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pentangle/laravel-backpack-impersonation-addon
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Backpack for Laravel Addon allows backpack users to impersonate other users

1.0.2(4y ago)0412MITPHPPHP ^8.0

Since Jul 20Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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Backpack for Laravel Addon allows backpack users to impersonate other users
===========================================================================

[](#backpack-for-laravel-addon-allows-backpack-users-to-impersonate-other-users)

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require pentangle/laravel-backpack-impersonation-addon
```

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

add the trait to the desired user model

```
use UserImpersonationTrait;

```

override the existing functions by adding them to the model

```
    /**
     * @return bool
     */
    public function canImpersonate()
    {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool
     */
    public function canBeImpersonated()
    {
        return true;
    }

    public function impersonateButton($crud = false)
    {
        return 'Impersonate this user';
    }

```

add the following code to your routes file web.php

```
Route::impersonate();

```

add the following code to the ModelCrudController

```
$this->crud->addButton('line', 'impersonateButton', 'model_function', 'impersonateButton');

```

Publish the config file to configure custom routes

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=impersonate

```

config/laravel-impersonate.php

```

    /**
     * The session key used to store the original user id.
     */
    'session_key' => 'impersonated_by',

    /**
     * The session key used to stored the original user guard.
     */
    'session_guard' => 'impersonator_guard',

    /**
     * The session key used to stored what guard is impersonator using.
     */
    'session_guard_using' => 'impersonator_guard_using',

    /**
     * The default impersonator guard used.
     */
    'default_impersonator_guard' => 'web',

    /**
     * The URI to redirect after taking an impersonation.
     *
     * Only used in the built-in controller.
     * * Use 'back' to redirect to the previous page
     */
    'take_redirect_to' => '/',

    /**
     * The URI to redirect after leaving an impersonation.
     *
     * Only used in the built-in controller.
     * Use 'back' to redirect to the previous page
     */
    'leave_redirect_to' => '/',

```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Séan Poynter-Smith](https://github.com/Pentangle)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~56 days

Total

5

Last Release

1532d ago

Major Versions

0.0.2 → 1.0.02021-09-23

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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