add frontend/admin links dynamically from module service provider

app/Services/ModuleService.php

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
+ * User: nshahzad
+ * Date: 12/1/17
+ * Time: 4:49 PM
+ */
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+
+class ModuleService extends BaseService
+{
+    protected static $adminLinks = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @var array 0 == logged out, 1 == logged in
+     */
+    protected static $frontendLinks = [0 => [], 1 => []];
+
+
+    /**
+     * Add a module link in the frontend
+     * @param string $title
+     * @param string $url
+     * @param string $icon
+     */
+    public function addFrontendLink(string $title, string $url, string $icon = '', $logged_in=true)
+    {
+        self::$frontendLinks[$logged_in][] = [
+            'title' => $title,
+            'url' => $url,
+            'icon' => 'pe-7s-users',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get all of the frontend links
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getFrontendLinks($logged_in): array
+    {
+        return self::$frontendLinks[$logged_in];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a module link in the admin panel
+     * @param string $title
+     * @param string $url
+     * @param string $icon
+     */
+    public function addAdminLink(string $title, string $url, string $icon='')
+    {
+        self::$adminLinks[] = [
+            'title' => $title,
+            'url' => $url,
+            'icon' => 'pe-7s-users'
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get all of the module links in the admin panel
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getAdminLinks(): array
+    {
+        return self::$adminLinks;
+    }
+}

modules/Sample/Providers/SampleServiceProvider.php

@@ -9,24 +9,23 @@ use Route;
 
 class SampleServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
-    /**
-     * Indicates if loading of the provider is deferred.
-     *
-     * @var bool
-     */
     protected $defer = false;
+    protected $moduleSvc;
 
     /**
      * Boot the application events.
-     *
-     * @return void
      */
     public function boot()
     {
+        $this->moduleSvc = app('App\Services\ModuleService');
+
         $this->registerRoutes();
         $this->registerTranslations();
         $this->registerConfig();
         $this->registerViews();
+
+        $this->registerLinks();
+
         $this->registerFactories();
         $this->loadMigrationsFrom(__DIR__ . '/../Database/migrations');
     }
@@ -39,6 +38,18 @@ class SampleServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         //
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add module links here
+     */
+    public function registerLinks()
+    {
+        // Show this link if logged in
+        $this->moduleSvc->addFrontendLink('Sample', '/sample', '', $logged_in=true);
+
+        // Admin links:
+        $this->moduleSvc->addAdminLink('Sample', '/sample/admin');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register the routes
      */

resources/modules/stubs/scaffold/provider.stub

@@ -9,24 +9,23 @@ use Route;
 
 class $CLASS$ extends ServiceProvider
 {
-    /**
-     * Indicates if loading of the provider is deferred.
-     *
-     * @var bool
-     */
     protected $defer = false;
+    protected $moduleSvc;
 
     /**
      * Boot the application events.
-     *
-     * @return void
      */
     public function boot()
     {
+        $this->moduleSvc = app('App\Services\ModuleService');
+
         $this->registerRoutes();
         $this->registerTranslations();
         $this->registerConfig();
         $this->registerViews();
+
+        $this->registerLinks();
+
         $this->registerFactories();
         $this->loadMigrationsFrom(__DIR__ . '/../$MIGRATIONS_PATH$');
     }
@@ -39,6 +38,18 @@ class $CLASS$ extends ServiceProvider
         //
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add module links here
+     */
+    public function registerLinks()
+    {
+        // Show this link if logged in
+        $this->moduleSvc->addFrontendLink('$STUDLY_NAME$', '/$LOWER_NAME$', '', $logged_in=true);
+
+        // Admin links:
+        $this->moduleSvc->addAdminLink('$STUDLY_NAME$', '/$LOWER_NAME$/admin');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register the routes
      */

resources/views/admin/menu.blade.php

@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@
 
     <div class="collapse" id="addons_menu" aria-expanded="true">
         <ul class="nav">
-            @stack('admin.addons.links')
+            @inject('moduleSvc', 'App\Services\ModuleService')
+            @foreach($moduleSvc->getAdminLinks() as &$link)
+                <li><a href="{!! url($link['url']) !!}"><i class="{!! $link['icon'] !!}"></i>{!! $link['title'] !!}</a></li>
+            @endforeach
         </ul>
     </div>
 </li>

resources/views/layouts/default/app.blade.php

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@inject('moduleSvc', 'App\Services\ModuleService')
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 
@@ -58,7 +59,19 @@
                             <p>Register</p>
                         </a>
                     </li>
+
+                    {{-- Show the module links for being logged out --}}
+                    @foreach($moduleSvc->getFrontendLinks($logged_in=false) as &$link)
+                        <li class="nav-item">
+                            <a class="nav-link" href="{!! url($link['url']) !!}">
+                                <i class="{!! $link['icon'] !!}"></i>
+                                <p>{!! $link['title'] !!}</p>
+                            </a>
+                        </li>
+                    @endforeach
+
                 @else
+
                     <li class="nav-item">
                         <a class="nav-link" href="{!! url('/dashboard') !!}">
                             <i class="fa fa-tachometer" aria-hidden="true"></i>
@@ -91,6 +104,17 @@
                             </a>
                         </li>
                     @endif
+
+                    {{-- Show the module links for being logged out --}}
+                    @foreach($moduleSvc->getFrontendLinks($logged_in=true) as &$link)
+                        <li class="nav-item">
+                            <a class="nav-link" href="{!! url($link['url']) !!}">
+                                <i class="{!! $link['icon'] !!}"></i>
+                                <p>{!! $link['title'] !!}</p>
+                            </a>
+                        </li>
+                    @endforeach
+
                     <li class="nav-item">
                         <a class="nav-link" href="{!! url('/logout') !!}">
                             <i class="fa fa-external-link-square" aria-hidden="true"></i>