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Add Snowfall to your Laravel Project

A configurable snowfall effect for Laravel applications. Add festive snow to your site easily with multiple layers, seasonal activation, and fully customizable settings.

Features

Multiple snow layers with configurable flake count, size, and speed.
Seasonal activation: automatically show snow between configurable start and end dates.
Blade directive: @snowfall for effortless inclusion.
Fully configurable via config/snowfall.php.
Lightweight, vanilla JS implementation using <canvas>.

Requirements / Compatibility

Dependency	Version
Laravel	`^10.0` \| `^11.0` \| `^12.0`
PHP	`^8.1` \| `^8.2`

Installation and Usage

1. Require the package

You can install this package via composer using:

composer require remeritus/laravel-snowfall

The package will automatically register its service provider.

2. Publish the configuration

To publish the config file to config/snowfall.php run:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Remeritus\Snowfall\SnowfallServiceProvider" --tag=config

3. Usage in Blade

Simply add @snowfall directive in your blade file, inside of the <body> tag, on the pages where you want the snowfall to appear:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <!-- Metas, Styles, JS... -->
</head>

<body>
    @snowfall
    <!-- Your content... -->
</body>

</html>

4. Configuration

Edit config/snowfall.php to customize:

activate: Enable or disable globally.
start_date / end_date: Optional seasonal activation.
layers: Array of snow layers. Each layer supports:
- flake_count: Number of flakes in this layer.
- max_size: Maximum flake size.
- max_speed: Maximum falling speed.
- swing_min / swing_max: Side-to-side swinging amplitude.
color: Snow RGB color (e.g., '255,255,255').
opacity: Snow opacity (0.0–1.0).
canvas_z_index: Z-index of the snow <canvas>.

Example:

'layers' => [
    [
        'flake_count' => 60,
        'max_size' => 4,
        'max_speed' => 1,
        'swing_min' => 0.5,
        'swing_max' => 1.5,
    ],
    // Add more layers as needed
],

Environment Variables

You may override any configuration setting via .env. Here are the available keys:

Master switch

SNOWFALL_ENABLED=true

true → package loads and snow logic runs (default value)

false → package does nothing, no assets included

Mode control

SNOWFALL_MODE=seasonal

Possible values:

Value	Description
`seasonal`	Snow only appears between the configured dates (default value)
`always`	Snow appears all the time

Seasonal dates

SNOWFALL_START_DATE=2025-12-01
SNOWFALL_END_DATE=2025-12-31

If not provided, the package defaults to:

December 1 → December 31 of the current year.

5. Notes

The snow is rendered via a <canvas> overlay with pointer-events: none so it won’t block user interaction. Works on all modern browsers with JavaScript enabled. Multiple layers create depth for a more realistic snowfall effect.

License

MIT License.

remeritus / laravel-snowfall

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