LiveWave Laravel SDK

Optional Laravel SDK for LiveWave - A self-hosted real-time WebSocket server for Laravel applications.

Note: For basic broadcasting, you don't need this SDK! Just use standard Laravel Pusher configuration pointing to your LiveWave server. This SDK is only needed for advanced features like API management, webhooks, and notifications.

Architecture

LiveWave works like Laravel Reverb's multi-app feature - your LiveWave server acts as a central WebSocket server that multiple Laravel applications can connect to:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              LiveWave Server (Reverb)                   │
│         Central WebSocket Server for All Apps           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Team 1 (E-commerce)  │  Team 2 (CRM)  │  Team 3       │
│  app_id: xxx          │  app_id: yyy    │  app_id: zzz   │
│  app_key              │  app_key        │  app_key       │
│  app_secret           │  app_secret     │  app_secret    │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
         ▲                    ▲                    ▲
         │                    │                    │
    ┌────┴───┐          ┌────┴───┐          ┌────┴───┐
    │ App 1  │          │ App 2  │          │ App 3  │
    │ Laravel│          │ Laravel│          │ Laravel│
    │(Pusher)│          │(Pusher)│          │(Pusher)│
    └────────┘          └────────┘          └────────┘

Each Laravel application connects to the same LiveWave server but with its own credentials (from their Team dashboard), keeping channels isolated.

Basic Usage (No SDK Required)

Step 1: Get Credentials from LiveWave Dashboard

When you create a Team in LiveWave, you get:

• app_id
• app_key
• app_secret

Step 2: Configure Your Laravel App

.env file:

BROADCAST_CONNECTION=pusher

PUSHER_APP_ID=your-app-id-from-livewave
PUSHER_APP_KEY=your-app-key-from-livewave
PUSHER_APP_SECRET=your-app-secret-from-livewave
PUSHER_HOST=your-livewave-server.com
PUSHER_PORT=8080
PUSHER_SCHEME=http

config/broadcasting.php:

'pusher' => [
    'driver' => 'pusher',
    'key' => env('PUSHER_APP_KEY'),
    'secret' => env('PUSHER_APP_SECRET'),
    'app_id' => env('PUSHER_APP_ID'),
    'options' => [
        'host' => env('PUSHER_HOST'),
        'port' => env('PUSHER_PORT', 8080),
        'scheme' => env('PUSHER_SCHEME', 'http'),
        'useTLS' => false,
    ],
],

Step 3: Frontend (Laravel Echo)

npm install laravel-echo pusher-js

import Echo from "laravel-echo";
import Pusher from "pusher-js";

window.Pusher = Pusher;

window.Echo = new Echo({
  broadcaster: "pusher",
  key: import.meta.env.VITE_PUSHER_APP_KEY,
  wsHost: import.meta.env.VITE_PUSHER_HOST,
  wsPort: import.meta.env.VITE_PUSHER_PORT,
  forceTLS: false,
  disableStats: true,
  enabledTransports: ["ws", "wss"],
});

.env:

VITE_PUSHER_APP_KEY="${PUSHER_APP_KEY}"
VITE_PUSHER_HOST="${PUSHER_HOST}"
VITE_PUSHER_PORT="${PUSHER_PORT}"

Step 4: Broadcast Events

// app/Events/MessageSent.php
use Illuminate\Broadcasting\Channel;
use Illuminate\Broadcasting\InteractsWithSockets;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\ShouldBroadcast;

class MessageSent implements ShouldBroadcast
{
    use InteractsWithSockets;

    public function __construct(public string $message) {}

    public function broadcastOn(): Channel
    {
        return new Channel('chat');
    }
}

// Dispatch
event(new MessageSent('Hello World!'));

That's it! No SDK needed for basic broadcasting. ✅

When to Use This SDK

This SDK is optional and only needed for:

1. API Management - Create/manage channels, API keys via code
2. Webhooks - Receive events from LiveWave (channel created, member joined, etc.)
3. Notifications - Send rich notifications via API
4. Convenience - Helper methods and facade for common operations

Installation (For Advanced Features)

composer require livewave/laravel-sdk

Then run the installation command:

php artisan livewave:install

This will:

• Publish the configuration file
• Update your .env with LiveWave credentials
• Configure the broadcasting driver

SDK Configuration

Environment Variables

Add these to your .env file:

LIVEWAVE_APP_ID=your-app-id
LIVEWAVE_APP_KEY=your-app-key
LIVEWAVE_APP_SECRET=your-app-secret
LIVEWAVE_HOST=your-livewave-server.com
LIVEWAVE_PORT=8080

For production with SSL:

LIVEWAVE_HOST=livewave.yourapp.com
LIVEWAVE_PORT=443
LIVEWAVE_USE_TLS=true
LIVEWAVE_SCHEME=https
LIVEWAVE_WS_SCHEME=wss

Broadcasting Configuration

Add the livewave connection to config/broadcasting.php:

'connections' => [
    'livewave' => [
        'driver' => 'livewave',
    ],
    // ... other connections
],

SDK Usage Examples

Direct Broadcasting (Using Facade)

use LiveWave\Facades\LiveWave;

// Broadcast to a public channel
LiveWave::broadcast('news', 'article.published', [
    'title' => 'Breaking News',
    'content' => 'Something happened...',
]);

// Broadcast to a private channel
LiveWave::broadcastToPrivate('user.123', 'notification', [
    'message' => 'You have a new message',
]);

// Broadcast to multiple channels
LiveWave::broadcastToMany(['channel1', 'channel2'], 'event.name', $data);

Channel Information

// Get channel info
$info = LiveWave::getChannelInfo('presence-room.1', ['user_count', 'subscription_count']);

// Get all channels
$channels = LiveWave::getChannels('presence-', ['user_count']);

// Get presence channel users
$users = LiveWave::getPresenceUsers('presence-room.1');

Webhooks

Create a route for webhooks:

Route::post('/webhooks/livewave', [WebhookController::class, 'handle'])
    ->middleware('livewave.webhook');

The livewave.webhook middleware automatically verifies the webhook signature.

class WebhookController extends Controller
{
    public function handle(Request $request)
    {
        $event = $request->input('event');
        $data = $request->input('data');

        match($event) {
            'channel.created' => $this->handleChannelCreated($data),
            'channel.deleted' => $this->handleChannelDeleted($data),
            'member.added' => $this->handleMemberAdded($data),
            'member.removed' => $this->handleMemberRemoved($data),
            default => null,
        };

        return response()->json(['status' => 'ok']);
    }
}

Private & Presence Channels

Private Channels

use Illuminate\Broadcasting\PrivateChannel;

public function broadcastOn(): PrivateChannel
{
    return new PrivateChannel('user.' . $this->userId);
}

Define authorization in routes/channels.php:

Broadcast::channel('user.{id}', function ($user, $id) {
    return (int) $user->id === (int) $id;
});

Presence Channels

use Illuminate\Broadcasting\PresenceChannel;

public function broadcastOn(): PresenceChannel
{
    return new PresenceChannel('room.' . $this->roomId);
}

Authorization with user info:

Broadcast::channel('room.{roomId}', function ($user, $roomId) {
    if ($user->canJoinRoom($roomId)) {
        return [
            'id' => $user->id,
            'name' => $user->name,
            'avatar' => $user->avatar_url,
        ];
    }
});

Frontend Listening

// Public channel
Echo.channel("chat").listen(".message.sent", (e) => {
  console.log("New message:", e.message);
});

// Private channel
Echo.private("user." + userId).listen(".notification", (e) => {
  console.log("Notification:", e);
});

// Presence channel
Echo.join("room." + roomId)
  .here((users) => {
    console.log("Users in room:", users);
  })
  .joining((user) => {
    console.log("User joined:", user);
  })
  .leaving((user) => {
    console.log("User left:", user);
  })
  .listen(".message", (e) => {
    console.log("Message:", e);
  });

Testing

Use the LiveWaveFake for testing:

use LiveWave\Testing\LiveWaveFake;
use LiveWave\Facades\LiveWave;

public function test_message_is_broadcast()
{
    LiveWave::fake();

    // Perform action that broadcasts
    $this->post('/messages', ['content' => 'Hello']);

    // Assert broadcast was called
    LiveWave::assertBroadcast('chat', 'message.sent', function ($data) {
        return $data['content'] === 'Hello';
    });
}

Configuration Options

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for recent changes.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.