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mattyeend/guest-to-user-helper
==============================

Guest-to-user migration helper for Laravel.

v1.1.8(2w ago)12MITPHPPHP >=8.2

Since Aug 14Pushed 2w agoCompare

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Laravel Guest Upgrade (Guest-to-User Migration Helper)
======================================================

[](#laravel-guest-upgrade-guest-to-user-migration-helper)

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Works with Laravel 10, 11, 12, & 13
- Assigns a unique guest identifier
- Seamlessly migrates guest-owned models to a real user on registration/login
- Simple API, no deep integration needed

---

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require MattYeend/guest-to-user-helper
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=migrations
```

---

Middleware Registration
-----------------------

[](#middleware-registration)

Laravel 10 and 11

```
// app/Http/Kernel.php
protected $middlewareGroups = [
    'web' => [
        \MattYeend\GuestToUserHelper\Http\Middleware\AssignGuestIdentifier::class,
    ],
];
```

Laravel 12

```
// bootstrap/app.php
use MattYeend\GuestToUserHelper\Http\Middleware\AssignGuestIdentifier;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Middleware;

return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
    ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {
        $middleware->group('web', [
            AssignGuestIdentifier::class,
        ]);
    })
    ->create();
```

---

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Add `HasGuestOwnership` to any model you want to track for guests:

```
use MattYeend\GuestToUserHelper\Traits\HasGuestOwnership;

class Cart extends Model
{
    use HasGuestOwnership;
}
```

Migrate data after login/registration:

```
app(\MattYeend\GuestToUserHelper\GuestMigrator::class)->migrate(auth()->id());
```

Events available:

- `GuestMigrating`
- `GuestMigrated`

---

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

Run the included tests:

```
vendor/bin/phpunit
```

---

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is licensed under the MIT License.

---

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests for improvements or new features!

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance96

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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 ~43 days

Recently: every ~74 days

Total

8

Last Release

20d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23270321?v=4)[Matt Yeend](/maintainers/MattYeend)[@MattYeend](https://github.com/MattYeend)

---

Top Contributors

[![MattYeend](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23270321?v=4)](https://github.com/MattYeend "MattYeend (10 commits)")

---

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