exchange/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;

use App\User;
use App\VerifyUser;
use App\Role;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\RegistersUsers;
use App\Notifications\VerifyEmail;

class RegisterController extends Controller
{
    use RegistersUsers;

    /**
     * Create a new controller instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('guest');
    }

    /**
     * The user has been registered.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  mixed  $user
     * @return mixed
     */
    protected function registered(Request $request, $user)
    {
      $this->guard()->logout();
      return response()->json(['status'=>'We sent you an activation code. Check your email and click on the link to verify.'],200);
      return $user;
    }

    /**
     * Get a validator for an incoming registration request.
     *
     * @param  array  $data
     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Validator
     */
    protected function validator(array $data)
    {
        return Validator::make($data, [
            'name' => 'required|max:255',
            'email' => 'required|email|max:255|unique:users',
            'password' => 'required|min:6|confirmed',
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Create a new user instance after a valid registration.
     *
     * @param  array  $data
     * @return User
     */
    protected function create(array $data)
    {
        $role = Role::where('name','=','member')->first();
        $user = new User();
        $user->name = $data['name'];
        $user->email = $data['email'];
        $user->password = bcrypt($data['password']);
        $user->save();
        $user->attachRole($role);

        $verifyUser = VerifyUser::create([
            'user_id' => $user->id,
            'token' => str_random(40)
        ]);

        //Notification::send($user, new VerifyUser($user));
        $user->notify(new VerifyEmail($verifyUser));
        return $user;

    }

    public function verifyUser($token)
    {
        $verifyUser = VerifyUser::where('token', $token)->first();
        if(isset($verifyUser) ){
            $user = $verifyUser->user;
            if(!$user->verified) {
                $verifyUser->user->verified = 1;
                $verifyUser->user->save();
                return response()->json(['status' => 'Your e-mail is verified. You can now login'], 400);
                //$status = "Your e-mail is verified. You can now login.";
            }else{
                return response()->json(['status' => 'Your e-mail is already verified. Please login.'], 400);
                //$status = "Your e-mail is already verified. You can now login.";
            }
        }else{
            return response()->json(['warning' => 'Sorry your email cannot be identified.'], 400);
            //return redirect('/login')->with('warning', "Sorry your email cannot be identified.");
        }
        //return response()->json(['status']);
    }
}