Work around issue with Weathermaps (#10033)

LibreNMS/Util/Laravel.php

@@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ class Laravel
         $kernel->bootstrap();
     }
 
+    public static function bootWeb()
+    {
+        // this is not a substitute for the normal Laravel boot, just a way to make auth work for external php
+        if (self::isBooted()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        define('LARAVEL_START', microtime(true));
+        $install_dir = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../..');
+        $app = require_once $install_dir . '/bootstrap/app.php';
+        $kernel = $app->make(\Illuminate\Contracts\Http\Kernel::class);
+
+        $request = \Illuminate\Http\Request::capture();
+        $request->server->set('REQUEST_URI', '/blank'); // load an empty page since it will be discarded
+        $response = $kernel->handle($request);
+
+//        $response->send(); // don't send response, legacy code will
+    }
+
     public static function isBooted()
     {
         return !empty(app()->isAlias('Illuminate\Foundation\Application')) && app()->isBooted();

includes/init.php

@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ if (module_selected('alerts', $init_modules)) {
 }
 
 // Boot Laravel
-\LibreNMS\Util\Laravel::bootCli();
+if (module_selected('auth', $init_modules)) {
+    \LibreNMS\Util\Laravel::bootWeb();
+} else {
+    \LibreNMS\Util\Laravel::bootCli();
+}
 
 set_debug(false); // disable debug initially (hides legacy errors too)
 

routes/web.php

@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth', '2fa'], 'guard' => 'auth'], function () {
     // demo helper
     Route::permanentRedirect('demo', '/');
 
+    // blank page, dummy page for external code using Laravel::bootWeb()
+    Route::any('/blank', function () {
+        return '';
+    });
+
     // Legacy routes
     Route::any('/{path?}', 'LegacyController@index')
         ->where('path', '^((?!_debugbar).)*');