thats-me/backend/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AuthController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Http\Requests\LoginRequest;
use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;

class AuthController extends Controller
{
    public function login(LoginRequest $request): JsonResponse
    {
        $request->ensureIsNotRateLimited();

        $credentials = $request->validated();
        $user = User::query()
            ->where('email', $credentials['email'])
            ->first();

        if (! $user || ! Hash::check($credentials['password'], $user->password)) {
            $request->hitRateLimiter();

            throw ValidationException::withMessages([
                'email' => __('auth.failed'),
            ]);
        }

        $request->clearRateLimiter();

        $token = $user->createToken('quasar-app')->accessToken;

        return response()->json([
            'token' => $token,
            'tokenType' => 'Bearer',
            'user' => [
                'id' => (string) $user->id,
                'name' => $user->name,
                'email' => $user->email,
                'avatar' => $this->avatarFor($user),
                'mode' => 'remote',
            ],
        ]);
    }

    public function logout(Request $request): JsonResponse
    {
        $request->user()?->token()?->revoke();

        return response()->json(null, 204);
    }

    private function avatarFor(User $user): string
    {
        return substr(strtoupper($user->initials()), 0, 3);
    }
}