[Laravel 5] Blade @set extension

BladeSetServiceProvider.php

<?php
namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;

class BladeSetServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * Indicates if loading of the provider is deferred.
     *
     * @var bool
     */
    protected $defer = false;
    /**
     * Register the service provider.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function register()
    {
        $blade = $this->app['view']->getEngineResolver()->resolve('blade')->getCompiler();
        $blade->extend(function ($value, $compiler)
        {
            $value = preg_replace("/@set\('(.*?)'\,(.*)\)/", '<?php $$1 = $2; ?>', $value);
            return $value;
        });
    }

    /**
     * Get the services provided by the provider.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function provides()
    {
        return [];
    }
}