<?php namespace Illuminate\Contracts\Notifications; interface Factory { /** * Get a channel instance by name. * * @param string|null $name * @return mixed */ public function channel($name = null); /** * Send the given notification to the given notifiable entities. * * @param \Illuminate\Support\Collection|array|mixed $notifiables * @param mixed $notification * @return void */ public function send($notifiables, $notification); /** * Send the given notification immediately. * * @param \Illuminate\Support\Collection|array|mixed $notifiables * @param mixed $notification * @return void */ public function sendNow($notifiables, $notification); }