🔔 Notifyx - Laravel Notification System

A simple and powerful notification system for Laravel applications. Send notifications to users and display them beautifully with real-time updates.

📋 What Does This Package Do?

• 📧 Send Notifications: Easily send notifications to users
• 🔔 Notification Bell: Shows unread count with a nice dropdown
• 📱 Real-time Updates: Notifications appear instantly without page refresh
• ⚙️ User Preferences: Let users choose how they want to receive notifications
• 📄 Notification History: Full page showing all user notifications
• 🏢 Multi-tenant Ready: Works with apps that have multiple tenants/teams

🎯 Quick Demo

After installation, you can send a notification like this:

// Send a simple notification
notify($user)
    ->title('Welcome!')
    ->with('Thanks for joining our platform')
    ->type('message')
    ->send();

And display notifications in your layout:

<!-- Add this to your layout -->
<livewire:notification-bell />

📦 Installation

Step 1: Install the Package

composer require saurabhpunia/notifyx

Step 2: Publish and Run Migrations

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="notifyx-migrations"
php artisan migrate

Step 3: Publish Configuration

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="notifyx-config"

Step 4: Add Trait to User Model

Open your app/Models/User.php file and add the trait:

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
use Notifyx\Concerns\HasNotifyx;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use HasNotifyx; // Add this line
    
    // ... rest of your User model
}

Step 5: Add to Your Layout

Add the notification bell to your main layout file:

<!-- In your layout file (e.g., resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php) -->
<div class="header">
    <!-- Your existing header content -->
    
    <!-- Add the notification bell -->
    <livewire:notification-bell />
</div>

⚙️ Configuration

Basic Setup

The package comes with sensible defaults. You can customize notification types in config/notifyx.php:

'types' => [
    'message' => [
        'label' => 'Messages',
        'icon' => 'heroicon-o-chat-bubble-left-right',
        'color' => 'blue'
    ],
    'system' => [
        'label' => 'System Updates',
        'icon' => 'heroicon-o-cog-6-tooth',
        'color' => 'gray'
    ],
    'billing' => [
        'label' => 'Billing',
        'icon' => 'heroicon-o-currency-dollar',
        'color' => 'green'
    ],
],

Multi-tenant Applications

If your app has multiple tenants/teams, enable multi-tenancy:

// config/notifyx.php

'multitenant' => true,
'tenant_resolver' => fn() => auth()->user()->current_team_id,

🚀 How to Use

Sending Notifications

Simple Notification

notify($user)
    ->with('Your order has been shipped!')
    ->send();

Notification with Title

notify($user)
    ->title('Order Update')
    ->with('Your order #12345 has been shipped and will arrive tomorrow.')
    ->send();

Notification with Type

notify($user)
    ->title('Payment Received')
    ->with('We received your payment of $99.99')
    ->type('billing')
    ->send();

Notification with Action Button

notify($user)
    ->title('New Message')
    ->with('You have a new message from John')
    ->type('message')
    ->action('/messages', 'View Message')
    ->send();

Notification via Multiple Channels

notify($user)
    ->title('Welcome!')
    ->with('Thanks for joining our platform')
    ->type('message')
    ->via(['database', 'mail', 'broadcast']) // Send via multiple channels
    ->send();

Using the Facade

You can also use the Notifyx facade:

use Notifyx\Facades\Notifyx;

Notifyx::to($user)
    ->title('Hello!')
    ->with('This is a test notification')
    ->send();

Display Components

Notification Bell (with dropdown)

<livewire:notification-bell />

This shows a bell icon with unread count and dropdown with recent notifications.

Full Notification Page

Create a route and view for the full notification page:

// routes/web.php
Route::get('/notifications', function() {
    return view('notifications');
})->name('notifications.index');

<!-- resources/views/notifications.blade.php -->
@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
    <livewire:notification-page />
@endsection

User Preferences Page

Let users customize their notification preferences:

<!-- resources/views/notification-preferences.blade.php -->
@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
    <livewire:notification-preferences />
@endsection

📱 Frontend Features

Real-time Updates

If you have Laravel Echo setup for broadcasting, notifications will appear in real-time without page refresh.

SPA-like Experience

All interactions (marking as read, deleting, etc.) happen without page reloads using Livewire.

User Preferences

Users can control:

• Which notification types they want to receive
• Which channels (email, browser, etc.) to use for each type
• Enable/disable notifications entirely

🎨 Customization

Custom Views

Publish the views to customize the appearance:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="notifyx-views"

Views will be published to resources/views/vendor/notifyx/.

Custom Notification Types

Add your own notification types in the config:

'types' => [
    'order' => [
        'label' => 'Order Updates',
        'icon' => 'heroicon-o-shopping-bag',
        'color' => 'purple'
    ],
    'friend_request' => [
        'label' => 'Friend Requests',
        'icon' => 'heroicon-o-user-plus',
        'color' => 'pink'
    ],
],

🔧 Advanced Usage

Get User Notifications

// Get recent notifications
$notifications = $user->getNotifications(10);

// Get paginated notifications
$notifications = $user->getPaginatedNotifications(15);

// Get unread count
$unreadCount = $user->getUnreadCount();

// Mark notification as read
$user->markNotificationAsRead($notificationId);

// Mark all as read
$user->markAllNotificationsAsRead();

Check User Preferences

// Check if user has enabled email notifications for billing
if ($user->hasEnabledNotification('billing', 'mail')) {
    // Send billing notification via email
}

📊 Database Tables

The package creates these tables:

• notifications - Stores all notifications (Laravel's default)
• notification_preferences - Stores user preferences for notification types/channels

🔍 Troubleshooting

Notifications Not Appearing

1. Check if the trait is added to your User model
2. Make sure migrations ran with php artisan migrate
3. Clear cache with php artisan config:clear

Real-time Not Working

1. Setup Laravel Echo for broadcasting
2. Configure broadcasting driver (Pusher, Redis, etc.)
3. Check broadcast channel permissions

Styling Issues

1. Make sure Tailwind CSS is included in your project
2. Publish views and customize if needed
3. Check for CSS conflicts with your existing styles

📝 Requirements

• PHP: 8.2 or higher
• Laravel: 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0
• Livewire: 3.0 or higher

🤝 Support

For issues or questions:

1. Check the troubleshooting section above
2. Create an issue if you find a bug

📄 License

This package is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.

🎉 That's It!

You now have a complete notification system in your Laravel app. Users can receive notifications, view them in a beautiful interface, and customize their preferences. The system works great for both simple websites and complex multi-tenant applications.

Happy coding! 🚀