LaraJobs Desktop

An open source NativePHP menu bar application for MacOS, providing instant notifications when new jobs are posted on LaraJobs.

Description

LaraJobs Desktop is a convenient way to stay updated with the latest job postings from LaraJobs. The application sits in your menu bar, providing non-intrusive notifications and a quick overview of new job opportunities, ensuring you never miss out on your dream job.

Features:

• Get notified about new job postings
• Send batched notifications, just one, or an explicit "No new jobs" depending on the number of new jobs identified.

• View list of most recent job postings

• Quick links to submit postings or search for Laravel Consultants

• Global hotkey to open the app (default: CmdOrCtrl+Shift+J)

• Ability to filter jobs

Roadmap

We have big plans for LaraJobs Desktop! Here are some features we're considering for future releases:

• Automate building releases on publishing new tags through Github actions
• Watch jobs functionality to keep track of jobs.
• Click on a notification to see quick job details, with an option to go to the site.
• Save job application details for easy reviewing later and to reduce effort required when applying to new jobs.
• Track application status and write notes.
• Ability to explicitly hide jobs
• Backup / restore of settings.
• Show timezone difference to current location.

Prerequisites

The LaraJobs Desktop application currently only supports MacOS. You will also need PHP, Composer, Node, & Yarn installed on your system. Recommended to use Laravel Herd and then install yarn via Homebrew (brew install yarn).

Installation

1. Download the project (git clone git@github.com:UserScape/larajobs-desktop.git larajobs-desktop
2. Run cd larajobs-desktop && composer install && npm install && npm run build
3. Run cp .env.example .env
4. Run php artisan key:generate
5. Run php artisan native:serve

Usage

Use LaraJobs Desktop to stay informed about new jobs.

Potential Issues

Notifications aren't displaying:

Please make sure that notifications are enabled for the app. When running php artisan native:serve notifications are sent from the "Electron" app.

Broken:

Working:

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please ensure your pull requests adhere to the following Laravel coding guidelines: https://spatie.be/guidelines/laravel-php

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Laravel
• NativePHP