festbench-web/bootstrap/app.php

<?php

use App\Http\Middleware\CachePublicGuestPages;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Exceptions;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Middleware;
use Laravel\Sanctum\Http\Middleware\CheckAbilities;
use Laravel\Sanctum\Http\Middleware\CheckForAnyAbility;

return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
    ->withRouting(
        web: __DIR__.'/../routes/web.php',
        api: __DIR__.'/../routes/api.php',
        commands: __DIR__.'/../routes/console.php',
        health: '/up',
    )
    ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {
        $middleware->web(append: [
            CachePublicGuestPages::class,
        ]);

        // Sanctum v4 registers its middleware as a service provider alias;
        // register the token-ability check explicitly so `ability:` routes
        // resolve.
        $middleware->alias([
            'ability' => CheckAbilities::class,
            'abilities' => CheckForAnyAbility::class,
        ]);
    })
    ->withExceptions(function (Exceptions $exceptions) {
        //
    })->create();