Pesto - Expressive Templates

1. Install Pesto

Start by installing Pesto via Composer.

composer require millancore/pesto

2. Create a Service Provider

Create a service provider at app/Providers/PestoServiceProvider.php to register Pesto in Laravel's container.

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use MillanCore\Pesto\Pesto;
use MillanCore\Pesto\PestoFactory;

class PestoServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function register(): void
    {
        $this->app->singleton(Pesto::class, function ($app) {
            return PestoFactory::create(
                resource_path('views'),
                storage_path('framework/cache/pesto')
            );
        });
    }
}

3. Register the Service Provider

Add the provider to your bootstrap/providers.php array.

return [
    App\Providers\AppServiceProvider::class,
    App\Providers\PestoServiceProvider::class,
];

4. Create a Helper Function

Add a global pestoView() helper to make rendering even simpler. Create a app/helpers.php file and register it in your composer.json.

// app/helpers.php

use Illuminate\Http\Response;
use MillanCore\Pesto\Pesto;

function pestoView(string $view, array $data = [], int $status = 200, array $headers = []): Response
{
    $html = app(Pesto::class)->make($view, $data)->toHtml();

    return response($html, $status, $headers);
}

Then add the autoload entry in your composer.json:

"autoload": {
    "files": [
        "app/helpers.php"
    ]
}

Run composer dump-autoload after adding the entry.

5. Render a View in Your Controller

Now you can use the pestoView() helper anywhere in your application.

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

class HomeController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {
        return pestoView('home.php', [
            'title' => 'Welcome to Laravel with Pesto',
        ]);
    }
}

6. Create a Pesto Template

Create your template at resources/views/home.php. You can now use Pesto's syntax.

<h1>{{ $title }}</h1>

<ul>
    <li php-foreach="range(1, 5) as $i">
        Item {{ $i }}
    </li>
</ul>