blackbirdchess-server/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/AuthenticatedSessionController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Http\Requests\Auth\LoginRequest;
use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Http\Response;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;

class AuthenticatedSessionController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Handle an incoming authentication request.
     */
    public function store(LoginRequest $request): JsonResponse
    {
        $request->authenticate();

        $authid = uuid_create();

        Cache::set('BBC-' . $authid, ['User' => $request->user()]);

        return response()->json(['Success' => true, 'Authorization' => $authid]);
    }
}