Laravel Reverb Websockets

Laravel Reverb Websockets

When To Use

Use this skill when implementing real-time updates, chat systems, live notifications, or dashboard stat updates using Laravel Reverb and Laravel Echo.

Workflow

1. Verify installation: Ensure Reverb configuration exists (config/reverb.php).
2. Channel definition: Specify broadcast channels and authorized access rules inside routes/channels.php.
3. Configure the Event: Ensure event implements ShouldBroadcast or ShouldBroadcastNow.
4. Trigger Event: Broadcast the event safely via standard event dispatches.
5. Echo Client Integration: Setup frontend Echo client listener bindings for private/presence channels.

Examples

Good Example

// app/Events/MessageSent.php
namespace App\Events;

use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\ShouldBroadcast;
use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Events\Dispatchable;
use Illuminate\Broadcasting\PrivateChannel;

final class MessageSent implements ShouldBroadcast
{
    use Dispatchable, SerializesModels;

    public function __construct(public string $message, public int $userId) {}

    public function broadcastOn(): array
    {
        return [
            new PrivateChannel("chat.user.{$this->userId}"),
        ];
    }
}

// routes/channels.php
Broadcast::channel('chat.user.{id}', function (User $user, int $id) {
    return $user->id === $id;
});

Bad Example

// ❌ Using public broadcast channels for sensitive data, or using custom HTTP calls for real-time updates.
public function triggerUpdate(Request $request) {
    Http::post('http://localhost:3000/trigger', $request->all());
}

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: AlizHarb
• Source: AlizHarb/agent-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.