Automatically Pluralize Nouns in Laravel

autoPlural.php

<?php
// this function will return the plural or singular depending on the integer passed
//eg if $count=1 and $noun="post", it will echo 1 post..if $count!=1, it will echo X posts
/**
*@param count - Can be an integer, or a collection (which we use count() to know size) to know whether it is plural or singular
*@param noun - the noun to pluralize or sigularize
*@param return  - to determine either to return it (eg when used in a controller) or echo it (default - eg used in a blade template)
*@param return_noun_only - when you only need the noun, and not the numeric part of it
*/
function autoPlural($count,$noun=null,$return = false,$return_noun_only=false)
{
	// count can also be an array
	if($count instanceof Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection)
	{
		$count = $count->count();
	}
	elseif(is_array($count))
	{
		$count = sizeof($count);
	}

	$pluralized = ($count==1?str_singular($noun):str_plural($noun));
	$output = $count.' '.$pluralized;
	if($return)
		return $return_noun_only?$pluralized:$output;
	else
		echo $return_noun_only?$pluralized:$output;
}