refactored authentication system.

laravel/auth/drivers/eloquent.php

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+<?php namespace Laravel\Auth\Drivers; use User, Laravel\Hash;
+
+class Eloquent extends Driver {
+
+	/**
+	 * The name of the "User" model used by the application.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	public $model;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new Eloquent authentication driver.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string  $model
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function __construct($model)
+	{
+		$this->model = $model;
+
+		parent::__construct();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the current user of the application.
+	 *
+	 * If the user is a guest, null should be returned.
+	 *
+	 * @param  int         $id
+	 * @return mixed|null
+	 */
+	public function retrieve($id)
+	{
+		if (filter_var($id, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT) !== false)
+		{
+			return $this->model()->find($id);
+		} 
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Attempt to log a user into the application.
+	 *
+	 * @param  array  $arguments
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function attempt($arguments = array())
+	{
+		$user = $this->model()->where('email', '=', $arguments['email'])->first();
+
+		// This driver uses a basic username and password authentication scheme
+		// so if the credentials match what is in the database we will just
+		// log the user into the application and remember them if asked.
+		$password = $arguments['password'];
+
+		if ( ! is_null($user) and Hash::check($password, $user->password))
+		{
+			return $this->login($user->id, array_get($arguments, 'remember'));
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a fresh model instance.
+	 *
+	 * @return Eloquent
+	 */
+	protected function model()
+	{
+		return new $this->model;
+	}
+
+}