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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class AddTypeToDirectMessagesTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('direct_messages', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('type')->default('text')->nullable()->index()->after('from_id');
+            $table->boolean('is_hidden')->default(false)->index()->after('group_message');
+            $table->json('meta')->nullable()->after('is_hidden');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('direct_messages', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('type');
+            $table->dropColumn('is_hidden');
+            $table->dropColumn('meta');
+        });
+    }
+}