blaspsoft / keysmith-vue
A Vue & Inertia-powered API key management system for Laravel 12 Vue Starterkit, with secure token generation, revocation, and authentication.
Requires
- php: ^8.2
- illuminate/support: ^12.0
- inertiajs/inertia-laravel: ^2.0
- laravel/sanctum: ^4.0
Requires (Dev)
- orchestra/testbench: ^12.0
- phpunit/phpunit: ^10.0
README
Keysmith Vue - Laravel 12 Vue Starterkit API Token Management
Keysmith Vue is a Laravel 12 Vue Starterkit package that provides Vue.js components for managing API keys and tokens in your application. It offers a clean, user-friendly interface for creating, viewing, and revoking API keys with customizable permissions based on the implementation from Laravel Breeze.
Features
- 🔑 Easy API token generation and management
- 🔒 Built on Laravel Sanctum's secure token authentication
- 🎨 Pre-built Vue components for quick integration
- 📱 Responsive and user-friendly interface
- ⚙️ Flexible installation options (page or settings templates)
- 🛠️ Customizable permissions system
Requirements
- PHP 8.2 or higher
- Laravel 12.x
- Vue 3.x
- Laravel Sanctum
Installation
You can install the package via composer:
composer require blaspsoft/keysmith-vue
Choose your preferred installation template:
Page Template
Install this option to add a dedicated API tokens page at pages/api-tokens/index.vue
. This provides a standalone interface for managing your API tokens.
Settings Template
Choose this option to integrate API token management within your Laravel Vue Starterkit settings at pages/settings/APITokens.vue
. This keeps token management alongside your other application settings.
Run one (or both) of the following commands based on your choice:
php artisan keysmith:install page
or
php artisan keysmith:install settings
Configure Inertia Middleware
Add the following to your HandleInertiaRequests.php
middleware's share
method to handle API token flash messages:
'flash' => [ 'api_token' => fn () => session()->get('api_token'), ],
public function share(Request $request): array { [$message, $author] = str(Inspiring::quotes()->random())->explode('-'); return [ ...parent::share($request), 'name' => config('app.name'), 'quote' => ['message' => trim($message), 'author' => trim($author)], 'auth' => [ 'user' => $request->user(), ], 'flash' => [ 'api_token' => fn () => session()->get('api_token'), ], ]; }
This configuration is required to display newly created API tokens to users.
Add navlinks to starterkit templates
Dependent of which template you decide to use 'page" or "settings" (or both). You may want to add links to the app sidebar and settings navigations.
For the page update js/components/AppSidebar.vue
const mainNavItems: NavItem[] = [ { title: "Dashboard", href: "/dashboard", icon: LayoutGrid, }, { title: "API Tokens", href: "/api-tokens", icon: KeyRound, }, ];
For the settings update js/layouts/settings/Layout.vue
const sidebarNavItems: NavItem[] = [ { title: "Profile", href: "/settings/profile", }, { title: "Password", href: "/settings/password", }, { title: "Appearance", href: "/settings/appearance", }, { title: "API Tokens", href: "/settings/api-tokens", }, ];
Publish config [optional]
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=keysmith-vue-config --force
This command will publish a configuration file at config/keysmith.php
, where you can customize keysmith settings.
Dependencies
This package requires Laravel Sanctum for API token authentication. Before using Keysmith Vue, make sure to:
- Install Laravel Sanctum:
composer require laravel/sanctum
- Publish and run Sanctum's migrations:
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\Sanctum\SanctumServiceProvider" --tag="sanctum-migrations" php artisan migrate
- Add the HasApiTokens trait to your User model:
use Laravel\Sanctum\HasApiTokens; class User extends Authenticatable { use HasApiTokens; // ... existing code ... }
Components
Keysmith Vue provides two components that are installed in your /components
directory:
CreateApiTokenForm.vue
: Form component for generating new API tokensManageApiTokens.vue
: Component for viewing and managing existing tokens
These components are utilized in both the page and settings templates.
Routes
Keysmith Vue provides two sets of routes depending on your installation choice:
Page Template Routes
If you installed using the page template (keysmith:install page
), these routes are available:
Route::get('/api-tokens', [TokenController::class, 'index'])->name('api-tokens.index'); Route::post('/api-tokens', [TokenController::class, 'store'])->name('api-tokens.store'); Route::put('/api-tokens/{token}', [TokenController::class, 'update'])->name('api-tokens.update'); Route::delete('/api-tokens/{token}', [TokenController::class, 'destroy'])->name('api-tokens.destroy');
Settings Template Routes
If you installed using the settings template (keysmith:install settings
), these routes are available:
Route::get('/settings/api-tokens', [TokenController::class, 'index'])->name('settings.api-tokens.index'); Route::post('/settings/api-tokens', [TokenController::class, 'store'])->name('settings.api-tokens.store'); Route::put('/settings/api-tokens/{token}', [TokenController::class, 'update'])->name('settings.api-tokens.update'); Route::delete('/settings/api-tokens/{token}', [TokenController::class, 'destroy'])->name('settings.api-tokens.destroy');
All routes are protected by authentication middleware and handle the following operations:
GET
: Retrieve all tokens for the authenticated userPOST
: Create a new API tokenPUT
: Update token permissionsDELETE
: Revoke an existing token
Testing
Keysmith Vue includes test files that are placed in your project's tests/Feature/ApiToken
directory:
PageTokenTest.php
: Tests for the page template implementationSettingsTokenTest.php
: Tests for the settings template implementation
You can run the tests using:
php artisan test
Customizing Permissions
You can customize the available token permissions by modifying the config/keysmith.php
file:
return [ 'permissions' => [ 'read', 'create', 'update', 'delete', // Add your custom permissions here ], ];
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Security
If you discover any security related issues, please email mike.deeming@blaspsoft.com instead of using the issue tracker.
Credits
License
The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.