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app/Http/Middleware/IsAdmin.php

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+<?php namespace app\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
+
+class IsAdmin {
+
+    /**
+     * The Guard implementation.
+     *
+     * @var Guard
+     */
+    protected $auth;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new filter instance.
+     *
+     * @param  Guard  $auth
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(Guard $auth)
+    {
+        $this->auth = $auth;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @param  \Closure  $next
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
+    {
+        if( ! $this->auth->user()->is_admin)
+        {
+            session()->flash('error_msg','This resource is restricted to Administrators!');
+            return redirect()->route('home.index');
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+
+}