obb12/laravel-friendships

This package gives Eloqent models the ability to manage their friendships.

dev-master 2017-05-26 04:22 UTC

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Last update: 2024-04-22 11:17:11 UTC


README

This package gives Eloqent models the ability to manage their friendships. You can easily design a Facebook like Friend System.

##Models can:

  • Send Friend Requests
  • Accept Friend Requests
  • Deny Friend Requests
  • Block Another Model

Installation

First, install the package through Composer.

composer require hootlex/laravel-friendships

Then include the service provider inside config/app.php.

'providers' => [
    ...
    Hootlex\Friendships\FriendshipsServiceProvider::class,
    ...
];

Lastly you need to publish the migration and migrate the database

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Hootlex\Friendships\FriendshipsServiceProvider" && php artisan migrate

Setup a Model

use Hootlex\Friendships\Traits\Friendable;
class User extends Model
{
    use Friendable;
    ...
}

How to use

Check the Test file to see the package in action

Send a Friend Request

$user->befriend($recipient);

Accept a Friend Request

$user->acceptFriendRequest($recipient);

Deny a Friend Request

$user->denyFriendRequest($recipient);

Remove Friend

$user->unfriend($recipient);

Block a Model

$user->blockFriend($recipient);

Unblock a Model

$user->unblockFriend($recipient);

Check if Model is Friend with another Model

$user->isFriendWith($recipient);

Check if Model has a pending friend request from another Model

$user->hasFriendRequestFrom($recipient);

Check if Model has blocked another Model

$user->hasBlocked($recipient);

Check if Model is blocked by another Model

$user->isBlockedBy($recipient);

Get a single friendship

$user->getFriendship($recipient);

Get a list of all Friendships

$user->getAllFriendships();

Get a list of pending Friendships

$user->getPendingFriendships();

Get a list of accepted Friendships

$user->getAcceptedFriendships();

Get a list of denied Friendships

$user->getDeniedFriendships();

Get a list of blocked Friendships

$user->getBlockedFriendships();

Get a list of pending Friend Requests

$user->getFriendRequests();

Get the number of Friends

$user->getFriendsCount();

To get a collection of friend models (ex. User) use the following methods:

Get Friends

$user->getFriends();

Get Friends Paginated

$user->getFriends($perPage = 20);

Get Friends of Friends

$user->getFriendsOfFriends($perPage = 20);