LARAVEL API SCAFFOLD + SETUP GUIDE

STEP 1: MODELS + MIGRATIONS
→ php artisan make:model User -m
→ User model with: name, email, password, api_token
→ Migration: users table with indexed email

STEP 2: SANCTUM AUTH
→ composer require laravel/sanctum
→ php artisan vendor:publish --provider=SanctumServiceProvider
→ In User model: use HasApiTokens
→ Route protection: middleware('auth:sanctum')
→ Login endpoint returns token: auth()->user()->createToken('API Token')

STEP 3: API ROUTES (routes/api.php)
POST /auth/login → AuthController@login
GET /user → protected endpoint
POST /logout → AuthController@logout

STEP 4: JOB SETUP
→ php artisan make:job ProcessEmailQueue
→ Database queue driver (set in .env: QUEUE_CONNECTION=database)
→ Migration: php artisan queue:table
→ In controller: ProcessEmailQueue::dispatch($data)

STEP 5: HORIZON (Job Monitoring)
→ composer require laravel/horizon
→ php artisan horizon:install
→ Start workers: php artisan horizon
→ Dashboard at /horizon (protected with gate)

TESTING WITH PEST
→ test('user can login', function() { ... })
→ Fake queue: Queue::fake(); assertDispatched()
→ Test timeout scenarios and retry logic

DEPLOYMENT: Ensure queue:work runs as separate process on production.