How to use a generated menu in all views

[uovidiu]

Hi there,
new to Laravel (5.4)

I've created a basic menu.
To test, I placed the code in my HomeController but obviously rendering only works in the view called in the controller.

My blade structure is as follow
home.blade -> @extends('layouts.blank')
blank.blade -> @include('includes/sidebar')
sidebar.blade -> contains {!! Menu::main() !!}

So when I'm using home I can see the menu but any other view that extends blank doesn't render the menu.

Where can I use a basic menu defined like that

$menu = Menu::new([
    Link::to('/', 'Home'),
    Link::to('/about', 'About'),
]);

and have it available in all views?
Probably a service controller or a middleware but to be honest since I'm new to Laravel I don't have a clue.

Thanks.

[freekmurze]

Hi,

a service provider would be nice place to but your menu definitions.

The Laravel documentation contains a dedicated page on how to write and register service providers: https://laravel.com/docs/5.4/providers#writing-service-providers.

So in that service provider you could set up that menu like this:

Menu::macro('main', function () {
   return Menu::new()
      ->add(Link::to('/', 'Home'))
      ->add(Link::to('/about', 'About'));
});

And then you can use it in any blade view:

{{ Menu::main() }}

[uovidiu]

I have this in my service provider (MenuServiceProvider.php)

    public function register()
    {
        //
	    $this->app->bind('Spatie\Menu\Laravel\Menu', function () {
		    Menu::macro('main', function () {
			    return Menu::new()
				    ->add(Link::to('/', 'Home'))
				    ->add(Link::to('/about', 'About'));
		    });
	    });

    }

Also added Quickwater\Providers\MenuServiceProvider::class, in app.php.

But when I try to call it I get this error

Target [Spatie\Menu\Laravel\Menu] is not instantiable. (View: E:\webdev_localhost_laravel\qw\resources\views\includes\sidebar.blade.php)

To be honest the whole service controllers is a bit too much for me since I first met Laravel. I'm watching now Laravel 5.4 From Scratch: The Service Container

If you can help me some more with a full example it would be great.

Thanks for your answer!

[freekmurze]

Use this:

public function register()
{
    \Menu::macro('main', function () {
        return Menu::new()
            ->add(Link::to('/', 'Home'))
            ->add(Link::to('/about', 'About'));
    });
}

[uovidiu]

Still doesn't work

Method main does not exist. (View: E:\webdev_localhost_laravel\qw\resources\views\includes\sidebar.blade.php)

[freekmurze]

Have you registered your service provider in config/app.php?

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[uovidiu]

Hey, it worked.
Thanks a lot!

I think you should put the usage in the README, I bet I won't be the only one not knowing how to properly use it.