Message Crafter is a PHP 8.4-based application that integrates with the Meta WhatsApp API using the Strategy Pattern to manage and send messages. Built with PostgreSQL, Node.js 22, Inertia.js, and Vue 3.
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- PHP 8.4
- PostgreSQL
- Node.js 22
- Laravel (with Inertia.js + Vue 3)
- Docker + Make
If you're running the project for the first time, follow these steps:
# 1. Build, install dependencies, migrate DB, and start Vite
make go
# 2. Press CTRL+C to stop Vite (after confirming it built successfully)
# 3. Seed the database
make db-seed
# 4. Restart Vite
make vite| Command | Description |
|---|---|
make go |
Full setup (build, install, migrate, vite) |
make go-test |
Setup test environment from scratch |
make up |
Start the containers |
make down |
Stop all containers |
make setup |
Install PHP and Node.js dependencies |
make sh |
Open a shell in the PHP container |
make node-sh |
Open a shell in the Node.js container |
make test |
Run tests with coverage |
make paratest |
Run tests in parallel (10 processes) |
make test-coverage |
Generate HTML coverage report |
make db-migrate |
Run database migrations |
make db-seed |
Seed the database |
make db-rollback |
Rollback last migration |
make db-reset |
Rollback + migrate + seed |
make logs |
Show recent container logs |
make log |
Tail Laravel logs |
make horizon |
Start Laravel Horizon |
make clear |
Clear all Laravel caches |
make vite |
Start the Vite dev server |
Message sending is powered by Strategy Pattern to allow easy extension and switching of behavior depending on message type, channel, or context.
msg-crafter: Laravel app (PHP + Inertia + Vue)msg-crafter-nodejs: Node.js service (optional support tooling).env: Base environment config.env.testing: Testing environment config (under/src)
MIT