- replaced validation library @adonisjs/validator with @vinejs/vine (performance)

- npm updates

app/middleware/silent_auth.ts

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+import type { HttpContext } from '@adonisjs/core/http';
+
+/**
+ * Silent auth middleware can be used as a global middleware to silent check
+ * if the user is logged-in or not.
+ *
+ * The request continues as usual, even when the user is not logged-in.
+ */
+export default class SilentAuthMiddleware {
+    /**
+     * Handle request
+     */
+    public async handle({ auth }: HttpContext, next: () => Promise<void>) {
+        /**
+         * Check if user is logged-in or not. If yes, then `ctx.auth.user` will be
+         * set to the instance of the currently logged in user.
+         */
+        await auth.check();
+        await next();
+    }
+}