BaseController, initiate models and views

app/Controllers/BaseController.php

+<?php
+namespace Controllers;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect;
+class BaseController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * The layout used by the controller.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\View\View
+     */
+    protected $layout = 'layouts.main';
+    /**
+     * Create a new BaseController instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->beforeFilter('csrf', [ 'on' => 'post' ]);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Setup the layout used by the controller.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function setupLayout()
+    {
+        if (! is_null($this->layout)) {
+            $this->layout = View::make($this->layout);
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Set the specified view as content on the layout.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $path
+     * @param  array  $data
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function view($path, $data = [])
+    {
+        $this->layout->content = View::make($path, $data);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Redirect to the specified named route.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $route
+     * @param  array  $params
+     * @param  array  $data
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
+     */
+    protected function redirectRoute($route, $params = [], $data = [])
+    {
+        return Redirect::route($route, $params)->with($data);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Redirect back with old input and the specified data.
+     *
+     * @param  array $data
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
+     */
+    protected function redirectBack($data = [])
+    {
+        return Redirect::back()->withInput()->with($data);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Redirect a logged in user to the previously intended url.
+     *
+     * @param  mixed $default
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
+     */
+    protected function redirectIntended($default = null)
+    {
+        return Redirect::intended($default);
+    }
+}
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