/**
* @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* @param \Closure $next
* @return
*/
public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
$virtual_user = \App\Helpers\VirtualUserHelper::user();
$response = $next($request);
if (!$virtual_user) {
$virtual_user = \App\Models\VirtualUser::create(['last_ip' => $request->ip()]);
$virtual_session = cookie(self::SESSION_VAR_NAME, $virtual_user->id);
$response->withCookie($virtual_session);
}
return $response;
}
public static function user()
{
$virtual_user_id = \Request::cookie(self::SESSION_VAR_NAME);
return \App\Models\VirtualUser::find($virtual_user_id);
}