Added some user/view helper methods

@@ -5,8 +5,24 @@ namespace Oxbow\Http\Controllers;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Oxbow\User;
 
 
 abstract class Controller extends BaseController
 abstract class Controller extends BaseController
 {
 {
     use DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
     use DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
+
+    /**
+     * Controller constructor.
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        view()->share('signedIn', Auth::check());
+        $user = Auth::user();
+        if(!$user) {
+            $user = User::getDefault();
+        }
+        view()->share('user', $user);
+    }
+
 }
 }

@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ class User extends Model implements AuthenticatableContract, CanResetPasswordCon
     protected $hidden = ['password', 'remember_token'];
     protected $hidden = ['password', 'remember_token'];
 
 
     /**
     /**
+     * Returns a default guest user.
+     */
+    public static function getDefault()
+    {
+        return new static([
+            'email' => 'guest',
+            'name' => 'Guest'
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the user's avatar,
      * Returns the user's avatar,
      * Uses Gravatar as the avatar service.
      * Uses Gravatar as the avatar service.
      * @param int $size
      * @param int $size