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mj/breadcrumb
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A simple breadcrumb generator for Laravel 4

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Laravel 4 Breadcrumbs
=====================

[](#laravel-4-breadcrumbs)

\*\* If you have problems running setSeperator (typo'd) after update, I changed the function name to setSeperator.

A small and easy customizable breadcrumb generator for Laravel 4.

edit the .json
==============

[](#edit-the-json)

Edit your .json file and add the following line to your "require"

`"mj/breadcrumb": "dev-master"`

After this run the `composer update` to update your framework and get the breadcrumb class loaded into your files.

Setup
=====

[](#setup)

Open app.php in your config folder

1. Add the line `'Mj\Breadcrumb\BreadcrumbServiceProvider'` to the providers array.
2. To make use of the Facade that comes with Laravel 4, make sure you register the alias in the file 'app/config/app.php'.

Like this: `'Breadcrumb'      => 'Mj\Breadcrumb\Facades\breadcrumb'`

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

To create breadcrumbs use the following code:

`Breadcrumb::addbreadcrumb('linkname', 'url');`

You can add multiple breadcrumbs by repeating the code above.

To set an seperator you can use:

`Breadcrumb::setSeparator('yourseperator')`

At last send your breadcrumbs to your template (or just generate them) with the following command:

`Breadcrumb::generate()`

Example
=======

[](#example)

Note: Use real url's (like /this/page) and not Laravel's URL helper. Not setting a URL at all will also work.

```
//Controller

public function page()
{
  //Those are required to set some breadcrumbs first.
  Breadcrumb::addBreadcrumb('home', '/');
  Breadcrumb::addBreadcrumb('some page', '/some-page');
  Breadcrumb::addBreadcrumb('last piece'); //Does not need a url because it's the last breadcrumb segment

	Breadcrumb::setSeparator('/'); //Set some seperator you think is nicest (not required)

  $data = array(
	  'breadcrumbs' => Breadcrumb::generate() //Breadcrumbs UL is generated and stored in an array.
  )

  //return the view with the $data array to use it in the view
  return View::make('some/page', $data);
}

//View

{{$breadcrumbs}} // -> UL with list-items with the links :)

```

###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.9% of commits — single point of failure

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

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