Create a Zoom Application

1. Go to Zoom marketplace and do sign in
2. Click Develop button on header and select Build App menu.
3. Choose the JWT and create an application with the app name that you want.
4. Input required information and click Continue until your app will be activated. 

composer require firebase/php-jwt
composer require guzzlehttp/guzzle

ZOOM_API_URL="https://api.zoom.us/v2/"
ZOOM_API_KEY="INPUT_YOUR_ZOOM_API_KEY"
ZOOM_API_SECRET="INPUT_YOUR_ZOOM_API_SECRET"

<?php

namespace App\Traits;

use GuzzleHttp\Client;
use Log;

/**
 * trait ZoomMeetingTrait
 */
trait ZoomMeetingTrait
{
    public $client;
    public $jwt;
    public $headers;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->client = new Client();
        $this->jwt = $this->generateZoomToken();
        $this->headers = [
            'Authorization' => 'Bearer '.$this->jwt,
            'Content-Type'  => 'application/json',
            'Accept'        => 'application/json',
        ];
    }
    public function generateZoomToken()
    {
        $key = env('ZOOM_API_KEY', '');
        $secret = env('ZOOM_API_SECRET', '');
        $payload = [
            'iss' => $key,
            'exp' => strtotime('+1 minute'),
        ];

        return \Firebase\JWT\JWT::encode($payload, $secret, 'HS256');
    }

    private function retrieveZoomUrl()
    {
        return env('ZOOM_API_URL', '');
    }

    public function toZoomTimeFormat(string $dateTime)
    {
        try {
            $date = new \DateTime($dateTime);

            return $date->format('Y-m-d\TH:i:s');
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            Log::error('ZoomJWT->toZoomTimeFormat : '.$e->getMessage());

            return '';
        }
    }

    public function create($data)
    {
        $path = 'users/me/meetings';
        $url = $this->retrieveZoomUrl();

        $body = [
            'headers' => $this->headers,
            'body'    => json_encode([
                'topic'      => $data['topic'],
                'type'       => self::MEETING_TYPE_SCHEDULE,
                'start_time' => $this->toZoomTimeFormat($data['start_time']),
                'duration'   => $data['duration'],
                'agenda'     => (! empty($data['agenda'])) ? $data['agenda'] : null,
                'timezone'     => 'Asia/Kolkata',
                'settings'   => [
                    'host_video'        => ($data['host_video'] == "1") ? true : false,
                    'participant_video' => ($data['participant_video'] == "1") ? true : false,
                    'waiting_room'      => true,
                ],
            ]),
        ];

        $response =  $this->client->post($url.$path, $body);

        return [
            'success' => $response->getStatusCode() === 201,
            'data'    => json_decode($response->getBody(), true),
        ];
    }
    
    public function update($id, $data)
    {
        $path = 'meetings/'.$id;
        $url = $this->retrieveZoomUrl();

        $body = [
            'headers' => $this->headers,
            'body'    => json_encode([
                'topic'      => $data['topic'],
                'type'       => self::MEETING_TYPE_SCHEDULE,
                'start_time' => $this->toZoomTimeFormat($data['start_time']),
                'duration'   => $data['duration'],
                'agenda'     => (! empty($data['agenda'])) ? $data['agenda'] : null,
                'timezone'     => 'Asia/Kolkata',
                'settings'   => [
                    'host_video'        => ($data['host_video'] == "1") ? true : false,
                    'participant_video' => ($data['participant_video'] == "1") ? true : false,
                    'waiting_room'      => true,
                ],
            ]),
        ];
        $response =  $this->client->patch($url.$path, $body);

        return [
            'success' => $response->getStatusCode() === 204,
            'data'    => json_decode($response->getBody(), true),
        ];
    }
    
    public function get($id)
    {
        $path = 'meetings/'.$id;
        $url = $this->retrieveZoomUrl();
        $this->jwt = $this->generateZoomToken();
        $body = [
            'headers' => $this->headers,
            'body'    => json_encode([]),
        ];

        $response =  $this->client->get($url.$path, $body);

        return [
            'success' => $response->getStatusCode() === 204,
            'data'    => json_decode($response->getBody(), true),
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @param string $id
     * 
     * @return bool[]
     */
    public function delete($id)
    {
        $path = 'meetings/'.$id;
        $url = $this->retrieveZoomUrl();
        $body = [
            'headers' => $this->headers,
            'body'    => json_encode([]),
        ];

        $response =  $this->client->delete($url.$path, $body);
        
        return [
            'success' => $response->getStatusCode() === 204,
        ];
    }
}

const MEETING_TYPE_INSTANT = 1;
const MEETING_TYPE_SCHEDULE = 2;
const MEETING_TYPE_RECURRING = 3;
const MEETING_TYPE_FIXED_RECURRING_FIXED = 8;

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\ZoomMeeting;
use App\Traits\ZoomMeetingTrait;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class MeetingController extends AppBaseController
{
    use ZoomMeetingTrait;

    const MEETING_TYPE_INSTANT = 1;
    const MEETING_TYPE_SCHEDULE = 2;
    const MEETING_TYPE_RECURRING = 3;
    const MEETING_TYPE_FIXED_RECURRING_FIXED = 8;

    public function show($id)
    {
        $meeting = $this->get($id);

        return view('meetings.index', compact('meeting'));
    }

    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $this->create($request->all());

        return redirect()->route('meetings.index');
    }

    public function update($meeting, Request $request)
    {
        $this->update($meeting->zoom_meeting_id, $request->all());

        return redirect()->route('meetings.index');
    }

    public function destroy(ZoomMeeting $meeting)
    {
        $this->delete($meeting->id);

        return $this->sendSuccess('Meeting deleted successfully.');
    }
}

<?php

namespace App\Http\Livewire;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Livewire\Component;
use Livewire\WithPagination;
use Str;

abstract class SearchableComponent extends Component
{
    use WithPagination;

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    public $search = '';

    /**
     * @var int
     */
    protected $paginate = 12;

    /** @var Builder */
    private $query;

    /**
     * SearchableComponent constructor.
     *
     * @param $id
     */
    public function __construct($id)
    {
        parent::__construct($id);

        $this->prepareModelQuery();
    }

    /**
     *  Prepare query
     */
    private function prepareModelQuery()
    {
        /** @var Model $model */
        $model = app($this->model());

        $this->query = $model->newQuery();
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    abstract function model();

    /**
     * Reset model query
     */
    protected function resetQuery()
    {
        $this->prepareModelQuery();
    }

    /**
     * @return Builder
     */
    protected function getQuery()
    {
        return $this->query;
    }

    /**
     * @param  Builder  $query
     */
    protected function setQuery(Builder $query)
    {
        $this->query = $query;
    }

    /**
     * @param  bool  $search
     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator
     */
    protected function paginate($search = true)
    {
        if ($search) {
            $this->filterResults();
        }

        $all = $this->query->paginate($this->paginate);
        $currentPage = $all->currentPage();
        $lastPage = $all->lastPage();
        if ($currentPage > $lastPage) {
            $this->page = $lastPage;
        }

        return $this->query->paginate($this->paginate);
    }

    /**
     * @return Builder
     */
    protected function filterResults()
    {
        $searchableFields = $this->searchableFields();
        $search = $this->search;

        $this->query->when(! empty($search), function (Builder $q) use ($search, $searchableFields) {
            $searchString = '%'.$search.'%';
            foreach ($searchableFields as $field) {
                if (Str::contains($field, '.')) {
                    $field = explode('.', $field);
                    $q->orWhereHas($field[0], function (Builder $query) use ($field, $searchString) {
                        $query->whereRaw("lower($field[1]) like ?", $searchString);
                    });
                } else {
                    $q->orWhereRaw("lower($field) like ?", $searchString);
                }
            }
        });

        return $this->query;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    abstract function searchableFields();
}

<?php

namespace App\Http\Livewire;

use App\Models\Tag;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;

class Tags extends SearchableComponent
{
    public function render()
    {
        $tags = $this->searchTags();

        return view('livewire.tags', [
            'tags' => $tags,
        ])->with("search");
    }

    /**
     * @return LengthAwarePaginator
     */
    public function searchTags()
    {
        $this->setQuery($this->getQuery());

        return $this->paginate();
    }

    function model()
    {
        return Tag::class;
    }

    function searchableFields()
    {
        return [
            'name',
        ];
    }
}

• How to use Select2 With livewire

Recently in one of our client's project, we want to load the count of relation in laravel. But we do not want to retrieve original records.

For example,

We have the following Models,

1. Category
2. Products
3. Orders

For that, we have categories, products, orders, order_items table. Where in the order_items table, we got the following fields

• order_id
• product_id
• quantity

So the requirement was, In the Products table, we want to display the total number of orders placed with that item regardless of the quantity in each order. All we need is a number of orders where the product is purchased.

1st way: Query via Relationship

$products = Product::all();
$productsArr = $products->map(function (Product $product) {
    $productObj = $product->toArray();
    $productObj['orders_count'] = $product->orders()->count();
    return $productObj;
});

But the problem with this approach was, we are firing queries to the database for every single product. so if I'm retrieving 100 Products from the database then it will fire 100 additional queries to the database. Imagine if we have thousands of products.

2nd way: Eager Load Relationship and Calculate Count

$products = Product::with('orders')->get();
$productsArr = $products->map(function (Product $product) {
    $productObj = $product->toArray();
    $productObj['orders_count'] = $product->orders->count();
    return $productObj;
});

so this way, we are only firing two queries to the database. But the problem here is, we are loading all the Orders of each product which we don't need at all. so it will consume lots of memory since we are loading lots of orders. so imaging if we retrieve 100 products, and each product has 10 orders, then we are loading 1000 Orders into memory without any need.

3rd way: Use withCount function

The third powerful approach of using withCount function in Laravel. so we refactored our code like,

$products = Product::withCount('orders')->get();
$productsArr = $products->map(function (Product $product) {
    $productObj = $product->toArray();
    $productObj['orders_count'] = $product->getAttribute('orders_count');
    return $productObj;
});

In this approach, we are firing two queries but no Order models are loaded into memory.

4th Bonus: Using in a nested relationship while multiple eager loading

You can even use it with nested relationships. Imagine a case, where you want to retrieve categories along with its products with orders count.

$categories = Category::with([
    'products' => function ($query) {
        $query->withCount('orders');
    },
    'someOtherEagerLoading1',
    'someOtherEagerLoading2'
])->get();
$categoriesArr = $categories->map(function (Category $category) {
    $categoryObj = $category->toArray();
    $categoryObj['products'] = $category->products->map(function (Product $product) {
        $productObj = $product->toArray();
        $productObj['orders_count'] = $product->getAttribute('orders_count');
        return $productObj;
    });
    return $categoryObj;
});

Hope this will help you to retrieve the count of relationship data without retrieving actual relation data.

Lots of people ask me frequently, "Which are the laravel packages that you use in almost all projects?" when we meet in Meetup or any other events regardless of its online or physical events.

Let me describe today some of the packages that we almost use in all of the projects.

We are working in Laravel for almost 7+ years and in these years we have used lots of packages, some from the community and some of our own.

I am categorizing these into 2 categories.

1. Must used packages
2. Common Need/Functionality specific packages

Must used packages

These are the packages which are must be included in all of our projects. No Excuses.

barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper

Laravel exposes a lot of magic methods and properties. IDE Helper is a very good package when it comes to auto-complete those properties and methods. Even it does an amazing job while refactoring properties or methods of the model.

barryvdh/laravel-debugbar

The second one is from the same author, debugbar helps to debug the request in terms of the number of queries fired, time taken by each query, number models retrieved from db, time taken by each request, and much more.

imanghafoori/laravel-microscope

Laravel Microscope improves the readability of your code. Early returns, unnecessary else statements, and many more. so your code looks clean and efficient in terms of execution as well.

beyondcode/laravel-query-detector

One of the problems that we face is, missing eager loading. In ongoing development, sometimes we add relationships objects in the loops, and then laravel fires tons of queries to the database. Laravel Query Detector detects that and gives warning while development environment.

InfyOmLabs/laravel-generator

No application can be ever built without few CRUDs. CRUDs are essential in almost all web applications. Also, APIs of that CRUDs are essentials while building a backend for Mobile or Frontend apps. Laravel Generator is our own developed package that we use in all of the applications to make the CRUD building process faster. It can be used with two themes right now, AdminLTE and CoreUI. But it's also frontend framework agnostic.

Common Need/Functionality specific packages

These are the packages that are used when we particularly need that kind of functionality in the application.

• Single Page application without JS - Livewire
• Role Permissions - spatie/laravel-permission
• Media Management - spatie/laravel-medialibrary
• Full Text Search - Laravel Scout
• Payment - Laravel Cashier
• Frontend Scaffolding - Laravel UI AdminLTE & Laravel UI CoreUI
• APIs token management - Laravel Sanctum
• Realtime Apps - Laravel Echo with Pusher & Laravel Echo Server
• One Signal - Shailesh OneSignal

Will keep this list updating.

Most of the developers are facing select2 styles removing issue when livewire render the component.

We can resolve this issue by using a livewire javascript hook.

Here is my screen with select2 before livewire component rendering.

And when the livewire component is refreshed means re-render the select2 style is gone ☹️

How to Fix it ?? 🤔

document.addEventListener('livewire:load', function (event) {
    window.livewire.hook('afterDomUpdate', () => {
        $('#select2ID').select2();
    });
});

• Setup livewire with component example
• How to use livewire pagination

You must be thinking what is a webhook? Where it is used? What is the usage of it? And the most important why it’s used?

Webhooks are automated services, it is a way that the app can send automated messages or information to our system.

When something happens in the system then this service is fire and our system caches those services and can do according to changes in our system.

Let’s take an example of a stripe webhook

We have integrated Stripe payment gateway, we have according to payment fields in our system’s database. When our system user do the payment in stripe at that time payment is done in stripe, but now how will our system get to know about the customer has do payment or not?

When customer complete payment in stripe, it will send service(webhook) to our system which has information about customer payment detail, our system will cache this service, then our system will find that user in our system and if found then we can do payment changes in our customer detail.

Recently, we were working in a laravel app where we have a status column in multiple models. We have multiple processes going on for which we have different jobs.

Initially job status will be "Pending", then each job will take one record, change the status to "Running" and process that record, and update the status to either "Completed" or "Failed".

We have constants for each status. Something like below,

static $STATUS_PENDING = 0;
static $STATUS_RUNNING = 1;
static $STATUS_COMPLETED = 2;
static $STATUS_FAILED = 3;

And the problem is, we need to go and define the status in every model that we have (around 10+ models).

Then we have functions to update status and check the status in each model like,

public function markRunning($saveRecord = true)
{
    $this->status = static::$STATUS_RUNNING;

    if ($saveRecord) {
        $this->save();
    }
}

public function isRunning()
{
    return $this->status === static::$STATUS_RUNNING;
}

And above functions existed for each 4 status. so what we did is, we created a common StatusTrait which can be used across multiple models.

Here is the code of StatusTrait that you can find for that.

Then in each model, we use this trait. For e.g.,

class SavePdf extends Model
{
    use StatusTrait;

    .....
}

And then can use any method of trait in all the models,

...
$savePdf = new SavePdf();
$savePdf->markRunning();
...

Or we can check if the status of the model is running or not. For e.g.,

...
if ($savePdf->isRunning()) {
    // logic here
}
...

This is how we have saved tons of writing code and optimized the code. Another advantage is, we can just update the value of any status from one single place.

You can also check this kind of pattern and do something like this.

Laravel Debugbar is a great package to debug laravel applications while development. But it's not just limited to debugging. You can use it to optimize the performance of your app a lot as well. Like,

• number of models loaded in a memory
• number of queries fired with timing
• memory used and more.

In short, we can have a complete view of what's going on in each request.

But the less known and use feature it gives is the Timeline tab. Where you can see how much time is taken for each request. And more than that, how much time Laravel took to boot up and how much time our other code has taken. Check the below screenshot.

Recently we came to the case, where one of our consultation clients' CRM application was taking too much time on the first load. Their developers were not able to spot a problem. They checked queries and other stuff which looked completely good. so we were not sure where the time has been spent by the application.

That's were debugbar came to rescue us. We used its measure function facility by which we can measure the time spent in each of the function wherever we want to use. It gives simply two functions startMeasure and stopMeasure to measure the time spent between these two statements.

so we can put startMeasure in the staring of function and put stopMeasure at the end of the function which will render something like this in the timeline tab.

public function searchClients($department)
{
    \Debugbar::startMeasure("searchClients");

    // logic here

    \Debugbar::stopMeasure("searchClients");

    return $result;
}

Once we put this, we get a time that searchClients is taking. Check the screenshot below,

Hope this can help you to figure out what piece of code is taking the time and you can optimize it.

Happy Optimizing :)