caffeinated/flash

Laravel 5 Flash Messages

Caffeinated Flash Messages

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Laravel 5 flash messages, based off the Laracasts video tutorial on the same topic: Flexible Flash Messages. Originally developed for FusionCMS, an open source content management system., _(*2)

Quick Installation

Begin by installing the package through Composer., _(*3)

composer require caffeinated/flash

Once this operation is complete, simply add both the service provider and facade classes to your project's config/app.php file:, _(*4)

Service Provider

Caffeinated\Flash\FlashServiceProvider::class,

Facade

'Flash' => Caffeinated\Flash\Facades\Flash::class,

And that's it! With your coffee in reach, start flashing out messages!, _(*5)

Usage

Usage is simple. Before redirecting to another page, simply call on Flash to set your desired flash message. There are a number of methods to assign different levels of priority (info, success, warning, and error)., _(*6)

Success

Flash::success('This is a success message.');

Info

Flash::info('This is an info message.');

Warning

Flash::warning('This is a warning message.');

Error

Flash::error('This is an error message.');

Rendering

To render your flash messages in your view, simply include the bundled view partial in your master layout:, _(*7)

@include('flash::message')

Note that the bundled view partial is geared for Bootstrap out of the box., _(*8)