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andrewdyer/gate
===============

Check if a user is authorized to perform a given action

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Gate
====

[](#gate)

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Check if a user is authorized to perform a given action.

License
-------

[](#license)

Licensed under MIT. Totally free for private or commercial projects.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require andrewdyer/gate

```

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

To get started with the Gate library, you need to create an instance of the `Gate` class and pass an `Authenticatable` user to it.

```
use Anddye\Gate\Gate;
use Anddye\Gate\Authenticatable;

class User implements Authenticatable {
    // User implementation
}

$user = new User();
$gate = new Gate($user);
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Defining Abilities

[](#defining-abilities)

You can define abilities using the `define` method. The first argument is the name of the ability, and the second argument is a callback that determines if the user has the ability.

```
$gate->define('edit-post', function ($user, $post) {
    return $user->id === $post->user_id;
});
```

### Checking Abilities

[](#checking-abilities)

You can check abilities using the `allows` and `denies` methods.

```
if ($gate->allows('edit-post', $post)) {
    // The user can edit the post
}

if ($gate->denies('edit-post', $post)) {
    // The user cannot edit the post
}
```

### Authorizing Actions

[](#authorizing-actions)

You can authorize actions using the `authorize` method. This method will throw an `UnauthorizedException` if the user does not have the required abilities.

```
try {
    $gate->authorize(['edit-post'], $post);
    // The user is authorized to edit the post
} catch (UnauthorizedException $e) {
    // The user is not authorized to edit the post
}
```

### Registering Before Callbacks

[](#registering-before-callbacks)

You can register a callback to run before all checks using the `before` method.

```
$gate->before(function ($user, $ability) {
    if ($user->isAdmin()) {
        return true;
    }
});
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance40

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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

Every ~1766 days

Total

2

Last Release

511d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/666597ea6e46748a89fe8764d1a45b4d0da97daf1bb1e9770ea34ae41f706d08?d=identicon)[andrewdyer](/maintainers/andrewdyer)

---

Top Contributors

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---

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