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app/Providers/FortifyServiceProvider.php

@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@ namespace App\Providers;
 
 use App\Actions\Fortify\CreateNewUser;
 use App\Actions\Fortify\ResetUserPassword;
+use App\Enums\UserStatus;
+use App\Http\Responses\LoginResponse;
+use App\Http\Responses\VerifyEmailResponse;
+use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Cache\RateLimiting\Limit;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\RateLimiter;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Laravel\Fortify\Contracts\LoginResponse as LoginResponseContract;
+use Laravel\Fortify\Contracts\VerifyEmailResponse as VerifyEmailResponseContract;
 use Laravel\Fortify\Fortify;
 
 class FortifyServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -18,7 +25,8 @@ class FortifyServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function register(): void
     {
-        //
+        $this->app->singleton(LoginResponseContract::class, LoginResponse::class);
+        $this->app->singleton(VerifyEmailResponseContract::class, VerifyEmailResponse::class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -26,11 +34,30 @@ class FortifyServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function boot(): void
     {
+        $this->configureAuthentication();
         $this->configureActions();
         $this->configureViews();
         $this->configureRateLimiting();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Configure custom authentication logic.
+     */
+    private function configureAuthentication(): void
+    {
+        Fortify::authenticateUsing(function (Request $request) {
+            $user = User::where('email', $request->email)->first();
+
+            if ($user &&
+                Hash::check($request->password, $user->password) &&
+                $user->status === UserStatus::Active) {
+                return $user;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Configure Fortify actions.
      */