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app/Http/Middleware/EnsureUserIsActive.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use App\Enums\UserStatus;
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class EnsureUserIsActive
+{
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        if ($request->user()?->status === UserStatus::Deactivated) {
+            Auth::logout();
+            $request->session()->invalidate();
+            $request->session()->regenerateToken();
+
+            return redirect()->route('login')
+                ->with('error', __('auth.account_deactivated'));
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}

app/Http/Middleware/EnsureUserIsAdmin.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class EnsureUserIsAdmin
+{
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        if (! $request->user()?->isAdmin()) {
+            abort(403, __('messages.unauthorized'));
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}

app/Http/Middleware/SetLocale.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class SetLocale
+{
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        $locale = $request->user()?->preferred_language
+            ?? session('locale')
+            ?? config('app.locale', 'ar');
+
+        if (in_array($locale, ['ar', 'en'])) {
+            App::setLocale($locale);
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}