Laravel verification code

This package makes it possible to authenticate a user via a verification code.

Installation

You can install this package using composer:

composer require nextapps/laravel-verification-code

The package will automatically register itself.

You can publish the migration with:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="NextApps\VerificationCode\VerificationCodeServiceProvider" --tag="migrations"

After publishing the migration, run the migration with:

php artisan migrate

You can publish the config file with:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="NextApps\VerificationCode\VerificationCodeServiceProvider" --tag="config"

Usage

Generate and send a verification code

use NextApps\VerificationCode\VerificationCode;

VerificationCode::send($email);

This will generate a verification code for the user. The code will be stored in the verification_codes table. An email with the generated code will then be sent to the user matching the given email address.

Verify a verification code

use NextApps\VerificationCode\VerificationCode;

VerificationCode::verify($code, $email);

If the verification code is expired or does not match the user's email address, it will return false. If valid, it will return true and delete the code.

Config settings

Length

This value defines the length of every generated verification code.

Characters

You can define which characters are used to generate a verification code. By default, certain characters are excluded (0, O, I, L) because they look too similar.

Expire hours

A verification code is only valid for a certain amount of time. You can define after how many hours a verification code will expire.

Max codes per verifiable

By default, only one verification code can be active per verifiable. If you want to allow multiple active codes per verifiable, then you can change this setting to a different number (or to null if you want unlimited codes per verifiable).

Custom Notification

If you want to use a custom notification to send the verification code, you can create your own notification class which should extend the VerificationCodeCreatedInterface. Make sure you don't forget to pass the verification code to the mail.

Queue

If your notification is queueable, you can define the queue that will be used for the notification.

Test verifiables and test code

You sometimes may want to allow a user to log in immediately without letting them go through the verification code flow. To do this you can add the verifiable (e.g. email address) to the test_verifiables array. You then need to define a test_code. The combination of the verifiable and the test code will make it possible for the user to pass through.

Testing

You can run tests with:

composer test

Linting

composer lint

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING for details.

Credits

• Evert Arnould
• Günther Debrauwer
• Philippe Damen
• All Contributors

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.