Check if the user has a password in laravel

Question

I have two ways of registering into my website: email or facebook login.

On facebook login, the user doesn't get a password. Which I need to read in some cases to know if the user will have to type the password to change their email for example

I want to, when returning the user object in laravel, also return a property has_pass that would keep this value.. Instead of creating a new database field, I just thought of using a function in the user model to determine if the password is blank, like this:

public function hasPass(){
    if($this->password){
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

This works OK, but I want the data to return with the user object, so I can just check $user->haspass property, instead of having to call the function hasPass() at every check. So, how can I do it and is this a good way to do it?

public function hasPass(){ if($this->password){ return $this; } return null; } and then $user = Auth::user()->hasPass(); then if($user !== null) — MozzieMD
– MozzieMD, Commented Aug 30, 2015 at 16:45
@raphadko.i am also facing problem in socialite.how you authenticate facebook user.i mean laravel auth require email and password but in facebook we get only email . — scott
– scott, Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 6:03

Joseph Silber · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-23 02:38:50Z

5

Use an accessor for has_password:

class User extends Eloquent
{
    protected $appends = ['has_password'];

    public function getHasPasswordAttribute()
    {
        return ! empty($this->attributes['password']);
    }
}

Adding it to the $appends property will automatically add has_password to the array when the model is serialized.

edited Mar 23, 2021 at 2:38

answered Aug 30, 2015 at 15:44

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5 Comments

user2094178 Over a year ago

I don't understand $appends. Does it mean the accessor will be appended to the model's attributes?

Joseph Silber Over a year ago

Yes. It will be appended to the rest of the model attributes when the model is serialized.

user2094178 Over a year ago

Ok, that being said, if I don't use $appends, the accessor will be available only in the object or collection. Is this correct?

Joseph Silber Over a year ago

Yes. Without the $appends, you can still access $user->has_password.

scott Over a year ago

@Joseph Silber. i am facing same problem.if you know answer.can you post it to stackoverflow.com/questions/31934494/…

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