Add versioning to Laravel routes

app/Http/Kernel.php

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
             \App\Http\Middleware\CustomCreateFreshApiToken::class,
         ],
 
-        'api' => [
+        'api.v1' => [
             'throttle:60,1',
             'bindings',
             \App\Http\Middleware\LogoutInactiveUser::class,

app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php

@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function map()
     {
-        $this->mapApiRoutes();
-
         $this->mapWebRoutes();
 
-        //
+        $this->mapApiVersionOneRoutes();
+
+        // $this->mapApiVersionTwoRoutes();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -57,17 +57,42 @@ class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
     }
 
     /**
-     * Define the "api" routes for the application.
+     * Define the "v1 api" routes for the application.
      *
      * These routes are typically stateless.
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function mapApiRoutes()
+    protected function mapApiVersionOneRoutes()
     {
-        Route::prefix('api')
+        Route::prefix('api/v1')
-             ->middleware('api')
+             ->middleware('api.v1')
-             ->namespace($this->namespace)
+             ->namespace($this->getApiNamespace(1))
-             ->group(base_path('routes/api.php'));
+             ->group(base_path('routes/api/v1.php'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Define the "v2 api" routes for the application.
+     *
+     * These routes are typically stateless.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    // protected function mapApiVersionTwoRoutes()
+    // {
+    //     Route::prefix('api/v2')
+    //          ->middleware('api.v2')
+    //          ->namespace($this->getApiNamespace(2))
+    //          ->group(base_path('routes/api/v2.php'));
+    // }
+
+    /**
+     * Build Api namespace based on provided version
+     *
+     * @return string The Api namespace
+     */
+    private function getApiNamespace($version)
+    {
+        return 'App\Api\v' . $version . '\Controllers';
     }
 }