Laravel Acquaintances

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Supports Laravel 10 and below, with no dependencies

TL;DR

Gives eloquent models:

• Friendships & Groups ability
• Interactions ability such as:
  • Likes
  • Favorites
  • Votes (up/down)
  • Subscribe
  • Follow
  • Ratings
  • Views

Take this example:

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

$user1->befriend($user2);
$user2->acceptFriendRequest($user1);

// The messy breakup :(
$user2->unfriend($user1);

1. Introduction
2. Installation
3. Friendships:
   • Friend Requests
   • Check Friend Requests
   • Retrieve Friend Requests
   • Retrieve Friends
   • Friend Groups
4. Interactions
   • Traits Usage
   • Follow
   • Rate
   • Like
   • Favorite
   • Subscribe
   • Vote
   • View
   • Parameters
   • Query relations
   • Working with model
5. Events
6. Contributing

Introduction

This light package gives Eloquent models the ability to manage their acquaintances and other cool useful stuff. You can easily design your social-like System (Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare...etc).

Acquaintances includes:

• Send Friend Requests
• Accept Friend Requests
• Deny Friend Requests
• Block a User
• Group Friends
• Rate a User or a Model, supporting multiple aspects
• Follow a User or a Model
• Like a User or a Model
• Subscribe a User or a Model
• Favorite a User or a Model
• Vote (Upvote & Downvote a User or a Model)
• View a User or a Model

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Installation

First, install the package through Composer.

composer require multicaret/laravel-acquaintances

Laravel 5.8 and up => version 2.x (branch master)

Laravel 5.7 and below => version 1.x (branch v1)

Publish config and migrations:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Multicaret\Acquaintances\AcquaintancesServiceProvider"

Configure the published config in:

config/acquaintances.php

Finally, migrate the database to create the table:

php artisan migrate

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Setup a Model

Example:

use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\Friendable;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanFollow;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeFollowed;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanLike;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeLiked;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanRate;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeRated;
//...

class User extends Model
{
    use Friendable;
    use CanFollow, CanBeFollowed;
    use CanLike, CanBeLiked;
    use CanRate, CanBeRated;
    //...
}

All available APIs are listed below for Friendships & Interactions.

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Friendships:

Friend Requests:

Add Friendable Trait to User model.

use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\Friendable;

class User extends Model
{
    use Friendable;
}

Send a Friend Request

$user->befriend($recipient);

Accept a Friend Request

$user->acceptFriendRequest($sender);

Deny a Friend Request

$user->denyFriendRequest($sender);

Remove Friend

$user->unfriend($friend);

Block a Model

$user->blockFriend($friend);

Unblock a Model

$user->unblockFriend($friend);

Check if Model is Friend with another Model

$user->isFriendWith($friend);

Check Friend Requests:

Check if Model has a pending friend request from another Model

$user->hasFriendRequestFrom($sender);

Check if Model has already sent a friend request to another Model

$user->hasSentFriendRequestTo($recipient);

Check if Model has blocked another Model

$user->hasBlocked($friend);

Check if Model is blocked by another Model

$user->isBlockedBy($friend);

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Retrieve Friend Requests:

Get a single friendship

$user->getFriendship($friend);

Get a list of all Friendships

$user->getAllFriendships();
$user->getAllFriendships($group_name, $perPage = 20, $fields = ['id','name']);

Get a list of pending Friendships

$user->getPendingFriendships();
$user->getPendingFriendships($group_name, $perPage = 20, $fields = ['id','name']);

Get a list of accepted Friendships

$user->getAcceptedFriendships();
$user->getAcceptedFriendships($group_name, $perPage = 20, $fields = ['id','name']);

Get a list of denied Friendships

$user->getDeniedFriendships();
$user->getDeniedFriendships($perPage = 20, $fields = ['id','name']);

Get a list of blocked Friendships in total

$user->getBlockedFriendships();
$user->getBlockedFriendships($perPage = 20, $fields = ['id','name']);

Get a list of blocked Friendships by current user

$user->getBlockedFriendshipsByCurrentUser();
$user->getBlockedFriendshipsByCurrentUser($perPage = 20, $fields = ['id','name']);

Get a list of blocked Friendships by others

$user->getBlockedFriendshipsByOtherUsers();
$user->getBlockedFriendshipsByOtherUsers($perPage = 20, $fields = ['id','name']);

Get a list of pending Friend Requests

$user->getFriendRequests();

Get the number of Friends

$user->getFriendsCount();

Get the number of Pending Requests

$user->getPendingsCount();

Get the number of mutual Friends with another user

$user->getMutualFriendsCount($otherUser);

Retrieve Friends:

To get a collection of friend models (ex. User) use the following methods:

getFriends()

$user->getFriends();
// or paginated
$user->getFriends($perPage = 20, $group_name);
// or paginated with certain fields 
$user->getFriends($perPage = 20, $group_name, $fields = ['id','name']);
// or paginated with cursor & certain fields
$user->getFriends($perPage = 20, $group_name, $fields = ['id','name'], $cursor = true);

Parameters:

• $perPage: integer (default: 0), Get values paginated
• $group_name: string (default: ''), Get collection of Friends in specific group paginated
• $fields: array (default: ['*']), Specify the desired fields to query.

getFriendsOfFriends()

$user->getFriendsOfFriends();
// or
$user->getFriendsOfFriends($perPage = 20);
// or 
$user->getFriendsOfFriends($perPage = 20, $fields = ['id','name']);

Parameters:

• $perPage: integer (default: 0), Get values paginated
• $fields: array (default: ['*']), Specify the desired fields to query.

getMutualFriends()

Get mutual Friends with another user

$user->getMutualFriends($otherUser);
// or 
$user->getMutualFriends($otherUser, $perPage = 20);
// or 
$user->getMutualFriends($otherUser, $perPage = 20, $fields = ['id','name']);

Parameters:

• $other: Model (required), The Other user model to check mutual friends with
• $perPage: integer (default: 0), Get values paginated
• $fields: array (default: ['*']), Specify the desired fields to query.

Friend Groups:

The friend groups are defined in the config/acquaintances.php file. The package comes with a few default groups. To modify them, or add your own, you need to specify a slug and a key.

// config/acquaintances.php
//...
'groups' => [
    'acquaintances' => 0,
    'close_friends' => 1,
    'family' => 2
];

Since you've configured friend groups, you can group/ungroup friends using the following methods.

Group a Friend

$user->groupFriend($friend, $group_name);

Remove a Friend from family group

$user->ungroupFriend($friend, 'family');

Remove a Friend from all groups

$user->ungroupFriend($friend);

Get the number of Friends in specific group

$user->getFriendsCount($group_name);

To filter friendships by group you can pass a group slug.

$user->getAllFriendships($group_name);
$user->getAcceptedFriendships($group_name);
$user->getPendingFriendships($group_name);
...

Interactions

Traits Usage:

Add CanXXX Traits to User model.

use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanFollow;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanLike;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanFavorite;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanSubscribe;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanVote;

class User extends Model
{
    use CanFollow, CanLike, CanFavorite, CanSubscribe, CanVote;
}

Add CanBeXXX Trait to target model, such as 'Post' or 'Book' ...:

use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeLiked;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeFavorited;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeVoted;
use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeRated;

class Post extends Model
{
    use CanBeLiked, CanBeFavorited, CanBeVoted, CanBeRated;
}

All available APIs are listed below.

Follow

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanFollow

$user->follow($targets);
$user->unfollow($targets);
$user->toggleFollow($targets);
$user->followings()->get(); // App\User:class
$user->followings(App\Post::class)->get();
$user->isFollowing($target);

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeFollowed

$object->followers()->get();
$object->isFollowedBy($user);
$object->followersCount(); // or as attribute $object->followers_count
$object->followersCountReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K

Rate

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanRate

// Rate type in the following line will be
// the same as the one specified
// in config('acquaintances.rating.defaults.type')
// if your app is using a single type of rating on your model,
// like one factor only, then simply use the rate() as it's shown here,
// and if you have multiple factors then
// take a look the examples exactly below this these ones. 
$user->rate($targets);
$user->unrate($targets);
$user->toggleRate($targets);
$user->ratings()->get(); // App\User:class
$user->ratings(App\Post::class)->get();
$user->hasRated($target);

// Some Examples on how to rate the object based on different factors (rating type)
$user->setRateType('bedside-manners')->rate($target, 4);
$user->setRateType('waiting-time')->rate($target, 3);
$user->setRateType('quality')->rate($target, 4);
$user->setRateType('delivery-time')->rate($target, 2);
$user->setRateType('communication')->rate($target, 5);
// Remember that you can always use the functions on $target which have this phrase "AllTypes" in them. check the below section for more details

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeRated

$object->raters()->get();
$object->isRatedBy($user);

$object->averageRating(); // or as attribute $object->average_rating
$object->averageRatingAllTypes(); // or as attribute $object->average_rating_all_types

$object->sumRating(); // or as attribute $object->sum_rating
$object->sumRatingAllTypes(); // or as attribute $object->sum_rating_all_types_all_types

$object->sumRatingReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K
$object->sumRatingAllTypesReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K


$object->ratingPercent($max = 5); // calculating the percentage based on the passed coefficient
$object->ratingPercentAllTypes($max = 5); // calculating the percentage based on the passed coefficient

// User Related: 

$object->userAverageRatingAllTypes(); // or as attribute $object->user_average_rating_all_types

$object->userSumRatingAllTypes(); // or as attribute $object->user_sum_rating_all_types

$object->userSumRatingReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K
$object->userSumRatingAllTypesReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K

Like

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanLike

$user->like($targets);
$user->unlike($targets);
$user->toggleLike($targets);
$user->hasLiked($target);
$user->likes()->get(); // default object: App\User:class
$user->likes(App\Post::class)->get();

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeLiked

$object->likers()->get();
$object->fans()->get(); // or $object->fans. it's an alias of likers()
$object->isLikedBy($user);
$object->likersCount(); // or as attribute $object->likers_count
$object->likersCountReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K

Favorite

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanFavorite

$user->favorite($targets);
$user->unfavorite($targets);
$user->toggleFavorite($targets);
$user->hasFavorited($target);
$user->favorites()->get(); // App\User:class
$user->favorites(App\Post::class)->get();

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeFavorited

$object->favoriters()->get(); // or $object->favoriters 
$object->isFavoritedBy($user);
$object->favoritersCount(); // or as attribute $object->favoriters_count
$object->favoritersCountReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K

Subscribe

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanSubscribe

$user->subscribe($targets);
$user->unsubscribe($targets);
$user->toggleSubscribe($targets);
$user->hasSubscribed($target);
$user->subscriptions()->get(); // default object: App\User:class
$user->subscriptions(App\Post::class)->get();

Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeSubscribed

$object->subscribers(); // or $object->subscribers 
$object->isSubscribedBy($user);
$object->subscribersCount(); // or as attribute $object->subscribers_count
$object->subscribersCountReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K

Vote

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanVote

$user->vote($target); // Vote with 'upvote' for default
$user->upvote($target);
$user->downvote($target);
$user->cancelVote($target);
$user->hasUpvoted($target);
$user->hasDownvoted($target);
$user->votes(App\Post::class)->get();
$user->upvotes(App\Post::class)->get();
$user->downvotes(App\Post::class)->get();

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeVoted

$object->voters()->get();
$object->isVotedBy($user);
$object->votersCount(); // or as attribute $object->voters_count
$object->votersCountReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K

$object->upvoters()->get();
$object->isUpvotedBy($user);
$object->upvotersCount(); // or as attribute $object->upvoters_count
$object->upvotersCountReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K

$object->downvoters()->get();
$object->isDownvotedBy($user);
$object->downvotersCount(); // or as attribute $object->downvoters_count
$object->downvotersCountReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K

View

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanView

$user->view($targets);
$user->unview($targets);
$user->toggleView($targets);
$user->hasViewed($target);
$user->viewers()->get(); // default object: App\User:class
$user->viewers(App\Post::class)->get();

\Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\CanBeViewed

$object->viewers()->get();
$object->isViewedBy($user);
$object->viewersCount(); // or as attribute $object->viewers_count
$object->viewersCountReadable(); // return readable number with precision, i.e: 5.2K

Parameters

All the above mentioned methods of creating relationships, such as 'follow', 'like', 'unfollow', 'unlike', their syntax is as follows:

follow(array|int|\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model $targets, $class = __CLASS__)

So you can call them like this:

// id / int|array
$user->follow(1); // targets: 1, $class = App\User
$user->follow(1, App\Post::class); // targets: 1, $class = App\Post
$user->follow([1, 2, 3]); // targets: [1, 2, 3], $class = App\User

// Model
$post = App\Post::find(7);
$user->follow($post); // targets: $post->id, $class = App\Post

// Model array
$posts = App\Post::popular()->get();
$user->follow($posts); // targets: [1, 2, ...], $class = App\Post

Query relations

$followers = $user->followers;
$followers = $user->followers()->where('id', '>', 10)->get();
$followers = $user->followers()->orderByDesc('id')->get();
$followers = $user->followers()->paginate(10);

You may use the others in the same way.

Working with model

use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Models\InteractionRelation;

// Get most popular object
// 1- All types
$relations = InteractionRelation::popular()->get();

// 2- subject_type = App\Post
$relations = InteractionRelation::popular(App\Post::class)->get(); 

// 3- subject_type = App\User
$relations = InteractionRelation::popular('user')->get();
 
// 4- subject_type = App\Post
$relations = InteractionRelation::popular('post')->get();

// 5- Pagination
$relations = InteractionRelation::popular(App\Post::class)->paginate(15); 

Events

This is the list of the events fired by default for each action:

Event name	Fired
acq.friendships.sent	When a friend request is sent
acq.friendships.accepted	When a friend request is accepted
acq.friendships.denied	When a friend request is denied
acq.friendships.blocked	When a friend is blocked
acq.friendships.unblocked	When a friend is unblocked
acq.friendships.cancelled	When a friendship is cancelled
acq.ratings.rate	When a an item or items get Rated
acq.ratings.unrate	When a an item or items get unRated
acq.vote.up	When a an item or items get upvoted
acq.vote.down	When a an item or items get downvoted
acq.vote.cancel	When a an item or items get vote cancellation
acq.likes.like	When a an item or items get liked
acq.likes.unlike	When a an item or items get unliked
acq.followships.follow	When a an item or items get followed
acq.followships.unfollow	When a an item or items get unfollowed
acq.favorites.favorite	When a an item or items get favored
acq.favorites.unfavorite	When a an item or items get unfavored
acq.subscriptions.subscribe	When a an item or items get subscribed
acq.subscriptions.unsubscribe	When a an item or items get unsubscribed
acq.views.view	When a an item or items get viewed
acq.views.unview	When a an item or items get unviewed

Contributing

See the CONTRIBUTING guide.

The initial version of this library was assisted by the following repos laravel-friendships & laravel-follow.

Change Log

See the log file.