middleware(function ($request, $next) { // Get a user instance for the current user $user = user(); // Share variables with controllers $this->currentUser = $user; $this->signedIn = auth()->check(); // Share variables with views view()->share('signedIn', $this->signedIn); view()->share('currentUser', $user); return $next($request); }); } /** * Stops the application and shows a permission error if * the application is in demo mode. */ protected function preventAccessForDemoUsers() { if (config('app.env') === 'demo') { $this->showPermissionError(); } } /** * Adds the page title into the view. * @param $title */ public function setPageTitle($title) { view()->share('pageTitle', $title); } /** * On a permission error redirect to home and display. * the error as a notification. */ protected function showPermissionError() { if (request()->wantsJson()) { $response = response()->json(['error' => trans('errors.permissionJson')], 403); } else { $response = redirect('/'); session()->flash('error', trans('errors.permission')); } throw new HttpResponseException($response); } /** * Checks for a permission. * @param string $permissionName * @return bool|\Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse */ protected function checkPermission($permissionName) { if (!user() || !user()->can($permissionName)) { $this->showPermissionError(); } return true; } /** * Check the current user's permissions against an ownable item. * @param $permission * @param Ownable $ownable * @return bool */ protected function checkOwnablePermission($permission, Ownable $ownable) { if (userCan($permission, $ownable)) { return true; } return $this->showPermissionError(); } /** * Check if a user has a permission or bypass if the callback is true. * @param $permissionName * @param $callback * @return bool */ protected function checkPermissionOr($permissionName, $callback) { $callbackResult = $callback(); if ($callbackResult === false) { $this->checkPermission($permissionName); } return true; } /** * Send back a json error message. * @param string $messageText * @param int $statusCode * @return mixed */ protected function jsonError($messageText = "", $statusCode = 500) { return response()->json(['message' => $messageText], $statusCode); } /** * Create the response for when a request fails validation. * * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request * @param array $errors * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response */ protected function buildFailedValidationResponse(Request $request, array $errors) { if ($request->expectsJson()) { return response()->json(['validation' => $errors], 422); } return redirect()->to($this->getRedirectUrl()) ->withInput($request->input()) ->withErrors($errors, $this->errorBag()); } }