How do we overwrite the staff contract?

[cgunnels]

I want to use my own "staff"/user model but I noticed there isn't a staff contract to extend/replace. I just want to add some additional methods to the staff.

[glennjacobs]

This isn't possible currently. You should create a new model for the additional data and create a dynamic relationship.

[cgunnels]

Not looking for relationships, just additional functionality.
Trying this but not working:

public function boot()
{
    ModelManifest::replace(
           \Lunar\Admin\Models\Staff::class,
            \App\Models\Staff::class,
     );
}

Then elsewhere in the code:
$instanceOfLunarStaffModel::someCustomMethod() <-- doesn't work. Get Call to undefined method Lunar\Admin\Models\Staff::someCustomMethod()

[cgunnels]

I ended up finding the registerAuthGuard method in the LunarPanelProvider and so I just overrode it in my AdminServiceProvider. I put this in the boot method:

        $this->app['config']->set('auth.providers.staff', [
            'driver' => 'eloquent',
            'model' => Staff::class, // <--this is now my Staff model (App\Models\Staff) which inherits from the Lunar staff model.
        ]);

        $this->app['config']->set('auth.guards.staff', [
            'driver' => 'session',
            'provider' => 'staff',
        ]);

I am now getting an instance of my Staff model on login and everywhere I expect. I'm not sure if there are any side effects yet, but it seems to be working.