Is it possible to bypass auth when APP_ENV is dev?

One possible solution is to create a custom middleware that checks the APP_ENV environment variable and bypasses the authentication middleware if it is set to dev. Here's an example implementation:

1. Create a new middleware class using the php artisan make:middleware command:

php artisan make:middleware BypassAuthForDev

1. Open the app/Http/Middleware/BypassAuthForDev.php file and modify the handle method to check the APP_ENV variable and bypass the authentication middleware if it is set to dev:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;

class BypassAuthForDev
{
    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        if (App::environment('dev')) {
            return $next($request);
        }

        return redirect('/login');
    }
}

1. Register the new middleware in the app/Http/Kernel.php file by adding it to the $routeMiddleware array:

protected $routeMiddleware = [
    // ...
    'bypass.auth' => \App\Http\Middleware\BypassAuthForDev::class,
];

1. Apply the new middleware to the routes that should be bypassed when APP_ENV is set to dev:

Route::middleware(['bypass.auth'])->group(function () {
    // ...
});

Now, when APP_ENV is set to dev, the BypassAuthForDev middleware will allow requests to bypass the authentication middleware and proceed to the protected routes. In all other environments, the authentication middleware will be enforced as usual.