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robbevw/pseudo
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Guest user library for Laravel

v1.0.0-alpha.1(9y ago)018MITPHPPHP 7.\*

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pseudo
======

[](#pseudo)

Guest user library for Laravel

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

[](#description)

pseudo adds the ability for guests permissions within Laravel's authentication functionality.

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

[](#installation)

##### Include through composer

[](#include-through-composer)

`composer require agilesdesign/pseudo`

##### Add to provider list

[](#add-to-provider-list)

```
'providers' => [
    Pseudo\Providers\PseudoServiceProvider::class,
];
```

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

Comparison to default Laravel behavior

```
Auth::check() // true if User false if Pseudo/Contracts/GuestContract
```

```
Auth::user() // returns instance of Pseudo/Contracts/GuestContract instead of null if no user found
```

```
@can() // no longer automatically fails if not authenticated, allows Gate to be checked
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The only configuration this library requires out of the box is updating the `driver` in your auth guard (config/auth.php) to `pseudo`.

An instance of `Pseudo\Auth\Guest` is resolved from Laravel's Service Container when `Pseudo/Contracts/GuestContract` is requested.

This binding is registered in the supplied ServiceProvider:

```
public function register()
{
    $this->app->bind(GuestContract::class, Guest::class);
}
```

You may override this by providing your own `GuestUser` class that implements `Pseudo/Contracts/GuestContract` and rebinding the interface:

```
class GuestUser extends User implements GuestContract
{

    //Here you amy overload anything to be specific to your guest user
    public function getNameAttribute(){
        return 'Guest User';
    }
}
```

```
this->app->bind(\Pseudo\Contracts\GuestContract::class, \App\GuestUser::class);
```

Policy checks can still be type-hinted for Laravel's `App\User` since `Pseudo\Auth\Guest` extends it.

##### Example

[](#example)

```
Gate::define('create-article', function ($user, $article) {
    if($user instanceof Pseudo\Auth\Guest)
    {
      // logic for guest
    }
    else
    {
      // logic for authenticated
    }
});
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80% 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

3456d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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