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3cplus/auth-middleware
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3C plus - api auth middleware

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3CPlus Auth Middleware
======================

[](#3cplus-auth-middleware)

A PHP middleware for authentication using API tokens, with Redis caching support.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require 3cplus/auth-middleware
```

Description
-----------

[](#description)

This middleware authenticates requests by validating API tokens against a remote authentication service. It supports token extraction from both query parameters and Authorization headers. For performance optimization, authenticated user data is cached in Redis.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.2 or higher
- Laravel/Illuminate Support
- GuzzleHTTP
- Predis

Environment Variables
---------------------

[](#environment-variables)

The following environment variables are **required**:

VariableDescription`URL_APPLICATION_API`URL of the authentication API endpoint`REDIS_CACHE_HOST`Redis server hostname`REDIS_CACHE_PORT`Redis server portUsage
-----

[](#usage)

### Basic Implementation

[](#basic-implementation)

```
use Dev3CPlus\Middleware\AuthMiddleware;

// Create middleware instance
$authMiddleware = new AuthMiddleware();

// Process the request
$response = $authMiddleware->process($request, $handler);
```

### Token Extraction

[](#token-extraction)

The middleware extracts the API token in the following order:

1. From query parameter: `?api_token=your-token`
2. From Authorization header: `Authorization: Bearer your-token`

### Error Handling

[](#error-handling)

The middleware throws exceptions with appropriate HTTP status codes:

- `401 Unauthorized`: When the API token is missing or invalid
- `500 Internal Server Error`: For other processing errors

### Caching

[](#caching)

Successfully authenticated user data is cached in Redis for 1 hour (3600 seconds) to minimize API calls.

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](LICENSE.md)

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance42

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

472d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/30061278?v=4)[Gabriel Krysa](/maintainers/gabrielkrysa)[@GabrielKrysa](https://github.com/GabrielKrysa)

---

Top Contributors

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