Laravel - I Auth::user() in Authenticate.php Middleware return null

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When I am trying to return Auth::user() or return $request->user(), the handle($request, Closure $next, ...$guards) function (in Authenticate.php middleware) returns null. This middleware execute for every route. I am trying to return Auth::user() because i need an email of currently logged user and returning Auth::user() is for checking if I can get informations about currently logged user.

<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authenticate as Middleware;
use Closure;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cookie;
use PHPOpenSourceSaver\JWTAuth\Exceptions\TokenExpiredException;
use PHPOpenSourceSaver\JWTAuth\Exceptions\TokenInvalidException;
use PHPOpenSourceSaver\JWTAuth\Facades\JWTAuth;
use Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\RouteNotFoundException;

class Authenticate extends Middleware
{
    /**
     * Get the path the user should be redirected to when they are not authenticated.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return string|null
     */
    protected function redirectTo($request)
    {
        
        if (!$request->expectsJson()) {
            return route('login');
        }
    }

    public function handle($request, Closure $next, ...$guards)
    {
        return Auth::user();
        return $next($request);
    }
}

'guards' => [ // 'web' => [ // 'driver' => 'session', // 'provider' => 'users', // ], 'api' => [ 'driver' => 'jwt', 'provider' => 'users', ], ], — Roful
– Roful, Commented Sep 30, 2022 at 23:50
what is the default set as? an please add this information to your answer in a code block not in the comments — lagbox
– lagbox, Commented Oct 1, 2022 at 0:30

Aranya Sen · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-02 06:03:34Z

1

The handle() method in the parent class Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authenticate performs the actual authentication. Since you've overridden this method and not calling the auth logic, authentication isn't performed and thus Auth::user() returns null.

You can remove the handle() method from your middleware, and add the debug-line return Auth::user(); in redirectTo() instead (just before the if()).

answered Oct 2, 2022 at 6:03

Aranya Sen

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