README

About Laravel Captcha

Laravel Captcha is a simple and customizable package to integrate CAPTCHA functionality into your Laravel application. It provides an easy-to-use API for generating CAPTCHA codes and validating user inputs, helping to protect your application from bots and spam.

Features

• Generates customizable CAPTCHA images.
• Validates CAPTCHA inputs.
• Clears CAPTCHA sessions automatically.
• Easily integrates with Laravel applications.

Installation

Install the package using Composer:

composer require djimmy/captcha

Usage

1. Add the Service Provider (if not auto-discovered):

   // config/app.php
   'providers' => [
       Djimmy\Captcha\CaptchaServiceProvider::class,
   ];

2. Publish the Config File:

   php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Djimmy\Captcha\CaptchaServiceProvider"

3. Generate a CAPTCHA Image:

   In your controller:

   use Djimmy\Captcha\CaptchaService;
   
   public function showCaptcha(CaptchaService $captchaService)
   {
       return $captchaService->generateCaptcha();
   }

4. Validate CAPTCHA:

   use Illuminate\Http\Request;
   use Djimmy\Captcha\CaptchaService;
   
   public function validateCaptcha(Request $request, CaptchaService $captchaService)
   {
       $isValid = $captchaService->validateCaptcha($request->input('captcha'));
   
       if ($isValid) {
           // CAPTCHA is valid
       } else {
           // CAPTCHA is invalid
       }
   }

5. Clear CAPTCHA:

   $captchaService->clearCaptcha();

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue on GitHub.

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.