Session api token validation

app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php

@@ -9,74 +9,12 @@ use App\Settings\SettingsRegistry;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Inertia\Inertia;
 
 class UserController extends Controller
 {
-    public function follow(User $user): JsonResponse
-    {
-        abort_if($user->id === auth()->id(), 403);
-
-        $existing = Followee::where('user_id', auth()->id())
-            ->where('followee_id', $user->id)
-            ->first();
-
-        if ($existing) {
-            $existing->delete();
-            return response()->json(['status' => 'none']);
-        }
-
-        $canView = Gate::allows('viewProfileData', $user);
-
-        Followee::create([
-            'user_id'     => auth()->id(),
-            'followee_id' => $user->id,
-            'verified'    => $canView,
-        ]);
-
-        Notification::create([
-            'user_id'        => $user->id,
-            'title'          => $canView ? 'New follower' : 'Follow request',
-            'body'           => $canView
-                ? auth()->user()->name . ' is now following you.'
-                : auth()->user()->name . ' wants to follow you.',
-            'is_achievement' => false,
-            'url'            => $canView ? '/u/' . auth()->user()->name : '/follow-requests',
-        ]);
-
-        return response()->json(['status' => $canView ? 'following' : 'requested']);
-    }
-
-    public function approveRequest(User $follower): JsonResponse
-    {
-        $followee = Followee::where('user_id', $follower->id)
-            ->where('followee_id', auth()->id())
-            ->pending()
-            ->firstOrFail();
-
-        $followee->update(['verified' => true]);
-
-        Notification::create([
-            'user_id'        => $follower->id,
-            'title'          => 'Follow request accepted',
-            'body'           => auth()->user()->name . ' accepted your follow request.',
-            'is_achievement' => false,
-            'url'            => '/u/' . auth()->user()->name,
-        ]);
-
-        return response()->json(['approved' => true]);
-    }
-
-    public function denyRequest(User $follower): JsonResponse
-    {
-        Followee::where('user_id', $follower->id)
-            ->where('followee_id', auth()->id())
-            ->pending()
-            ->delete();
-
-        return response()->json(['denied' => true]);
-    }
 
     public function settings(?string $category = null){
         $allowedTabs = ['general', 'followers'];