Laravel Follow

User follow feature for laravel application.

Version Matrix

Version	Laravel	PHP Version
1.x	6.x	>= 7.3

Installing

composer require sebastian-kennedy/laravel-follow -vvv

Configuration

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="SebastianKennedy\\LaravelFollow\\FollowServiceProvider" --tag=config

Migrations

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="SebastianKennedy\\LaravelFollow\\FollowServiceProvider" --tag=migrations

Usage

Preparing the user model

To allow an user to be followed or to follow other users, the user models have to make usage of a trait.

<?php

/*
 * This file is part of the sebastian-kennedy/laravel-follow.
 *
 * (c) SebastianKennedy <[email protected]>
 *
 * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled.
 */

namespace SebastianKennedy\LaravelFollow\Tests;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use SebastianKennedy\LaravelFollow\Behaviors\CanBeFollowBehavior;
use SebastianKennedy\LaravelFollow\Behaviors\CanFollowBehavior;

/**
 * Class User.
 */
class User extends Model
{
    use CanFollowBehavior;
    use CanBeFollowBehavior;
}

CanFollowBehavior

Get list of followings

$user = User::find(1);
$followings = $user->followings;

Get list of follow relationships

$user = User::find(1);
$follows = $user->follows;

Determine if a user has followed the other user

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user1->hasFollowed($user2);

Follow a User

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user1->follow($user2);

Follow many users

$user1 = User::find(1);
$users = User::whereIn('id', [2, 3, 4])->get();
$user1->followMany($users);

Special follow a user

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user1->specialFollow($user2);

Unfollow a user

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user1->unFollow($user2);

Unfollow many users

$user1 = User::find(1);
$users = User::whereIn('id', [2, 3, 4])->get();
$user1->unFollowMany($users);

Cancel special follow a user

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user1->cancelSpecialFollow($user2);

Toggle follow a user

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user1->toggleFollow($user2);

CanBeFollowBehavior

Get list of followers

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user1->followers;

Get list of follow relationships

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user1->follwable;

Determine if a user is followed By the other user

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user1->isFollowedBy($user2);

Accept a user follow request

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user2->follow($user1);
$user1->acceptFollow($user2);

Reject a user follow request

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user1->follow($user2);
$user2->rejectFollow($user1);

Remove a follower

$user1 = User::find(1);
$user2 = User::find(2);
$user1->removeFollower($user2);

Remove many followers

$user1 = User::find(1);
$users = User::whereIn('id', [2, 3, 4])->get();
$user1->removeManyFollowers($users);

License

MIT