Laravel 5 make:view command

README.md

Original: https://gist.github.com/sahibalejandro/1030d43259a6fe95f79f

Installation

Note: This assumes that we are in the Laravel application root folder

• Copy MakeViewCommand.php in this Gist into ./app/Console/MakeViewCommand.php

• Edit ./app/Console/Kernel.php and add the command into the $commands array:

    protected $commands = [
        MakeViewCommand::class,
        /* Additional commands */
    ];
  

MakeViewCommand.php

<?php

/**
 * Original: https://gist.github.com/sahibalejandro/1030d43259a6fe95f79f
 *
 * To install:
 * - `php artisan make:command MakeViewCommand`
 * - Copy the contents of this file into the created file
 * - Edit ./app/Console/Kernel.php and add `MakeViewCommand::class,` to the `$commands` array
 */
namespace App\Console\Commands;

use Illuminate\Console\Command;
use File;

class MakeViewCommand extends Command
{
    /**
     * The name and signature of the console command.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $signature = 'make:view {view}';

    /**
     * The console command description.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $description = 'Create a new blade template.';

    /**
     * Create a new command instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }

    /**
     * Execute the console command.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle()
    {
        $view = $this->argument('view');

        $path = $this->viewPath($view);

        $this->createDir($path);

        if (File::exists($path))
        {
            $this->error("File {$path} already exists!");
            return;
        }

        File::put($path, "@extends('layouts.app')" . PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL);

        $this->info("File {$path} created.");
    }

     /**
     * Get the view full path.
     *
     * @param string $view
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function viewPath($view)
    {
        $view = str_replace('.', '/', $view) . '.blade.php';

        $path = "resources/views/{$view}";

        return $path;
    }

    /**
     * Create view directory if not exists.
     *
     * @param $path
     */
    public function createDir($path)
    {
        $dir = dirname($path);

        if (!file_exists($dir))
        {
            mkdir($dir, 0755, true);
        }
    }

}