[11.x] Allow BackedEnum to be passed to Route::can()

src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php

@@ -1081,12 +1081,14 @@ public function middleware($middleware = null)
     /**
      * Specify that the "Authorize" / "can" middleware should be applied to the route with the given options.
      *
-     * @param  string  $ability
+     * @param  \BackedEnum|string  $ability
      * @param  array|string  $models
      * @return $this
      */
     public function can($ability, $models = [])
     {
+        $ability = $ability instanceof BackedEnum ? $ability->value : $ability;
+
         return empty($models)
                     ? $this->middleware(['can:'.$ability])
                     : $this->middleware(['can:'.$ability.','.implode(',', Arr::wrap($models))]);

tests/Integration/Routing/AbilityBackedEnum.php

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Routing;
+
+enum AbilityBackedEnum: string
+{
+    case AccessRoute = 'access-route';
+    case NotAccessRoute = 'not-access-route';
+}

tests/Integration/Routing/RouteCanBackedEnumTest.php

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Routing;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use User;
+
+class RouteCanBackedEnumTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testSimpleRouteWithStringBackedEnumCanAbilityGuestForbiddenThroughTheFramework()
+    {
+        $gate = Gate::define(AbilityBackedEnum::NotAccessRoute, fn (?User $user) => false);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('not-access-route', $gate->abilities());
+
+        $route = Route::get('/', function () {
+            return 'Hello World';
+        })->can(AbilityBackedEnum::NotAccessRoute);
+        $this->assertEquals(['can:not-access-route'], $route->middleware());
+
+        $response = $this->get('/');
+        $response->assertForbidden();
+    }
+
+    public function testSimpleRouteWithStringBackedEnumCanAbilityGuestAllowedThroughTheFramework()
+    {
+        $gate = Gate::define(AbilityBackedEnum::AccessRoute, fn (?User $user) => true);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('access-route', $gate->abilities());
+
+        $route = Route::get('/', function () {
+            return 'Hello World';
+        })->can(AbilityBackedEnum::AccessRoute);
+        $this->assertEquals(['can:access-route'], $route->middleware());
+
+        $response = $this->get('/');
+        $response->assertOk();
+        $response->assertContent('Hello World');
+    }
+}