AuthenticationController::class - to facilitate Authentication

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Description:

Create an AuthenticationController::class in the App/Controller/ directory.

It will use as a dependency the Request::class and Authentication::class to facilitate the authentication of users into the application.

AuthenticationController::class should have the following capabilities:

• register an user in the application database;
• log in the user in the application database;
• log out the user from the application database;
• update user in the application database ( the update will only allow a few fields to be updated: gender, first_name, last_name);
• delete user from the application database (when deleting user from the databse will only mark the deleted column to 'Y');

This class will have the following method capabilities:

public function register(Request $request, Authentication $auth):

• will get 2 parameters which are the classes responsible with the request and authentication;
• if the user doesn't exist in the application database, then create a new record of it;
• it will return a successful / failed response based on the action result of query;

public function login (Request $request):

• will log in an existing user into the application;
• checks if the user exists under the specified email address received in the request;
• checks if the user is logged in the application previously, if it is logged in then logout and make a new entry if details are correct;

public function logout(Request $request):

• received the user email in the $request;
• check if user exists;
• check if user is logged in, and if it is logged in then log out;
• return successful / failed response based on the action take;

public function update (Request $request):

• check if the user exists in the database and update accordingly;
• allow user to update certain details in the database;
• send successful / failed response based on the message received;

public function delete(Request $request):

• check if user exists based on the email received in the $request;
• if user exists delete him from database by marking the deleted column to 'Y';
• send successful / failed response based on the action results;