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ChatController ​

File: src/Http/Controllers/ChatController.php
Namespace: Unusualify\Modularous\Http\Controllers
Extends: App\Http\Controllers\Controller

Handles chat messages, attachments, and pinned messages for a Chat model instance. Supports both paginated fetching and time-based queries for real-time catch-up.

Methods ​

index(Request $request, Chat $chat): JsonResponse ​

Returns messages for a chat room.

  • When from is present in the request, returns all messages newer than that timestamp (real-time catch-up). User's own messages are excluded from this query.
  • When from is absent, returns a paginated list of all messages ordered newest-first.

Request parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
fromdatetimeOnly return messages newer than this timestamp

store(Request $request, Chat $chat): JsonResponse ​

Creates a new chat message. Accepts an optional attachments field (Filepond temporary file keys). The parent Chat model is touched (updated_at refreshed) after the message is stored.

attachments(Request $request, Chat $chat): JsonResponse ​

Returns all file attachments for a chat room, ordered by upload date.

update(Request $request, $id): JsonResponse ​

Updates the body of an existing message. Touches the parent Chat model's timestamp.

pinnedMessage(Request $request, $id): JsonResponse ​

Returns the currently pinned message for the chat identified by $id.

destroy(Request $request, ChatMessage $message): JsonResponse ​

Deletes a chat message. Intended for message owners or admins.

Filepond Attachments ​

Attachments are uploaded via Filepond before the message is created. The store action resolves each Filepond temporary key to a permanent File record and associates it with the message.