Authenticate.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Auth;
use Closure;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

class Authenticate
{
    /**
     * The Guard implementation.
     *
     * @var Guard
     */
    protected $auth;

    /**
     * Create a new filter instance.
     *
     * @param Guard $auth
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct(Guard $auth)
    {
        $this->auth = $auth;
    }

    /**
     * Handle an incoming request.
     *
     * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
     * @param \Closure                 $next
     * @param $role
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle($request, Closure $next, $role)
    {
        if (!$this->auth->check()) {
            return redirect()->to('/login')
                ->with('status', 'success')
                ->with('message', 'Please login.');
        }
        ////////////////
        // if($role == 'all')
        // {
        //     return $next($request);
        // }

        // if( $this->auth->guest() || !$this->auth->user()->hasRole($role))
        // {
        //     abort(403);
        // }
        ////////////////
        return $next($request);
    }

    public function terminate($request, $response)
    {
        $user = Auth::user();
        $currentRoute = Route::currentRouteName();
        Log::info('Authenticate middlware was used: '.$currentRoute.'. ', [$user]);
    }
}