comments-development

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comments-development

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Full-featured commenting system for Filament panels with polymorphic comments, threaded replies, @mentions, emoji reactions, file attachments, and real-time notifications. Use when adding the HasComments trait to models, integrating CommentsAction/CommentsTableAction/CommentsEntry in Filament, configuring threading, reactions, mentions, attachments, notifications, broadcasting, or customizing the CommentPolicy.

Comments Development

When to Use This Skill

Use when:

• Adding commenting capability to an Eloquent model
• Integrating comments into Filament resources (actions, table actions, infolists)
• Configuring threading depth, reactions, mentions, or attachments
• Working with comment notifications and subscriptions
• Customizing the CommentPolicy for authorization
• Implementing real-time updates via broadcasting or polling
• Creating a custom MentionResolver

Quick Start

1. Add Traits to Models

use Relaticle\Comments\Concerns\HasComments;
use Relaticle\Comments\Contracts\Commentable;

class Project extends Model implements Commentable
{
    use HasComments;
}

use Relaticle\Comments\Concerns\CanComment;
use Relaticle\Comments\Contracts\Commentator;

class User extends Authenticatable implements Commentator
{
    use CanComment;
}

2. Register Plugin in Panel

use Relaticle\Comments\CommentsPlugin;

public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        ->plugins([
            CommentsPlugin::make(),
        ]);
}

3. Publish and Run Migrations

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=comments-migrations
php artisan migrate

Filament Integration

Slide-Over Action (View/Edit Pages)

use Relaticle\Comments\Filament\Actions\CommentsAction;

protected function getHeaderActions(): array
{
    return [
        CommentsAction::make(),
    ];
}

Shows a comment count badge and opens a slide-over modal with the full comment thread.

Table Row Action

use Relaticle\Comments\Filament\Actions\CommentsTableAction;

public static function table(Table $table): Table
{
    return $table
        ->actions([
            CommentsTableAction::make(),
        ]);
}

Infolist Entry

use Relaticle\Comments\Filament\Infolists\Components\CommentsEntry;

public static function infolist(Infolist $infolist): Infolist
{
    return $infolist->schema([
        CommentsEntry::make('comments'),
    ]);
}

Embeds the full comment component inline within an infolist.

Configuration Reference

Publish config: php artisan vendor:publish --tag=comments-config

Key	Default	Purpose
table_names.comments	'comments'	Main comments table name
models.comment	Comment::class	Comment model class
commenter.model	User::class	Commenter (user) model class
policy	CommentPolicy::class	Authorization policy class
threading.max_depth	2	Maximum reply nesting depth
pagination.per_page	10	Comments per page
reactions.emoji_set	6 emojis	Available reaction emojis
mentions.resolver	DefaultMentionResolver::class	User search resolver
mentions.max_results	5	Autocomplete results limit
editor.toolbar	bold, italic, strike, link, lists, codeBlock	Rich text toolbar buttons
notifications.enabled	true	Enable/disable notifications
notifications.channels	['database']	Notification channels
subscriptions.auto_subscribe	true	Auto-subscribe on comment/mention
attachments.enabled	true	Enable file attachments
attachments.disk	'public'	Storage disk
attachments.max_size	10240	Max file size (KB)
attachments.allowed_types	images, pdf, text, word	Allowed MIME types
broadcasting.enabled	false	Enable real-time broadcasting
broadcasting.channel_prefix	'comments'	Private channel prefix
polling.interval	'10s'	Livewire polling interval (fallback)

Default Reactions

'reactions' => [
    'emoji_set' => [
        'thumbs_up' => ['emoji' => "\u{1F44D}", 'label' => 'Like'],
        'heart' => ['emoji' => "\u{2764}\u{FE0F}", 'label' => 'Love'],
        'celebrate' => ['emoji' => "\u{1F389}", 'label' => 'Celebrate'],
        'laugh' => ['emoji' => "\u{1F602}", 'label' => 'Laugh'],
        'thinking' => ['emoji' => "\u{1F914}", 'label' => 'Thinking'],
        'sad' => ['emoji' => "\u{1F622}", 'label' => 'Sad'],
    ],
],

Events

Event	Broadcast	Payload
CommentCreated	Yes	$comment
CommentUpdated	Yes	$comment
CommentDeleted	Yes	$comment
CommentReacted	Yes	$comment, $user, $reaction, $action (added/removed)
UserMentioned	No	$comment, $mentionedUser

Broadcasting uses private channels: {prefix}.{commentable_type}.{commentable_id}

Authorization

Default CommentPolicy methods:

Method	Default	Description
viewAny()	true	Everyone can view comments
create()	true	Everyone can create comments
update()	Owner only	Only comment author can edit
delete()	Owner only	Only comment author can delete
reply()	Depth check	Can reply if max_depth not exceeded

Custom Policy

// config/comments.php
'policy' => App\Policies\CustomCommentPolicy::class,

namespace App\Policies;

use Relaticle\Comments\Models\Comment;
use Relaticle\Comments\Contracts\Commentator;

class CustomCommentPolicy
{
    public function delete(Commentator $user, Comment $comment): bool
    {
        return $comment->commenter_id === $user->getKey()
            || $user->hasRole('admin');
    }
}

Common Patterns

Scoped Comments (Multi-tenancy)

use Relaticle\Comments\CommentsConfig;

// In AppServiceProvider::boot()
CommentsConfig::resolveAuthenticatedUserUsing(function () {
    return auth()->user();
});

Custom Mention Resolver

use Relaticle\Comments\Contracts\MentionResolver;

class TeamMentionResolver implements MentionResolver
{
    public function search(string $query): Collection
    {
        return User::query()
            ->where('team_id', auth()->user()->team_id)
            ->where('name', 'like', "{$query}%")
            ->limit(config('comments.mentions.max_results'))
            ->get();
    }

    public function resolveByNames(array $names): Collection
    {
        return User::query()
            ->where('team_id', auth()->user()->team_id)
            ->whereIn('name', $names)
            ->get();
    }
}

Register in config:

// config/comments.php
'mentions' => [
    'resolver' => App\Comments\TeamMentionResolver::class,
],

Enable Broadcasting

// config/comments.php
'broadcasting' => [
    'enabled' => true,
    'channel_prefix' => 'comments',
],

When broadcasting is enabled, the Livewire component listens for real-time events. When disabled, it falls back to polling at the configured interval.

Database Schema

Five tables are created:

• comments -- Polymorphic comments with parent_id for threading, soft deletes
• comment_reactions -- Unique reactions per user+comment+emoji
• comment_mentions -- Tracks @mentioned users per comment
• comment_subscriptions -- Thread subscription tracking per user+commentable
• comment_attachments -- File metadata (path, name, MIME type, size, disk)

Model Relationships

// On any Commentable model
$model->comments();           // All comments (morphMany)
$model->topLevelComments();   // Top-level only (no parent)
$model->commentCount();       // Total count

// On Comment model
$comment->commentable();      // Parent model (morphTo)
$comment->commenter();        // Commenter (morphTo)
$comment->parent();           // Parent comment (belongsTo)
$comment->replies();          // Child comments (hasMany)
$comment->reactions();        // Reactions (hasMany)
$comment->attachments();      // File attachments (hasMany)
$comment->mentions();         // Mentioned users (morphToMany)