Menu::make method and public getItems for faster prototyping menus and micro menus rendering.

src/Models/MenuGenerator.php

@@ -260,6 +260,16 @@ protected function add(array $properties = []): MenuItem
         return $item;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of menu items to be used without render.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection
+     */
+    public function getItems(): Collection
+    {
+        return $this->items;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create new menu with dropdown.
      *

src/Models/MenuManager.php

@@ -110,16 +110,16 @@ public function register($name, Closure $callback): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * Render the menu tag by given name.
+     * Initializes the menu tag by given name without rendering.
      *
-     * @param string $name
-     * @param string $presenter
-     * @param array  $bindings
-     * @param bool   $specialSidebar
+     * @param string      $name
+     * @param string|null $presenter
+     * @param array       $bindings
+     * @param bool        $specialSidebar
      *
-     * @return string|null
+     * @return MenuGenerator|null
      */
-    public function render(string $name, string $presenter = null, array $bindings = [], bool $specialSidebar = false): ?string
+    public function make(string $name, string $presenter = null, array $bindings = [], bool $specialSidebar = false): ?MenuGenerator
     {
         if ($this->has($name)) {
             $instance = $this->instance($name);
@@ -137,7 +137,29 @@ public function render(string $name, string $presenter = null, array $bindings =
                 $params ? $callback($instance, ...$params) : $callback($instance);
             });
 
-            return $instance->setBindings($bindings)->render($presenter, $specialSidebar);
+            return $instance->setBindings($bindings);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Render the menu tag by given name.
+     *
+     * @param string      $name
+     * @param string|null $presenter
+     * @param array       $bindings
+     * @param bool        $specialSidebar
+     *
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function render(string $name, string $presenter = null, array $bindings = [], bool $specialSidebar = false): ?string
+    {
+        if ($this->has($name)) {
+            $instance = $this->make($name, $presenter, $bindings, $specialSidebar);
+            if ($instance) {
+                return $instance->render($presenter, $specialSidebar);
+            }
         }
 
         return null;