messages implemented

app/Enums/ReactionType.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Enums;
+
+/**
+ * Reaction slugs used in the database.
+ * Emoji are only used for display — slugs are stored.
+ */
+enum ReactionType: string
+{
+    case ThumbsUp = 'thumbs_up';
+    case Heart    = 'heart';
+    case Fire     = 'fire';
+    case Laugh    = 'laugh';
+    case Clap     = 'clap';
+    case Wow      = 'wow';
+
+    /** Return the display emoji for this reaction. */
+    public function emoji(): string
+    {
+        return match ($this) {
+            self::ThumbsUp => '👍',
+            self::Heart    => '❤️',
+            self::Fire     => '🔥',
+            self::Laugh    => '😂',
+            self::Clap     => '👏',
+            self::Wow      => '😮',
+        };
+    }
+
+    /** Human-readable label. */
+    public function label(): string
+    {
+        return match ($this) {
+            self::ThumbsUp => 'Like',
+            self::Heart    => 'Love',
+            self::Fire     => 'Fire',
+            self::Laugh    => 'Haha',
+            self::Clap     => 'Clap',
+            self::Wow      => 'Wow',
+        };
+    }
+
+    /** All valid slugs — used for validation. */
+    public static function values(): array
+    {
+        return array_column(self::cases(), 'value');
+    }
+
+    /** Full UI payload for the frontend. */
+    public static function asMap(): array
+    {
+        $map = [];
+        foreach (self::cases() as $case) {
+            $map[$case->value] = [
+                'slug'  => $case->value,
+                'emoji' => $case->emoji(),
+                'label' => $case->label(),
+            ];
+        }
+        return $map;
+    }
+}