User specific items

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesUsers;
+use App\User;
 
 class LoginController extends Controller
 {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $redirectTo = '/home';
+    protected $redirectTo = '/';
 
     /**
      * Create a new controller instance.
@@ -38,7 +39,13 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
     }
     public function index()
     {
-        $data =[];
+        $data['users'] = User::all();
         return view('userselect', $data);
     }
+
+    public function setUser(User $user)
+    {
+        session(['current_user' => $user]);
+        return redirect()->route('dash');
+    }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php

@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ class Controller extends BaseController
 
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->user = $this->user();
+        $this->middleware(function ($request, $next) {
+            $this->user = $this->user();
+            //print_r($this->user);
+            return $next($request);
+        });
+        
     }
 
     public function user()
     {
-        if (Auth::check()) { // if logged in, set this user
-            return Auth::user();
-        } else { // not logged in, get first user
-            return User::first();
-        }
+        return User::currentUser();
     }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class HomeController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('auth');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the application dashboard.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        return view('home');
+    }
+}