Pollsockets is a simple, yet powerful, server-client communication library. It is designed to be used in situations where you need to send data from the server to the client. It is a great alternative to websockets, as it is much simpler to implement and use.
Pollsockets uses a simple polling mechanism to send events from the server to the client. Instead of polling an endpoint that returns data, pollsockets polls an endpoint that returns a list of events that have occurred, thus saving bandwidth and response time. The client then processes the events and updates the UI accordingly.
- PHP 8.1 or higher
- Laravel 9.0 or higher
- Redis 6.0 or higher
You can install the package via composer:
composer require pollsockets/pollsockets-laravelYou can publish the config file with:
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="pollsockets-config"This is the contents of the published config file:
use Pollsockets\Drivers\RedisChannel;
return [
'driver' => RedisChannel::class,
];use Pollsockets\Pollsockets;
// Channel name can be any string. Can be used to separate events from different sources.
$channelName = 'channel';
// Event name can be any string. Can be used to separate events of the same type.
$event = 'reload';
// Publish an event to the channel from anywhere in your code. Perfect for informing client about changes in the database.
Pollsockets::channel($channelName)->publish($event);composer testPlease see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.
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