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AuthenticateController.php

class AuthenticateController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {

    }

    public function authenticate(Request $request)
    {

        $credentials = $request->only('email', 'password');

        /*$credentials = [
            'email' => '[email protected]',
            'password' => 'admin'
        ];*/

        try {
            // verify the credentials and create a token for the user
            if (! $token = JWTAuth::attempt($credentials)) {
                return response()->json(['error' => 'invalid_credentials'], 401);
            }
        } catch (JWTException $e) {
            // something went wrong
            return response()->json(['error' => 'could_not_create_token'], 500);
        }

        // if no errors are encountered we can return a JWT
        return response()->json(compact('token'));
    }
}