Include a Blade view template only if there is a logged in user. Useful for including/excluding views and/or partials for things like menus, logout buttons, etc

Laravel Directive: include if logged in

        /*
         * Laravel includeIfAuth() function.
         *
         * Usage: @includeIfAuth($templateName)
         */
        \Blade::directive('includeIfAuth', function ($expression) {
            if(\Auth::check()) {
                return \Blade::compileString("@include({$expression})");
            }
        });