jonathanmarvens/app.controllers.BaseController.php

## app.controllers.BaseController.php
<?php

class BaseController extends Controller {
  private $application_name = 'The Cool Kid';
  protected $layout = 'base';

  // The cool kids' way of handling page titles.
  protected $title  = array(
    'parent'    => '',
    'seperator' => '::',
    'child'     => '',
  );

  public function __construct() {
    $instance = $this;

    View::composer($this->layout, function ($view) use ($instance) {
      $view->with('title', (implode(' ', $instance->title) . ' - ' . $instance->application_name));
    });
  }

  protected function setupLayout() {
    if (! is_null($this->layout)) {
      $this->layout = View::make($this->layout);
    }
  }
}

## app.controllers.UserController.php
<?php

class UserController extends \BaseController {
  public function __construct() {
    parent::__construct();

    $this->title['parent'] = 'User';
  }

  public function getLogin() {
    $this->title['child'] = 'Login';

    if (Auth::check()) {
      return 'Useless return...';
    } else {
      $this->layout->content = View::make('user.login');
    }
  }
}

## app.routes.php
<?php

Route::controller(
  'user',
  'UserController',
  array(
    'getLogin' => 'user_login',
  )
);

Route::any('/', array(
  'as' => 'base',
  function () {
    return Redirect::route('user_login');
  },
));

## app.views.base.blade.php
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>{{ $title }}</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    @yield('content')
  </body>
</html>

## app.views.user.login.blade.php
@extends('base')
@section('content')
<p>This is my body content.</p>
@stop
	<?php

	class BaseController extends Controller {
	private $application_name = 'The Cool Kid';
	protected $layout = 'base';

	// The cool kids' way of handling page titles.
	protected $title = array(
	'parent' => '',
	'seperator' => '::',
	'child' => '',
	);

	public function __construct() {
	$instance = $this;

	View::composer($this->layout, function ($view) use ($instance) {
	$view->with('title', (implode(' ', $instance->title) . ' - ' . $instance->application_name));
	});
	}

	protected function setupLayout() {
	if (! is_null($this->layout)) {
	$this->layout = View::make($this->layout);
	}
	}
	}
	<?php

	class UserController extends \BaseController {
	public function __construct() {
	parent::__construct();

	$this->title['parent'] = 'User';
	}

	public function getLogin() {
	$this->title['child'] = 'Login';

	if (Auth::check()) {
	return 'Useless return...';
	} else {
	$this->layout->content = View::make('user.login');
	}
	}
	}
	<?php

	Route::controller(
	'user',
	'UserController',
	array(
	'getLogin' => 'user_login',
	)
	);

	Route::any('/', array(
	'as' => 'base',
	function () {
	return Redirect::route('user_login');
	},
	));
	<!doctype html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<title>{{ $title }}</title>
	</head>
	<body>
	@yield('content')
	</body>
	</html>
	@extends('base')
	@section('content')
	<p>This is my body content.</p>
	@stop