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shiftechafrica/laravel-multiple-guards
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This library helps one to handle multiple guards. Read through the read me.

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Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

This library helps one to handle multiple guards. Read through to understand how to use it.

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

The recommended way to install laravel-multiple-guards is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org).

```
# Install package via composer
composer require shiftechafrica/laravel-multiple-guards
```

Next, run the Composer command to install the latest stable version of *shiftechafrica/laravel-multiple-guards*:

```
# Update package via composer
 composer update shiftechafrica/laravel-multiple-guards --lock
```

After installing, the package will be auto discovered, But if need you may run:

```
# run for auto discovery
composer dump-autoload
```

Then run this, to get the *config/laravel-multiple-guards.php* for your own configurations:

```
# run this to get the configuration file at config/laravel-multiple-guards.php
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="LaravelMultipleGuards\LaravelMultipleGuardsServiceProvider"
```

A *config/laravel-multiple-guards.php* file will be created, follow the example below to define your guards.

```
# set all the guards to use within the system
SYSTEM_GUARDS=admin,web
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Follow the steps below on how to use the laravel-multiple-guards:

#### How to use the Library

[](#how-to-use-the-library)

How to use the guards within your controller...

```
class HomeController extends Controller
{
    use FindGuard;

        /**
         * Create a new controller instance.
         *
         * @return void
         */
        public function __construct()
        {
            $this->middleware($this->setGuardMiddleware()); //@todo this sets the middleware automatically i.e auth, auth:admin that you have defined in the config/auth.php
        }

        /**
         * Show the application dashboard.
         *
         * @return Renderable
         */
        public function index()
        {
            return view('home');
        }

        /**
         * get authenticated user
         */
        public function getUser()
        {
            return $this->findGuardType()->user();
        }

        /**
         * logout user
         * @return RedirectResponse
         */
        public function logout()
        {
            $this->findGuardType()->logout();
            return redirect()->route('login');
        }
}

/**
 * How to get the guard name
 * authorized
*/
 return $this->findGuardType(true); //@todo this returns the guard name i.e web , admin
```

Version Guidance
----------------

[](#version-guidance)

VersionStatusPackagistNamespaceRepo1.xEOL`shiftechafrica/laravel-multiple-guards``LaravelMultipleGuards`[v1.1.9](https://github.com/SHIFTECH-AFRICA/laravel-multiple-guards/releases/tag/v1.1.9)2.xLatest`shiftechafrica/laravel-multiple-guards``LaravelMultipleGuards`[v2.0.1](https://github.com/SHIFTECH-AFRICA/laravel-multiple-guards/releases/tag/v2.0.1)Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

For any security vulnerabilities, please email to [Support](mailto:bugs@shiftech.co.ke).

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is open-source, licensed under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

45

—

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance85

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 89.4% 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 ~89 days

Recently: every ~285 days

Total

24

Last Release

78d ago

Major Versions

v1.1.9 → v2.0.02024-07-09

### Community

Maintainers

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