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User Interaction Trait

The UserHasInteraction trait allows your User model to track and manage all interactions (likes, dislikes, loves) that a user has made. This is different from the HasLike trait, which is used on content models (Post, Article, etc.).

Prerequisites​

  • Laravel 9.0 or higher
  • PHP 8.1 or higher
  • Laravel Like package installed and configured
  • User authentication set up

Setting Up the User Model​

Add the UserHasInteraction trait to your User model:

use CSlant\LaravelLike\UserHasInteraction;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use UserHasInteraction;

    // Your model code...
}

Available Methods​

Get All User Interactions​

The likes() method returns a HasMany relationship for all interactions made by the user:

$user = User::find(1);

// Get all interactions (likes, dislikes, loves) by this user
$allInteractions = $user->likes()->get();

// Get only likes
$userLikes = $user->likes()->where('type', 'like')->get();

// Get only dislikes
$userDislikes = $user->likes()->where('type', 'dislike')->get();

// Get only loves
$userLoves = $user->likes()->where('type', 'love')->get();

Using with Eager Loading​

You can eager load user interactions to avoid N+1 queries:

// Load users with their interactions
$users = User::with('likes')->get();

// Count interactions per user
$users = User::withCount('likes')->get();

foreach ($users as $user) {
    echo "{$user->name} has {$user->likes_count} interactions";
}

Forget User Interactions​

Remove all interactions or interactions of a specific type for a user:

$user = User::find(1);

// Remove all interactions by this user
$user->forgetInteractions();

// Remove only likes by this user
$user->forgetInteractions('like');

// Remove only dislikes by this user
$user->forgetInteractions('dislike');

// Remove only loves by this user
$user->forgetInteractions('love');

You can also use the forgetInteractionsOfType() method directly:

// Remove all likes by this user
$user->forgetInteractionsOfType('like');

Practical Examples​

User Profile: Show Liked Content​

// In your controller
public function profile(User $user)
{
    $likedPosts = $user->likes()
        ->where('type', 'like')
        ->where('model_type', Post::class)
        ->with('model') // Eager load the related content
        ->latest()
        ->paginate(10);

    return view('profile', compact('user', 'likedPosts'));
}

User Activity Feed​

// Get recent interactions by the user
$recentActivity = $user->likes()
    ->with('model')
    ->latest()
    ->take(20)
    ->get()
    ->map(function ($interaction) {
        return [
            'type' => $interaction->type->value,
            'content' => $interaction->model,
            'date' => $interaction->created_at->diffForHumans(),
        ];
    });

Count Interactions by Type​

$user = User::find(1);

$stats = [
    'total_likes' => $user->likes()->where('type', 'like')->count(),
    'total_dislikes' => $user->likes()->where('type', 'dislike')->count(),
    'total_loves' => $user->likes()->where('type', 'love')->count(),
];

Configuration​

The trait uses configuration values from config/like.php:

'users' => [
    'model' => 'App\Models\User',      // Your User model class
    'foreign_key' => 'user_id',          // Foreign key in the likes table
],

If you use a custom user model or a different foreign key, update these values accordingly.

Next Steps​