Helpers

Identity

The Identity helper allows retrieving the identity from the AuthenticationService.

For the Identity helper to work, a Laminas\Authentication\AuthenticationService or Laminas\Authentication\AuthenticationServiceInterface name or alias must be defined and recognized by the ServiceManager.

Identity returns the identity discovered in the AuthenticationService, or null if no identity is available.

Basic Usage

<?php
    if ($user = $this->identity()) {
        echo 'Logged in as ' . $this->escapeHtml($user->getUsername());
    } else {
        echo 'Not logged in';
    }
?>

Using with ServiceManager

When invoked, the Identity plugin will look for a service by the name or alias Laminas\Authentication\AuthenticationService in the ServiceManager. You can provide this service to the ServiceManager in a configuration file:

// In a configuration file...
use Laminas\Authentication\AuthenticationService;
use Laminas\ServiceManager\Factory\InvokableFactory;

return [
    'service_manager' => [
        'aliases' => [
            'my_auth_service' => AuthenticationService::class,
        ],
        'factories' => [
            AuthenticationService::class => InvokableFactory::class,
        ],
    ],
];

If that service is not registered, the plugin will then look for a service named Laminas\Authentication\AuthenticationServiceInterface, and use that if found.