any plan to support triggering client events? about echo HOT 12 CLOSED

var channel = Echo.join('foobar');

channel.here((users) => {
    // `here()` is a callback when the `pusher:subscription_succeeded` event occurred,
    // until then you can't send client events on private or presence channels 
    channel.pusher.channels.channels[channel.name].trigger('client-customEventName', { foo: 'bar' });

channel.on('client-customEventName', function (data) {
    // this will only occur on other clients, because custom events are
    // not sent to the sending client.
    console.log(data);
});

from echo.

I may have something in the works in the next week or so.

from echo.

This would be really helpful. There are actions that don't need to go through Laravel, such as "user is typing..." in a chat, for example. This is just a simple broadcast to a channel.

from echo.

Any news on this? I've got Echo working for receiving messages to the client, but sending stuff back from the client would be very helpful.

from echo.

Create a pr for it and see :)

from echo.

nice one

from echo.

if your using pusher you can just use their native event triggers :

https://pusher.com/docs/client_api_guide/client_events#trigger-events

from echo.

@lukepolo Thanks for the link! I'm using socket.io for now, but to be honest, looking at Pusher's pricing I can probably afford it for the app I plan on building.

from echo.

@woganmay Gotcha, i dont think it would be terribly difficult to implement, but I do not have the time currently. But will need it for my app soon. So hopefully work will pay me to implement this soon!

from echo.

The workaround for this is just make another instance of a channel and use "trigger" method right?If you are using Pusher.

Does Echo have a method like it?

from echo.

Closing the issue, the whisper method and listenForWhisper method is available now.
See also #79

from echo.

Whisper does not solve the problem. It will be good to implement in the Laravel Echo library some way to trigger Events on the server. I know is not possible because Laravel does not listen for WS, but the JS under the hood could send a Post request....

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