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$response = [
'user' => new UserResource($user),
'token' => $token
];
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Hi,
I am trying to improve my Laravel knowledge and use the skinny controller methodologiy. To help do this I am using API Resources to return data from my controller, for example:
// UserController
public function store(StoreUserRequest $request)
{
return new UserResource(User::create($request->validated());
}
// UserResource
public function toArray($request)
{
return [
'id' => $this->id,
'name' => $this->name,
'email' => $this->email,
'created_at' => $this->created_at,
'updated_at' => $this->updated_at,
];
}
However I have a similar function in RegistrationController and I want to add the sanctum token to the response, how can I add this to the response using API resource and keeping my controller skinny?
// RegistrationController
public function store(StoreUserRequest $request)
{
$user = User::create($request->validated());
$token = $user->createToken('myapptoken')->plainTextToken;
$response = [
'user' => $user,
'token' => $token
];
return response($response, 201);
}
Thank you for your advice
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