How to create a recursive list in a Blade. (Laravel)

LaravelRecursiveBlade.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class TestController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * This is just a quick example of how to create a recursive list of items
     * presented in a list in HTML using Laravel's Blade views.
     *
     * Also presenting long or short names for those items.
     * Also presenting checkboxes for some of those items.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index(Request $request)
    {
        $foods = array(
            0 => array(
                'id' => 1,
                'full_name' => 'plants',
                'short_name' => null,
                'use_short_name' => 0,
                'is_selectable' => 0,
                'description' => null,
                'children' => array (
                    0 => array(
                        'id' => 2,
                        'full_name' => '10',
                        'short_name' => null,
                        'use_short_name' => 0,
                        'is_selectable' => 0,
                        'description' => null,
                        'children' => array (
                            0 => array(
                                'id' => 3,
                                'full_name' => 'tomato',
                                'short_name' => 'tom',
                                'use_short_name' => 1,
                                'is_selectable' => 1,
                                'description' => 'www.tomato.com',
                                'children' => null,
                            ),
                            1 => array(
                                'id' => 4,
                                'full_name' => 'carrot',
                                'short_name' => null,
                                'use_short_name' => 0,
                                'is_selectable' => 1,
                                'description' => 'www.carrot.com',
                                'children' => null,
                            )
                        )
                    ),
                    1 => array(
                        'id' => 5,
                        'full_name' => '20',
                        'short_name' => null,
                        'use_short_name' => 0,
                        'is_selectable' => 0,
                        'description' => null,
                        'children' => array (
                            0 => array(
                                'id' => 6,
                                'full_name' => 'kiwi',
                                'short_name' => null,
                                'use_short_name' => 0,
                                'is_selectable' => 1,
                                'description' => 'www.kiwi.com',
                                'children' => null,
                            ),
                            1 => array(
                                'id' => 7,
                                'full_name' => 'watermelon',
                                'short_name' => 'watts',
                                'use_short_name' => 1,
                                'is_selectable' => 1,
                                'description' => 'www.watermelon.com',
                                'children' => null,
                            )
                        )
                    )
                )
            ),
            1 => array(
                'id' => 8,
                'full_name' => 'meats',
                'short_name' => null,
                'use_short_name' => 0,
                'is_selectable' => 0,
                'description' => null,
                'children' => array (
                    0 => array(
                        'id' => 9,
                        'full_name' => 'mammal',
                        'short_name' => null,
                        'use_short_name' => 0,
                        'is_selectable' => 1,
                        'description' => 'www.mammals.com',
                        'children' => null,
                    ),
                    1 => array(
                        'id' => 10,
                        'full_name' => 'fish',
                        'short_name' => null,
                        'use_short_name' => 0,
                        'is_selectable' => 1,
                        'description' => 'www.fish.com',
                        'children' => null,
                    )
                )
            ),
        );

        return view('test', ['foods' => $foods]);
    }
}

results.txt

http://i.imgur.com/8P8qodc.png

Looks something like this:

plants
  10
    [ ] tom
    [ ] carrot
  20
    [ ] kiwi
    [ ] watts
meats
 [ ] mammal
 [ ] fish
 
 HTML:
 
 <ul>
  <li>
    plants
    <ul>
      <li>
        10
        <ul>
          <li>
            <input type="checkbox" name="foods" value="3"> tom
          </li>
          <li>
            <input type="checkbox" name="foods" value="4"> carrot
          </li>
        </ul>
      </li>
      <li>
        20
        <ul>
          <li>
            <input type="checkbox" name="foods" value="6"> kiwi
          </li>
          <li>
            <input type="checkbox" name="foods" value="7"> watts
          </li>
        </ul>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </li>

  <li>
    meats
    <ul>
      <li>
        <input type="checkbox" name="foods" value="9"> mammal
      </li>
      <li>
        <input type="checkbox" name="foods" value="10"> fish
      </li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

test-item-name.blade.php

{{ $food['use_short_name'] ? $food['short_name'] : $food['full_name'] }}

test-item.blade.php

<li>
    @if($food['is_selectable'])
        <input type="checkbox" name="foods" value="{{ $food['id'] }}"> @include('test-item-name')
    @else
        @include('test-item-name')
    @endif

    @if ($food['children'])
        <ul>
            @each('test-item', $food['children'], 'food')
        </ul>
    @endif
</li>

test.blade.php

<div class="container">
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
            <div class="panel panel-default">
                <div class="panel-heading">Test!</div>

                <div class="panel-body">
                    @if($foods)
                        <ul>
                            @each('test-item', $foods, 'food')
                        </ul>
                    @endif
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

Note that @each will only ever accept one parameter. And it doesn't currently have access to variables that are in the blade's scope.

For more flexibility, use @foreach and @include to have access to variables in the blade's scope, and pass as many variables as you'd like.

eg.

@foreach ($food['children'] as $child)
    @include('test/test-item', ['food' => $child, 'var2' => $var2])
@endforeach