# Hooks
Hooks can be used to perform important operations before and after an event is processed. One or multiple events can be registered at once.
# Before hook
In the example below, we can track a login event against the actual user as they may not have been identified just yet.
Events::before(Login::class, function(EventPayload $payload, array $originalProperties, array $channels){
Events::user($originalProperties['user']);
});
If the callback returns false
, the event is not processed.
# After hook
Likewise for after an event has been processed.
Events::after([
\Illuminate\Auth\Events\Logout::class,
\Illuminate\Auth\Events\Lockout::class,
], function(EventPayload $payload, array $channels){
// do something
});