🚀 A new feature added to my Laravel Livewire Chat package—an emoji picker!

Integrating this was easier than I anticipated, and it's going to make messaging even more fun and expressive. 😄 coming soon !

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Hi! My goal with this project is to build a package that others can easily use in their own apps. I’m not really looking to build or maintain a standalone chat app, just something flexible that can be integrated into different projects

🚀 Optimizing Database Queries in Wirechat Package



I recently addressed a scalability issue . Initially, I tracked each message's read status in the reads table, which became inefficient as the database grew rapidly. Here’s how I optimized it:

✨ Shifted Focus: Instead of tracking reads per message, I now mark entire conversations as read for users based on timestamps in the reads table.

🛠️ Improvements:

1. Replaced message-level reads: Transitioned to marking conversations as read with a timestamp.

2. Enhanced unread tracking: Compared the conversation's last read timestamp with new messages to identify unread ones.

Results:

1. Reduced database load: Fewer rows in the reads table improve performance.

2. Cleaner logic: Reused methods for better maintainability.

I just implemented this and will test its scalability :) . If it holds up, I’ll fully adopt this approach!