Can you provide an example of using the alias() method with custom middleware in Laravel 11

1. Create a new middleware using the `artisan` command:

bash
php artisan make:middleware LogRequests

This will create a new middleware class `LogRequests` in the `app/Http/Middleware` directory.

2. Open the `LogRequests` middleware and add your custom middleware logic:

php
namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class LogRequests
{
    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
    {
        // Log the request
        logger()->info('New request received', [
            'url' => $request->url(),
            'method' => $request->method(),
        ]);

        return $next($request);
    }
}

3. In the `bootstrap/app.php` file, use the `alias()` method to define an alias for your custom middleware:

php
return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
    ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {
        $middleware->alias([
            'logRequests' => \App\Http\Middleware\LogRequests::class,
        ]);
    })
    // Other configuration
    ->create();

In this example, we're defining an alias `'logRequests'` for the `\App\Http\Middleware\LogRequests` class.

4. Now, you can use the alias when applying middleware to routes or groups:

php
Route::get('/example', function () {
    // ...
})->middleware('logRequests');

Or, you can apply the middleware to a group of routes:

php
Route::middleware('logRequests')->group(function () {
    Route::get('/example1', function () {
        // ...
    });

    Route::get('/example2', function () {
        // ...
    });
});

By using the `alias()` method, you can define short, descriptive names for your middleware, making your route and middleware configuration more readable and maintainable.

Remember to replace `\App\Http\Middleware\LogRequests::class` with the actual namespace of your custom middleware class if it differs.