Start of hook to check for version updates

app/Http/Kernel.php

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel as HttpKernel;
 
 use App\Http\Middleware\GuestUser;
 use App\Http\Middleware\SwapinAuthUser;
+use App\Http\Middleware\CheckUpdate;
 
 class Kernel extends HttpKernel
 {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
             \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
             \Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CreateFreshApiToken::class,
             GuestUser::class,
+            CheckUpdate::class,
         ],
 
         'api' => [

app/Http/Middleware/CheckUpdate.php

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+class CheckUpdate
+{
+	/**
+	 * Handle an incoming request.
+	 *
+	 * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+	 * @param  \Closure  $next
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function handle($request, Closure $next)
+	{
+		return $next($request);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Handle tasks after the response has been sent to the browser.
+	 *
+	 * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+	 * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Response  $response
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function terminate($request, $response)
+	{
+		Cache::remember('version',60*5,function() {
+			// CURL call to URL to see if there is a new version
+			Log::debug(sprintf('Checking for updates for [%s]',config('app.version')));
+
+			return TRUE;
+		});
+	}
+}