Messages working "live"

app/Http/Controllers/ChatController.php

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+use App\Models\Message;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
@@ -9,9 +10,11 @@ class ChatController extends Controller
     public function index()
     {
         $discussions = auth()->user()->chats()
-            ->with(['messages' => function ($query) {
-                $query->latest()->limit(1);
-            }])
+            ->with([
+                'messages' => function ($query) {
+                    $query->latest()->limit(1);
+                }
+            ])
             ->latest()
             ->get();
 
@@ -20,4 +23,27 @@ public function index()
             'selectedDiscussion' => $discussions->first(),
         ]);
     }
+
+    public function getMessages($chatId)
+    {
+        $messages = Message::where('chat_id', $chatId)
+            ->orderBy('created_at', 'asc')
+            ->get();
+
+        return response()->json(['messages' => $messages]);
+    }
+
+    public function storeMessage(Request $request, $chatId)
+    {
+        $request->validate([
+            'message' => 'required|string',
+        ]);
+        $message = new Message();
+        $message->user_id = auth()->id();
+        $message->chat_id = $chatId;
+        $message->message = $request->message;
+        $message->save();
+
+        return response()->json(['message' => $message]);
+    }
 }

app/Models/Message.php

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Message extends Model
     protected $table = 'messages';
 
     protected $fillable = [
-        'content',
+        'message',
         'chat_id',
         'user_id',
     ];