Doctrine Messenger Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

This package is not designed for Laravel and should never be considered for Laravel-based products. As a Symfony-specific bridge, it conflicts with Laravel's architecture, service container, and native queue system. Product decisions around queueing in Laravel should prioritize Laravel's built-in database driver or Redis solutions, which are purpose-built for the framework and have full ecosystem support. Adopting this package would introduce significant technical debt, require rewriting core queue logic, and create unresolvable dependency conflicts between Symfony and Laravel components.

When to Consider This Package

Only for Symfony applications where Doctrine is already in use and a database-backed message transport is required (e.g., avoiding external dependencies like RabbitMQ). Avoid entirely for Laravel projects due to:

• Fundamental architectural incompatibilities (Symfony's component model vs. Laravel's service provider system)
• Version conflicts (e.g., Symfony 8.x dependencies vs. Laravel 10's Symfony 6.x dependencies)
• Zero community adoption in Laravel contexts (0 dependents)
• High maintenance risk from manual patch coordination across frameworks
  For Laravel, always default to Illuminate\Queue with database or redis drivers unless there is a specific, validated need for Symfony Messenger features (which is extremely rare in Laravel ecosystems).

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

"This package is exclusively for Symfony applications and has zero compatibility with Laravel. For our current Laravel projects, using it would force us to abandon Laravel's native queue system, introduce dependency conflicts, and create unsustainable maintenance overhead. Our built-in database queue driver is optimized for Laravel, fully supported by the community, and requires no external dependencies. If we ever move to Symfony, this bridge would be a strong candidate—but for now, adopting it would be a high-risk distraction. Let's focus on leveraging Laravel's proven solutions to deliver features faster and with lower risk."