Model alias support

[dutchman1990]

Do we have any way to use Model alias in custom guard.

'providers'        => [
        'users'           => [
            'driver' => 'eloquent',
            'model'  => App\User::class
        ],
        'subdealers' => [
            'driver' => 'eloquent',
            'model'  => \SubDealers::class
        ]
    ]

This is my auth.php. Where \SubDealers::class is an alias of tbl_subdealer_master model which is available in

App\Models\Partners\Subdealer\tbl_subdealer_master

If I use the alias as model_type in roles table laravel does not attach role object in auth, but if I use the full model path it works. I would like to use the alias. Am I missing something?

[drbyte]

I wonder if it would work if you were to resolve the alias inside the getModelForGuard() helper function in this package's /src/helpers.php file?

[drbyte]

Where \SubDealers::class is an alias of tbl_subdealer_master model which is available in
App\Models\Partners\Subdealer\tbl_subdealer_master

Are you registering it as a facade? or as an app alias? or how?
Can you show your application code where you define/register the alias, and the model with its headers and constructor?

[drbyte]

I'm trying to come up with a suitable test to go with a possible solution so that you don't need to write a custom morphMap.

I was hoping that just calling getAlias() would suffice, but I think that's the opposite of what you're after (eg: it would store the resolve actual FQDN instead of the alias).

[drbyte]

Apologies. I believe I understand your goal, but admittedly I've had no cause for using such aliases in an extensive way, and therefore only cursory understanding of the technical implementation required behind-the-scenes for this. After spending many hours exploring, and repeatedly feeling like I was "almost there", I've not come up with something that could be built-in to the package. At least, not without another set of eyes and technical expertise on the subject.

I'm inclined to suggest a manual implementation of enforceMorphMap ;)

[drbyte]

Does specifying getMorphClass within the model work for your requirements?
Ref: https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-permission/v5/advanced-usage/extending#content-child-user-models

[dutchman1990]

Sorry for the late response. Found another way to bind that with model. Which is written as secondary solution.

Solution 1
With enforceMorphMap
I had to write below code in AppServiceProvider.php 's boot method.

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\Relation; 

public function boot() {
        Relation::enforceMorphMap([
            'SubDealers' => 'App\Models\Partners\Subdealer\tbl_subdealer_master'
        ]);
    }

and below line in model file.

protected $guard_name = 'web'; //this could be a custom guard. I choose to go with default one.

Solution 2 - Secondary Solution
I had to append one model attribute name as id to bind roles object with the model. This one may have flaws. I Would recommend solution 1 though.

protected $appends = ['id'];

public function getIdAttribute($value) {
      return $value->subdealer_id;
}