Configuration
4. Migrations
5. Usage
   • Sending Notifications
   • Example Notification Class
   • Frontend Setup
   • Push Notification Switch Component
6. License
7. Acknowledgments

Installation

To install the package, use Composer:

composer require joydeep-bhowmik/laravel-push-notification

And add this in your bootstrap/providers

<?php
return [
   JoydeepBhowmik\LaravelPushNotification\Providers\FcmServiceProvider::class
];

Publishing Assets

After installation, publish the package assets using the following command:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=fcm-all
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=fcm-tokens-model

This command will publish the following resources:

• Configuration file: config/fcm.php
• Firebase service worker: public/firebase-messaging-sw.js
• Main JavaScript file: public/js/fcm.js
• Firebase Auth script: public/js/firebase-auth.js
• UserDevice model: app/Models/UserDevice.php
• Migration for UserDevice: database/migrations/ (with a timestamp)
• Push notification switch Blade component: resources/views/components/push-notification-switch.blade.php

Configuration

After publishing, configure the FCM settings in config/fcm.php. Ensure you set the correct Firebase credentials and other options as needed.

Make sure to set the FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS in your .env file.

and replace api keys in public/firebase-messaging-sw.js,resources/js/fcm.js,storage/framework/app/firebase-auth.js.

Migrations

Run the migrations to create the necessary database tables:

php artisan migrate

Usage

Sending Notifications

To send notifications, create a notification class that uses the FcmChannel.

Example Notification Class

Here’s how to create a notification class that utilizes the FcmChannel:

namespace App\Notifications;

use Illuminate\Notifications\Notification;
use Kreait\Firebase\Messaging\WebPushConfig;
use Kreait\Firebase\Messaging\ApnsConfig;
use Kreait\Firebase\Messaging\AndroidConfig;

class YourNotification extends Notification
{
    public function via($notifiable)
    {
        return [FcmChannel::class];
    }

    public function toFcm($notifiable)
    {
        return [
            // 'topic'=>'topic-name', if you want to send message in a topic
            'notification' => [
                'title' => 'Notification Title',
                'body' => 'Notification body text.',
                'icon' => 'https://your-server.example/icon.png',
            ],
            'webpush' => [
                'notification' => [
                    'title' => 'Notification Title',
                    'body' => 'Notification body text.',
                    'icon' => 'https://your-server.example/icon.png',
                ],
            ],
            'android' => [
                'notification' => [
                    'title' => 'Android Notification Title',
                    'body' => 'Android notification body text.',
                    'icon' => 'android-icon',
                    'color' => '#f45342',
                ],
            ],
            'apns' => [
                'payload' => [
                    'aps' => [
                        'alert' => [
                            'title' => 'APNs Notification Title',
                            'body' => 'APNs notification body text.',
                        ],
                        'badge' => 42,
                        'sound' => 'default',
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ];
    }
}

Frontend Setup

Include the necessary JavaScript files in your application to handle push notifications. You can add the following in your main js file:

// resources/js/app.js
import "./fcm";

Make sure to replace the placeholders in your firebaseConfig in fcm.js and the service worker:

const firebaseConfig = {
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  authDomain: "YOUR_AUTH_DOMAIN_HERE",
  projectId: "YOUR_PROJECT_ID_HERE",
  storageBucket: "YOUR_STORAGE_BUCKET_HERE",
  messagingSenderId: "YOUR_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID_HERE",
  appId: "YOUR_APP_ID_HERE",
  measurementId: "YOUR_MEASUREMENT_ID_HERE",
};

Push Notification Switch Component

You can use the push-notification-switch Blade component in your views to allow users to enable or disable push notifications.

<x-push-notification-switch />

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Acknowledgments

• Firebase
• Laravel
• Kreait Firebase PHP SDK

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