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Tired of repetitive logins during development? Let us Slash your Login!

Simplify your development workflow today with SlashLogin!

SlashLogin is a Laravel package designed to simplify your development / testing workflow. It allows you to quickly log in as any user in your application by accessing a configured route. It's perfect for developers who want to save time and effort by eliminating repetitive logins during development.

Key Features:

• Effortless Login: Login as any user with a single route.
• Flexible Configuration: Customize the login route, user model, redirect route, and more.
• Secure by Design: Designed for development environments only, ensuring production security.
• Easy Installation and Usage: Quick setup and intuitive configuration.

How It Works:

1. Installation: Install using Composer (composer require --dev fahadyousafmahar/slash-login).
2. Configuration: Customize the settings in the configuration file (config/slash-login.php).
3. Usage: Access the configured route with the desired user ID to log in.

Example:

If you configure the route as login then you can log in as user with ID 123 by visiting http://your-app.com/login/123.

Benefits:

• Accelerated Development: Save time and effort by eliminating repetitive logins.
• Enhanced Testing: Quickly test different user scenarios without manual logins.
• Simplified Debugging: Easily access various user accounts for debugging purposes.

Installation:

1. Require the package:

   composer require --dev fahadyousafmahar/slash-login

2. Publish the configuration:

   php artisan vendor:publish --tag="slash-login-config"

3. Configure as needed: Edit the config/slash-login.php file to customize the login behavior.

   • route: The route segment for login (default: login).
   • model: The User model class to fetch user data.
   • redirect_route: The route to redirect to after login.
   • guard: The authentication guard to use (default: web).
   • custom_session_data: Additional session data to set after login.

• Note: This package is intended for development and testing environments only. It automatically disables itself in production environments based on the APP_ENV configuration.

Keywords: Laravel, development, testing, login, authentication, efficiency, productivity, developer tool.

Author: Fahad Yousaf Mahar

Contributors:

Austin White