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A flexible, dynamic sidebar management package for Laravel applications. This package allows you to define, manipulate, and render your sidebar navigation entirely through code or configuration.

Features

• Fluent API: Expressive and easy registration of menu items.
• Facade Support: Use the Sidebar facade for clean, static-like access.
• Config Driven: Define your core sidebar structure in config/sidebar.php.
• Dynamic Manipulation: Add or modify categories and items at runtime.
• Permission Based: Built-in support for Laravel's Gate/Permission system.
• Blade Component: Clean rendering using a single <x-sidebar-manager-nav /> component.
• Badges: Support for static or dynamic (callable) badges.
• Active State Detection: Automatic highlighting of active menu items.

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require tasmir/sidebar-manager

Publish the config file (optional):

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="config"

Basic Usage

1. Rendering the Sidebar

Place the Blade component in your layout:

<x-sidebar-manager-nav />

2. Static Configuration

You can define your menu in config/sidebar.php. You can also remove default categories or specific items:

return [
    'menu' => [
        'marketing' => [
            'category' => 'Marketing',
            'order' => 50,
            'items' => [
                'campaigns' => [
                    'label' => 'Campaigns',
                    'route' => 'admin.marketing.campaigns',
                    'icon' => '<svg>...</svg>',
                    'permission' => 'campaigns_list',
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
    
    // Remove default items or categories
    'remove' => [
        'dashboard', // Removes the entire dashboard category
        'system' => ['activity'], // Removes only the 'activity' item from 'system'
    ],
];

3. Fluent API (via Facade)

You can manipulate the sidebar from anywhere (e.g., controllers, closures, or providers) using the Sidebar facade:

use Sidebar;

// Add a category
Sidebar::category('settings', [
    'category' => 'Settings',
    'order' => 100,
]);

// Add an item fluently
Sidebar::item('settings', 'profile', [
    'label' => 'My Profile',
    'route' => 'admin.profile.edit',
    'icon' => '<svg>...</svg>',
]);

// Extending an existing group from another module
Sidebar::item('marketing', 'newsletter', [
    'label' => 'Newsletter',
    'route' => 'admin.marketing.newsletter',
    'icon' => '<svg>...</svg>',
    'order' => 10, // Items will be sorted by this order
]);

// Remove an item
Sidebar::removeItem('system', 'activity');

// Remove an entire category
Sidebar::removeCategory('dashboard');

4. Blade Directives

You can also manage the sidebar directly from your Blade templates for view-specific adjustments:

{{-- Add a category --}}
@addSidebarCategory('reports', ['category' => 'Reports', 'order' => 60])

{{-- Add an item to a category --}}
@addSidebarItem('reports', 'sales', [
    'label' => 'Sales Report',
    'route' => 'admin.reports.sales',
    'icon' => '<svg>...</svg>'
])

{{-- Remove items or categories --}}
@removeSidebarItem('system', 'activity')
@removeSidebarCategory('dashboard')

{{-- Finally, render the sidebar --}}
<x-sidebar-manager-nav />

Menu Item Configuration

Each item accepts a configuration array:

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any ideas, bug fixes, or improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.

Developed by Tasmir

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.