JeffreyWay/AppServiceProvider.php

## AppServiceProvider.php
<?php

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * Register any application services.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function register()
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Bootstrap any application services.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function boot()
    {
        Blade::directive('widget', function ($expression) {
            $name = trim($expression, "'");

            return "<?= resolve('App\Http\Widgets\\{$name}')->loadView(); ?>";
        });
    }
}

## ExampleWidget.php
<?php

namespace App\Http\Widgets;

use App\Article;

class TrendingArticles extends Widget
{
    public $title = 'Trending Articles';

    public function articles()
    {
        return Article::take(3)->get();
    }
}


## usage.blade.php
<body>
  @widget('TrendingArticles')
</body>

## Widget.php
<?php

namespace App\Http\Widgets;

use ReflectionClass;
use ReflectionMethod;
use ReflectionProperty;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;

abstract class Widget
{
    /**
     * Load the view with the necessary data.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\View\View
     */
    public function loadView()
    {
        return $this->view()->with($this->buildViewData());
    }

    /**
     * Load the view for the widget.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\View\View
     */
    public function view()
    {
        $name = Str::kebab(class_basename($this));

        return view("widgets.{$name}");
    }

    /**
     * Build the view data.
     *
     * @return array
     * @throws \ReflectionException
     */
    protected function buildViewData()
    {
        $viewData = [];

        foreach ((new ReflectionClass($this))->getProperties(ReflectionProperty::IS_PUBLIC) as $property) {
            $viewData[$property->getName()] = $property->getValue($this);
        }

        foreach ((new ReflectionClass($this))->getMethods(ReflectionMethod::IS_PUBLIC) as $method) {
            if (! in_array($name = $method->getName(), ['loadView', 'view'])) {
                $viewData[$name] = $this->$name();
            }
        }

        return $viewData;
    }
}
	<?php

	namespace App\Providers;

	use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
	use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;

	class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
	{
	/**
	* Register any application services.
	*
	* @return void
	*/
	public function register()
	{
	//
	}

	/**
	* Bootstrap any application services.
	*
	* @return void
	*/
	public function boot()
	{
	Blade::directive('widget', function ($expression) {
	$name = trim($expression, "'");

	return "<?= resolve('App\Http\Widgets\\{$name}')->loadView(); ?>";
	});
	}
	}
	<?php

	namespace App\Http\Widgets;

	use App\Article;

	class TrendingArticles extends Widget
	{
	public $title = 'Trending Articles';

	public function articles()
	{
	return Article::take(3)->get();
	}
	}
	<?php

	namespace App\Http\Widgets;

	use ReflectionClass;
	use ReflectionMethod;
	use ReflectionProperty;
	use Illuminate\Support\Str;

	abstract class Widget
	{
	/**
	* Load the view with the necessary data.
	*
	* @return \Illuminate\View\View
	*/
	public function loadView()
	{
	return $this->view()->with($this->buildViewData());
	}

	/**
	* Load the view for the widget.
	*
	* @return \Illuminate\View\View
	*/
	public function view()
	{
	$name = Str::kebab(class_basename($this));

	return view("widgets.{$name}");
	}

	/**
	* Build the view data.
	*
	* @return array
	* @throws \ReflectionException
	*/
	protected function buildViewData()
	{
	$viewData = [];

	foreach ((new ReflectionClass($this))->getProperties(ReflectionProperty::IS_PUBLIC) as $property) {
	$viewData[$property->getName()] = $property->getValue($this);
	}

	foreach ((new ReflectionClass($this))->getMethods(ReflectionMethod::IS_PUBLIC) as $method) {
	if (! in_array($name = $method->getName(), ['loadView', 'view'])) {
	$viewData[$name] = $this->$name();
	}
	}

	return $viewData;
	}
	}