Laravel Facebook Messenger Provider

Easy to making your facebook messenger chatbot.

Installation

Composer

composer require casperlaitw/laravel-fb-messenger

Laravel

Add Provider

In your config/app.php add Casperlaitw\LaravelFbMessenger\LaravelFbMessengerServiceProvider::class to the providers array:

'providers' => [
    ...
    Casperlaitw\LaravelFbMessenger\LaravelFbMessengerServiceProvider::class,
    ...
],

Publish Configuration

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Casperlaitw\LaravelFbMessenger\LaravelFbMessengerServiceProvider"

Configuration

Token

Add you token to .env file or modify fb-messenger.php config.

If you don't know how to get token, please checkout Facebook Developer

.env

...
MESSENGER_VERIFY_TOKEN="By You Writing"
MESSENGER_APP_TOKEN="Page Access Token"
...

Auto Typing

Auto typing is enabled by default.

If you don't want to enable, set auto_typing to false

return [
    'verify_token' => env('MESSENGER_VERIFY_TOKEN'),
    'app_token' => env('MESSENGER_APP_TOKEN'),
    'auto_typing' => false,  // disabled
    'handlers' => [App\YourHandler::class],
    'postbacks' => [
        App\StartupPostback::class,
    ],
];

Custom Url

If you want to custom url, replace /webhook to you want.

Finally, you can run php artisan route:list to check.

 return [
     'verify_token' => env('MESSENGER_VERIFY_TOKEN'),
     'app_token' => env('MESSENGER_APP_TOKEN'),
     'auto_typing' => true,
     'handlers' => [App\YourHandler::class],
     'custom_url' => '/chatbot', // like this
     'postbacks' => [],
 ];

Custom Handler

The DefaultHandler will reply the same words to user.

You can check out DefaultHandler

Handler MUST BE extends BaseHandler.

<?php

use Casperlaitw\LaravelFbMessenger\Contracts\BaseHandler;
use Casperlaitw\LaravelFbMessenger\Messages\ReceiveMessage;

class DefaultHandler extends BaseHandler
{
    /**
     *  handle method is required. 
     */
    public function handle(ReceiveMessage $message)
    {
        $this->send(new Text($message->getSender(), "Default Handler: {$message->getMessage()}"));
    }
}

Postback Handler

Create your postback handler

$payload is you setting that fb:get-start command or button message's postback button etc.

$payload support regex or string.

use Casperlaitw\LaravelFbMessenger\Contracts\PostbackHandler;
use Casperlaitw\LaravelFbMessenger\Messages\ReceiveMessage;
use Casperlaitw\LaravelFbMessenger\Messages\Text;

class StartupPostback extends PostbackHandler
{
    // If webhook get the $payload is `USER_DEFINED_PAYLOAD` will run this postback handler
    protected $payload = 'USER_DEFINED_PAYLOAD'; // You also can use regex!

    /**
     * Handle the chatbot message
     *
     * @param ReceiveMessage $message
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle(ReceiveMessage $message)
    {
        $this->send(new Text($message->getSender(), "I got your payload"));
    }
}

Add to fb-messenger.php config

return [
    'verify_token' => env('MESSENGER_VERIFY_TOKEN'),
    'app_token' => env('MESSENGER_APP_TOKEN'),
    'auto_typing' => true,
    'handlers' => [App\YourHandler::class],
    'postbacks' => [
        App\StartupPostback::class,
    ],
];

Example

API

API Document

Commands

See the document

License

This package is licensed under the MIT license.

obaid/laravel-fb-messenger