This package will allow you to add a full user messaging system into your Laravel application.
- Multiple conversations per user
 - Optionally loop in additional users with each new message
 - View the last message for each thread available
 - Returns either all messages in the system, all messages associated to the user, or all message associated to the user with new/unread messages
 - Return the users unread message count easily
 - Very flexible usage so you can implement your own acess control
 
- Open threads (everyone can see everything)
 - Group messaging (only participants can see their threads)
 - One to one messaging (private or direct thread)
 
Installation instructions for Laravel 4 can be found here.
In composer.json:
"require": {
    "cmgmyr/messenger": "~2.0"
}
Run:
composer update
Add the service provider to config/app.php under providers:
'providers' => [
    Cmgmyr\Messenger\MessengerServiceProvider::class,
]
Publish Assets
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Cmgmyr\Messenger\MessengerServiceProvider"
Update config file to reference your User Model:
config/messenger.php
Create a users table if you do not have one already. If you need one, simply use this example as a starting point, then migrate.
Note: if you already have a users table and run into any issues with foreign keys, you may have to make the id unsigned.
Migrate your database:
php artisan migrate
Add the trait to your user model:
use Cmgmyr\Messenger\Traits\Messagable;
class User extends Model {
	use Messagable;
}
Note: These examples use the laravelcollective/html package that is no longer included in Laravel 5 out of the box. Make sure you require this dependency in your composer.json file if you intend to use the example files.
Please format your code before creating a pull-request:
vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix --level psr2 .
If you discover any security related issues, please email Chris Gmyr instead of using the issue tracker.
This package used AndreasHeiberg/laravel-messenger as a starting point.