/home/brandsfa/public_html/app/Http/Middleware/SellerApiAuthMiddleware.php
<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use App\Models\Seller;
use Closure;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class SellerApiAuthMiddleware
{
    /**
     * Handle an incoming request.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Illuminate\Http\Response|\Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse)  $next
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
    {
        $token = explode(' ', $request->header('authorization'));
        if (count($token) > 1 && strlen($token[1]) > 30) {
            $seller = Seller::where(['auth_token' => $token['1']])->first();
            if (isset($seller)) {
                $request['seller'] = $seller;
                return $next($request);
            }
        }

        return response()->json([
            'auth-001' => translate('Your existing session token does not authorize you any more')
        ], 401);
    }
}
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