Auth::check returns false in AppServiceProvider - php

Question

I have tried injecting the Guard contract into the constructor, I have tried moving around. But when a user is logged in - Auth::check() returns false.
In other files (Except 1 global middleware) Auth::check() works correctly.
In the middleware - moving Auth Check to the top helped alleviate the issue. In this case - it isn't working.
Additional information: This app has been upgraded from 4.2 . Previously it used Confide.
<?php
namespace App\Providers;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
/**
* Bootstrap any application services.
*
* #return void
*/
public function boot()
{
if(Auth::check())
{
$user = Auth::user();
$messages=Message::where('read',0);
$messages->where(function ($query) use ($user) {
$query->where('to',$user->id)->orwhere('from',$user->id);
});
$message_unread= $messages->count();
$new_notifications= Notification::where('user_id',$user->id)->where('viewed',0)->count();
}
else
{
$message_unread=0;
$new_notifications=8888888;
//its 888888 for testing purposes.
}
view()->share(([
'message_unread'=>$message_unread,
'new_notifications'=>$new_notifications
]));
}
/**
* Register any application services.
*
* #return void
*/
public function register()
{
//
}
}

Answer 1

You should move this code to controller layer. boot method of Laravel's ServiceProviders serves for bootstrapping the services, not implementing busines logic.

Answer 2

You need to use auth in at the top of the serviceprovider class
use Auth;
Instead of
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;

Answer 3

Apart from using a view composer, you could also use middleware which is processed after the session variables have been loaded:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Middleware;
use Closure;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
class SetViewVariables
{
protected $auth;
public function __construct(Guard $auth)
{
$this->auth = $auth;
}
public function handle($request, Closure $next)
{
$user = $this->auth->user();
view()->share('user', $user);
return $next($request);
}
}