BaseProvider

getProviderName

Returns the name for this Provider.

This name should be the same across all different channels using the same Provider.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
No arguments

Return: (string) The Provider name

notify

Sends a Notification to a Notifiable through this Channel instance using the configured Provider.

This method will be called once for each Notifiable receiving the notification, even if the NotificationService#notify method was called with multiple Notifiable instances.

When implementing this method, make sure not to modify the Notification instance as this instance will be used for each Notifiable.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
notifiable	INotifiable	true		The Notifiable instance receiving the Notification.
notification	BaseNotification	true		The Notification instance to send to the notifiable.

Return: Notification instance, after it has been sent to the INotifiable.

routeNotificationFor

Determines the route the notification should be sent to by calling the routeNotificationFor{ChannelType} method, if it exists.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
type	string	true		The type of channel to route to.
notifiable	INotifiable	true		The notifiable instance the notification is being sent to.
channelName	string	true		The name of the channel to route to.
additionalArgs	struct	false	{}	Any additional arguments to pass to the routing method (to{ChannelType} method).
optional	boolean	false	false	Boolean flag determining if the routing method is optional or not.

Return: The result of the routeNotificationFor{ChannelType} method. The variable type depends on the Provider.