Laravel Blade @define directive

AppServiceProvider.php

<?php namespace Stribe\Providers;

use Blade;

use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider {

	/**
	 * Bootstrap any application services.
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function boot()
	{
            Blade::directive('define', function($expression) {
                $expression = preg_replace('/\\(([^,]+),(?:\\s)+?([^\\)]+)\\)/', '[$1 => $2]', $expression);
                
                return "<?php extract({$expression}, EXTR_OVERWRITE); ?>";
            });
	}
    
	/**
	 * Register any application services.
	 *
	 * This service provider is a great spot to register your various container
	 * bindings with the application. As you can see, we are registering our
	 * "Registrar" implementation here. You can add your own bindings too!
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function register()
	{
	     //
	}

}