Allow array callables to be passed to Gate::before()

src/Illuminate/Auth/Access/Gate.php

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public function raw($ability, $arguments = [])
      * Determine whether the callback/method can be called with the given user.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable|null  $user
-     * @param  \Closure|string  $class
+     * @param  \Closure|string|array  $class
      * @param  string|null $method
      * @return bool
      */
@@ -346,6 +346,15 @@ protected function canBeCalledWithUser($user, $class, $method = null)
             return $this->methodAllowsGuests($class, $method);
         }
 
+        // If the "class" is actually a callable array, it may be either
+        // two strings (when using a static method), or it could be a
+        // concrete instance of an object, plus the method's name.
+        if (is_array($class)) {
+            $className = is_string($class[0]) ? $class[0] : get_class($class[0]);
+
+            return $this->methodAllowsGuests($className, $class[1]);
+        }
+
         return $this->callbackAllowsGuests($class);
     }
 

tests/Auth/AuthAccessGateTest.php

@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@ public function test_basic_closures_can_be_defined()
         $this->assertFalse($gate->check('bar'));
     }
 
+    public function test_before_can_take_an_array_callback()
+    {
+        $gate = new Gate(new Container, function () {
+            return null;
+        });
+
+        $gate->before([new AccessGateTestBeforeCallback, 'allowEverything']);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($gate->check('anything'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_before_can_take_an_array_callback_with_static_method()
+    {
+        $gate = new Gate(new Container, function () {
+            return null;
+        });
+
+        $gate->before([AccessGateTestBeforeCallback::class, 'allowEverything']);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($gate->check('anything'));
+    }
+
     public function test_before_can_allow_guests()
     {
         $gate = new Gate(new Container, function () {
@@ -799,3 +821,16 @@ public function update($user, AccessGateTestDummy $dummy)
         return true;
     }
 }
+
+class AccessGateTestBeforeCallback
+{
+    public static function allowEverything($user = null)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public static function allowEverythingStatically($user = null)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}