Add support to disable update the last used

[alinalexandru]

Motivation

On environment with many requests, updating the last used field at every requests adds a lot of load on database. Especially when you have a master slave replication.
In our scenario that field is not used at all.

By disabling the update we gain 20% more throughput

return $this->supportsTokens($accessToken->tokenable) ? $accessToken->tokenable->withAccessToken(
                //tap($accessToken->forceFill(['last_used_at' => now()]))->save()
                $accessToken
            ) : null;

I am not a Laravel developer, so I can't submit a PR.

[driesvints]

No plans on changing this ourselves but anyone else is free to send in a pr.

[CrazyFreeMan]

I think a good option is to add something like config ("sanctum.tap_last_used_at", true) and then check in Guard

[LINKeRxUA]

I think a good option is to add something like config ("sanctum.tap_last_used_at", true) and then check in Guard

Exactly! Using of config file, binding classes with contracts injection can improve ability to change behaviour by own implementation! Especially if you are using db replications.

[myckhel]

pull request submitted for the request.

[alexqem]

@alinalexandru could you please describe for noobies how to do it?
Also have the same problem

[alinalexandru]

In my example, I have created a patch that commented the line
tap($accessToken->forceFill(['last_used_at' => now()]))->save()

[mostafaznv]

You can do it on your own.

1. Create your custom model for PersonalAccessToken:

<?php

namespace Support\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
use Laravel\Sanctum\PersonalAccessToken as SanctumPersonalAccessToken;


class PersonalAccessToken extends SanctumPersonalAccessToken
{
    protected function lastUsedAt(): Attribute
    {
        return Attribute::make(
            set: function (mixed $value): void {
                // disable updating the last_used_at attribute as it's not used

                return;
            },
        );
    }
}

2. Register it in AppServiceProvider

<?php

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use Laravel\Sanctum\Sanctum;
use Support\Models\PersonalAccessToken;


class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot(): void
    {
        Sanctum::usePersonalAccessTokenModel(PersonalAccessToken::class);
    }
}

[MElkmeshi]

I made a PR for this feature #583