Laravel Authentication: Adding Custom User Providers
<?php
namespace App\Providers;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use App\Extensions\RiakUserProvider;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\AuthServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
/**
* Register any application authentication / authorization services.
*
* @return void
*/
public function boot()
{
$this->registerPolicies();
Auth::provider('riak', function ($app, array $config) {
// Return an instance of Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\UserProvider...
return new RiakUserProvider($app->make('riak.connection'));
});
}
}
The User Provider Contract
<?php
namespace Illuminate\Contracts\Auth;
interface UserProvider {
public function retrieveById($identifier);
public function retrieveByToken($identifier, $token);
public function updateRememberToken(Authenticatable $user, $token);
public function retrieveByCredentials(array $credentials);
public function validateCredentials(Authenticatable $user, array $credentials);
}
The Authenticatable Contract
<?php
namespace Illuminate\Contracts\Auth;
interface Authenticatable {
public function getAuthIdentifierName();
public function getAuthIdentifier();
public function getAuthPassword();
public function getRememberToken();
public function setRememberToken($value);
public function getRememberTokenName();
}
Related concepts
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Adding Custom User Providers
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