Prevent Duplicate Requests Middleware for Laravel

Middleware for Laravel that prevents duplicate requests based on user actions.

This middleware is designed to manage and prevent duplicate requests within a specified timeframe, ensuring that only unique requests are processed.

• Prevent Duplicate Requests Middleware for Laravel
  • Installation
  • Usage
    • Laravel 11
      • Global Middleware
      • Assigning Middleware to Routes
      • Middleware Aliases
    • Laravel 10
  • Features
  • Testing
  • Changelog
  • Contributing
  • Security
  • Credits
  • License

Installation

You can install the package via Composer:

composer require larowka/prevent-duplicate-requests

Usage

Laravel 11

Global Middleware

To apply middleware globally to every HTTP request in Laravel 11, you can use the withMiddleware method in your bootstrap/app.php file:

use \Larowka\PreventDuplicateRequests\Middleware\PreventDuplicateRequests;

->withMiddleware(function ($middleware) {
    // ...
    $middleware->append(PreventDuplicateRequests::class);
});

Assigning Middleware to Routes

If you want to assign middleware to specific routes, use the middleware method when defining the route:

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use \Larowka\PreventDuplicateRequests\Middleware\PreventDuplicateRequests;

Route::get('/example', function () {
    // Route logic...
})->middleware(PreventDuplicateRequests::class);

Middleware Aliases

You can define aliases for middleware in your bootstrap/app.php file to use shorter names for middleware classes:

use \Larowka\PreventDuplicateRequests\Middleware\PreventDuplicateRequests;

->withMiddleware(function ($middleware) {
    $middleware->alias([
        'preventDuplicate' => PreventDuplicateRequests::class,
    ]);
});

Once defined, you can use the alias when assigning middleware to routes:

Route::get('/example', function () {
    // Route logic...
})->middleware('preventDuplicate');

Laravel 10

Add the middleware to your Laravel application's HTTP kernel:

// app/Http/Kernel.php

protected $routeMiddleware = [
    // ...
    'preventDuplicate' => \Larowka\PreventDuplicateRequests\Middleware\PreventDuplicateRequests::class,
];

Apply the middleware to your routes:

Route::middleware('preventDuplicate')->get('/example', function () {
    return 'Unique request handled.';
});

Or use globally:

// app/Http/Kernel.php

protected $middleware = [
    // ...
    \Larowka\PreventDuplicateRequests\Middleware\PreventDuplicateRequests::class,
];

Features

• Prevents Duplicate Requests: Blocks duplicate requests within a specified timeframe.
• Flexible Configuration: Customize the duration for which requests are cached.
• Supports Authenticated Users: Differentiates between authenticated and unauthenticated users.
• Idempotency Support: Ensures idempotent actions are enforced for user-specific operations.

Testing

Run the tests using PHPUnit:

composer test

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING for details.

Security

If you discover any security issues, please email larowka@icloud.com instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

• Serj Toropilin
• All Contributors

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see LICENSE for more information.