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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Helpers\Helper;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Laravel\Passport\TokenRepository;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Factory as ValidationFactory;
+
+class GeneratePersonalAccessToken extends Command
+{
+
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'snipeit:make-api-key 
+                        {user : The ID of the user to create the token for}
+                        {--name= : The name of the new API token}
+                        {--key-only= : Only return the value of the API key}';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Command description';
+
+
+    /**
+     * The token repository implementation.
+     *
+     * @var \Laravel\Passport\TokenRepository
+     */
+    protected $tokenRepository;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new command instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(TokenRepository $tokenRepository, ValidationFactory $validation)
+    {
+        $this->validation = $validation;
+        $this->tokenRepository = $tokenRepository;
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+
+        if ($this->option('name')=='') {
+            $accessTokenName = 'CLI Auth Token';
+        }
+
+        if ($this->argument('user')=='') {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ($user = User::find($this->argument('user'))) {
+
+            if ($this->option('key-only')=='true') {
+                $this->info($user->createToken($accessTokenName)->accessToken);
+            } else {
+                $this->warn('Your API Token has been created. Be sure to copy this token now, as it will not be accessible again.');
+                $this->info('API Token Name: '.$accessTokenName);
+                $this->info('API Token: '.$user->createToken($accessTokenName)->accessToken);
+            }
+        } else {
+           return $this->error('ERROR: Invalid user. API key was not created.');
+        }
+
+
+
+
+    }
+}