Laravel Auth::user() alternatives

How to get authenticated user instance in Laravel

Getting Authenticated user in Laravel

• Using Facade:

Auth::user(); 
or
\Auth::user();  // without need to use Auth namespace

• Using helper function :

auth()->user();

Note: Both of the above options do query database on each request!

• In case we have Route::post() in our routes, our controller seems something like this:

Then inside the store action we can get the authenticated user via $request instance like:

$request()->user();

Note: The request option does not run query on database on each request!

Checking logged in user:

if(Auth::check()){
    //  user is logged in
}

We usually use check method in middleware.

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Getting Authenticated user id:

Auth::user()->getId();
or
Auth::id();

Simulating a login:

• Inside a controller we can login a user with the user_id = $id

auth()->loginUsingId($id);

• or

auth()->login($user, false);
\Auth::login($user, false);
\Auth::login($user, true);

Note: false as the second argument means don’t tick remember_me when login a $user.

Inside Laravel Core:

How laravel core fetch the authenticated user when using can method in Authorization:

This is in Illuminate\Auth\AuthManager here

another case is happening here