jundayw/policy

A flexible policy verification system for Laravel, supporting dynamic return of permission identifiers through model methods and providing easy integration with middleware.

v1.0.0 2026-03-20 11:43 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.0

Requires (Dev)

• code-lts/doctum: ^5.0

MIT

• jundayw

• laravel
• Policy

README

Policy

A flexible policy verification system for Laravel, supporting dynamic return of permission identifiers through model methods and providing easy integration with middleware.

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Table of Contents

1. Installation
2. Usage
3. Contributing
4. Contributors
5. License

Installation

You can install the package via Composer:

composer require jundayw/policy

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Usage

Model Preparation

The model to be verified (e.g., App\Models\User) must implement the Jundayw\Policy\Contracts\Policeable interface and use the Jundayw\Policy\Concerns\HasPolicy trait. Also, implement the getPolicies(string $ability, array $arguments = []): array method to return an array of permission identifiers that the current user possesses.

namespace App\Models;

use Jundayw\Policy\Concerns\HasPolicy;
use Jundayw\Policy\Contracts\Policeable;

class User extends Authenticatable implements Policeable
{
    use HasPolicy;

    public function getPolicies(string $ability, array $arguments = []): array
    {
        // Here you can obtain the user's permission list from the database, cache, etc.
        return [
            'backend.module.create',
            'backend.module.edit',
            'backend.policy.list',
            'backend.policy.create',
            'backend.policy.update',
            'backend.policy.destroy',
            'backend.role.*',
            'backend.*.*',
        ];
    }
}

Using Built-in Middleware

The package provides a policy middleware that you can use directly in controllers or routes for permission verification.

In the controller constructor:

class UserController extends Controller
{
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('policy');
    }
}

In route definitions:

Route::middleware('policy')->group(function () {
    Route::get('/users', [UserController::class, 'index']);
    Route::post('/users', [UserController::class, 'store']);
    // ...
});

When a user is unauthorized, the built-in middleware throws a Jundayw\Policy\Exceptions\PolicyException. You should handle this exception according to your application's needs (e.g., return a 403 page or JSON response).

Custom Middleware

If you need more control (e.g., custom rules for generating permission identifiers), you can create your own middleware:

use Jundayw\Policy\Policy;
use Jundayw\Policy\Exceptions\PolicyException;

class CustomPolicyMiddleware
{
    public function handle($request, $next)
    {
        // Generate a permission identifier based on the request, e.g., "admin.user.update"
        $policy = $this->determinePolicy($request);

        if ($request->user()->can($policy, [Policy::class])) {
            return $next($request);
        }

        // Custom unauthorized behavior
        throw new PolicyException('Unauthorized', 403);
    }

    protected function determinePolicy($request)
    {
        // Example: dynamically construct a permission string from the route or request
        return $request->route()->getName();
    }
}

Custom Permission Identifier

Create a custom rule class for generating permission identifiers:

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Jundayw\Policy\Contracts\CanPoliceable;

class CustomPoliceable implements CanPoliceable
{
    public function __invoke(Request $request): mixed
    {
        if (app()->runningInConsole()) {
            return null;
        }

        return $request->path();
    }
}

Register it in the container:

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use Jundayw\Policy\Contracts\CanPoliceable;

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot(): void
    {
        $this->app->bind(CanPoliceable::class, function () {
            return new CustomPoliceable;
        });
    }
}

Debug Mode

You can enable or disable permission verification by publishing the configuration file, which is useful for temporarily bypassing permission checks in development or testing environments.

Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=policy-config

The configuration file will be located at config/policy.php with the following content:

<?php

return [
    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Policy Verification Switch
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | When set to false, all permission checks will return true, i.e., no verification.
    | This can be used to temporarily disable the policy system in local development or testing.
    |
    */
    'enabled' => env('POLICY_ENABLED', true),
];

You can control the verification status by adding the following to your .env file:

POLICY_ENABLED=false

Exception Handling

When permission verification fails, the system throws a Jundayw\Policy\Exceptions\PolicyException. It is recommended to handle this exception uniformly in App\Exceptions\Handler, for example, by returning a friendly error page or JSON response:

public function register()
{
    $this->renderable(function (PolicyException $e, $request) {
        if ($request->expectsJson()) {
            return response()->json(['message' => 'Unauthorized'], 403);
        }
        return response()->view('errors.403', [], 403);
    });
}

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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Contributors

Thanks goes to these wonderful people:

Contributions of any kind are welcome!

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License

Distributed under the MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.

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