Laravel | Middleware binding not accessible in controller - php

Question

I have a middleware which just grabs the sub domain and binds it to the Store model.
<?php
namespace App\Http\Middleware;
use Closure;
use App\Models\Store;
class SubDomain
{
/**
* Handle an incoming request.
*
* #param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* #param \Closure $next
* #param string|null $guard
* #return mixed
*/
public function handle($request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
{
$sub_domain = array_first(explode('.', $request->getHost()));
app()->bind(Store::class, function () use ($sub_domain) {
return Store::query()->where('sub_domain', $sub_domain)->firstOrFail();
});
return $next($request);
}
}
However, when I am inside of a controller I am trying to extend it so I can always do $this->store->id or something alike however, the Store isn't getting found.
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\Models\Store;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
class Controller extends BaseController
{
use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
/**
* #var Store
*/
protected $store;
/**
* Controller constructor.
*
* #param Store $store
*/
public function __construct(Store $store)
{
$this->store = $store;
}
}
The store is always just a basic model with no data.
This is my route:
Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth', 'sub_domain'], 'prefix' => 'admin'], function () {
Route::get('/dashboard', 'Admin\DashboardController#index');
});
And I have registered the sub_domain middleware inside of the Kernel.

Answer 1

The service container and model do not work how you are expecting in your code. So try with the following code snippet inside the controller's method. You may get what you are looking for.
$store = app(Store::class);
dd($store);

Answer 2

You want to bind an instance of a model so use app()->instance(Store::class, $store)
ref: https://laravel.com/docs/5.7/container#binding