Cachet/app/Http/Middleware/Admin.php

<?php

/*
 * This file is part of Cachet.
 *
 * (c) Alt Three Services Limited
 *
 * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 * file that was distributed with this source code.
 */

namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;

class Admin
{
    /**
     * The authentication guard instance.
     *
     * @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard
     */
    protected $auth;

    /**
     * Create a new admin middleware instance.
     *
     * @param \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard $auth
     */
    public function __construct(Guard $auth)
    {
        $this->auth = $auth;
    }

    /**
     * We're verifying that the current user is logged in to Cachet and is an admin level.
     *
     * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
     * @param \Closure                 $next
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        if (!$this->auth->check() || ($this->auth->check() && !$this->auth->user()->isAdmin)) {
            throw new HttpException(401);
        }

        return $next($request);
    }
}