Add .env properties for REMEMBER_ME_ENABLED and AUTO_LOGOUT_SECONDS

.env.example

@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ FCM_API_TOKEN=
 GOOGLE_MAPS_ENABLED=true
 #GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=
 
+# Create a cookie to stay logged in
+#REMEMBER_ME_ENABLED=true
+
+# The app automatically logs the user out after this number of seconds
+#AUTO_LOGOUT_SECONDS=28800
+
 #S3_KEY=
 #S3_SECRET=
 #S3_REGION=

docs/configure.rst

@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ If you need to set a list of trusted proxies you can add a TRUSTED_PROXIES value
 
    TRUSTED_PROXIES='10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16'
 
+Stay logged in
+""""""""""""""
+
+By default the app clears the session when the browser is closed and automatically logs the user out after 8 hours.
+
+This can be modified by setting ``REMEMBER_ME_ENABLED`` and ``AUTO_LOGOUT_SECONDS`` in the .env file.
+
 Customizations
 """"""""""""""
 

resources/views/auth/login.blade.php

@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@
             </div>
         @endif
 
+        @if (env('REMEMBER_ME_ENABLED'))
             {{ Former::populateField('remember', 'true') }}
+            {!! Former::hidden('remember')->raw() !!}
+        @endif
 
         <div>
             {!! Former::text('email')->placeholder(trans('texts.email_address'))->raw() !!}
             {!! Former::password('password')->placeholder(trans('texts.password'))->raw() !!}
         </div>
-        {!! Former::hidden('remember')->raw() !!}
 
         {!! Button::success(trans('texts.login'))
                     ->withAttributes(['id' => 'loginButton', 'class' => 'green'])

resources/views/header.blade.php

@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     // auto-logout after 8 hours
     window.setTimeout(function() {
         window.location = '{{ URL::to('/logout?reason=inactivity') }}';
-    }, 1000 * 60 * 60 * 8);
+    }, {{ 1000 * env('AUTO_LOGOUT_SECONDS', (60 * 60 * 8)) }});
 
     // auto-hide status alerts
     window.setTimeout(function() {