Laravel use route parameter in middleware

Question

Couldn't find anything that specifically matches my situation. I have a route group defined as:

Route::group(['prefix' => 'api/v1/{access_token}'], function(){
    ...
}

The above group has several resource routes inside. I am trying to create a custom middleware that will validate the access_token parameter and return a 400 response if the parameter is not valid. I would like to be able to so something like this in my controllers:

class ProductController extends Controller {

    /**
     * Instantiate a new ProductController
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('verifyAccessToken');
    }
    ...
}

My question is not "how do I define custom middleware", but rather, how can I gain access to the access_token parameter from within the handle function of my custom middleware?

EDIT: While the question suggested as a duplicate is similar and has an answer, that answer seems to be outdated and/or unsatisfactory for what I am trying to accomplish.

Is there any particular reason you don't want to put the middleware on the route group its self? — Ohgodwhy, Nov 12 '15 at 18:19
@Ohgodwhy Nope. I usually prefer to define it in my controller, but I would be open to any solution that allows me to accomplish what I want. — Vince, Nov 12 '15 at 18:20
Possible duplicate of [Send route param to middleware as argument Laravel](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32082758/send-route-param-to-middleware-as-argument-laravel) — ventaquil, Nov 12 '15 at 18:25
Have you tried my answer? It should be exactly what you are looking for. — Thomas Kim, Nov 12 '15 at 18:31

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 12 '15 at 18:23

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You can just access it from your $request object using the magic __get method like this:

public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
    $token = $request->access_token;
    // Do something with $token
}

answered Nov 12 '15 at 18:23

Thomas Kim

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 12 '15 at 18:22

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http://laravel.com/docs/master/middleware#middleware-parameters

For simple

public function yourmethod($access_token){
    $this->middleware('verifyAccessToken', $access_token);
}

I think you can't do it in __construct() method.

answered Nov 12 '15 at 18:22

ventaquil

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The point is to not have to duplicate the same code within every controller function... – Vince Nov 12 '15 at 18:23
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@Vince try my question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32082758/send-route-param-to-middleware-as-argument-laravel – ventaquil Nov 12 '15 at 18:25

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 12 '15 at 18:26

Just stick the middleware on the Route::group

Route::group(['prefix' => 'api/v1/{access_token}', 'middleware' => 'verifyAccessToken'], function(){

});

Then in your middleware, as Thomas Kim pointed out, you can use the $request object to gain access to the token that was passed to the route.

public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
    $token = $request->access_token;
    // Do something with $token
}

Laravel use route parameter in middleware

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