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29 {
30 return new User();
31 });
32
33 $this->app->bind("chat.command.serve", function()
34 {
35 return new Command\Serve(
36 $this->app->make("chat.chat")
37 );
38 });
39
40 $this->commands("chat.command.serve");
41 }
42
43 public function provides()
44 {
45 return [
46 "chat.chat",
47 "chat.command.serve",
48 "chat.emitter",
49 "chat.server"
50 ];
51 }
52 }
This file should be saved as workbench/formativ/chat/src/Formativ/Chat/ChatServiceProvider.php.
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The first binding is a simple alias to the EvenementEventEmitter class (which Ratchet requires).
We bind it here as we cannot guarantee that Ratchet will continue to use EvenementEventEmitter
and we’ll need a reliable way to unit test possible alternatives in the future.
Creating A Chat Handler
Let’s look closer at the second and third bindings. The first is to the Chat class. It implements the
ChatInterface interface: