Laravel ComposerServiceProvider redirect - php

Question

On my app, I'm trying to make it so that if a user has a certain condition, he will ALWAYS be redirected to a certain page, no matter which route he tries to access. In this case, it's if he doesn't have a username (long story).
ComposerServiceProvider.php :
public function boot() {
View::composer('templates.default', function ($view) {
if(Auth::user()) {
if (Auth::user()->username == null || Auth::user()->username == "") {
return redirect()->route('auth.chooseUsername');
}
So I figured the place to do this would be
ComposerServiceProvider.php.
However, I'm noticing that my redirect don't work in ComposerServiceProvider.php. And laravel.log doesn't give me an error or reason why.
The if condition is being met. If I replace return redirect()->route('auth.chooseUsername'); with dd('test');, sure enough all my pages return 'test'.
Why is this happening?

Answer 1

Try this steps:
You can use middleware for this scenario like below:
Create middleware php artisan make:middleware CheckPoint
Inside App\Http\Middleware\CheckPoint.php File
use Closure;
class CheckPoint
{
/**
* Handle an incoming request.
*
* #param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* #param \Closure $next
* #return mixed
*/
public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
if($request->user()) {
if ($request->user()->username == null || $request->user()->username == "") {
return redirect()->route('auth.chooseUsername');
}
}
return $next($request);
}
}
2. Add the middleware inside the app\Http\kernel.php
protected $routeMiddleware = [
'checkPoint' => \App\Http\Middleware\CheckPoint::class,
];
Then you can use it inside your route file and controller like below
Route::get(...)->middleware('checkPoint');
Route::middleware('checkPoint')->group(function() {
//Group of routes
.....
});
More About Middleware
controller middleware

Answer 2

In App\Http\Middleware create a new middleware:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Middleware;
use Closure;
class CheckYourCondition
{
public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
if (! $request->user()->yourCondition()) {
return redirect('your_target_routre');
}
return $next($request);
}
}
Register your middleware by adding it to protected $routeMiddleware in App\Http\Kernel.
and assing it to the 'web' middleware group in protected $middlewareGroups.
For details see
The ComposerServiceProvider has a different purpose. It is used to register View Composers.
View composers are callbacks or class methods that are called when a
view is rendered. If you have data that you want to be bound to a view
each time that view is rendered, a view composer can help you organize
that logic into a single location.
See View Composers.