/** * Handle an incoming request. * * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request * @param \Closure $next * @return mixed */ public function handle($request, Closure $next) { $auth = $request->header('X-AUTH'); $token = NULL; if ($auth != NULL) { $token = Utilities::ValidateJWTToken($auth); if ($token != NULL) { // merge the userId, siteId and friendlyId into the request $request->merge(array('auth-email' => $token->email, 'auth-id' => $token->id)); } else { return response('Unauthorized.', 401); } } else { return response('Unauthorized.', 401); } // continue return $next($request); }