Sharing Data with All Views in Laravel: The Global View Data Guide

Need to make certain data available across all your views? Laravel's View::share method makes this a breeze! Let's explore how to effectively share global view data.

Basic View Sharing

Here's how to share data with all views:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot(): void
    {
        View::share('key', 'value');
    }
}

Real-World Example

Here's a practical implementation for a SaaS application:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
use App\Services\SystemSettingsService;
use App\Services\NavigationService;

class ViewServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot(): void
    {
        View::share([
            'app_name' => config('app.name'),
            'support_email' => 'help@example.com',
            'current_year' => now()->year
        ]);

        // Share system settings
        if (!app()->runningInConsole()) {
            $settings = app(SystemSettingsService::class)->getGlobalSettings();
            
            View::share([
                'maintenance_mode' => $settings->maintenance_mode,
                'system_notice' => $settings->current_notice,
                'footer_links' => $settings->footer_navigation
            ]);
        }

        // Share user-specific data
        View::composer('*', function ($view) {
            if ($user = auth()->user()) {
                $view->with([
                    'unread_notifications' => $user->unreadNotifications->count(),
                    'account_type' => $user->subscription?->type,
                    'company_name' => $user->company?->name
                ]);
            }
        });
    }
}

View sharing is perfect for data that needs to be available everywhere in your application, like system settings, user preferences, or global configuration values.

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