Helper: Added role() and permission()

Author: nasrulhazim

app/Support/helpers.php

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+
 /*
  * generate sequence
  * @return sequence based on length supplied
@@ -184,3 +186,27 @@ function locales()
         });
     }
 }
+
+/*
+ * Get Role by Name
+ */
+if (! function_exists('role')) {
+    function role($name)
+    {
+        return Cache::remember('role_' . $name, 10, function () use ($name) {
+            return config('permission.models.role')::findByName($name);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get Permission by Name
+ */
+if (! function_exists('permission')) {
+    function permission($name)
+    {
+        return Cache::remember('permission_' . $name, 10, function () use ($name) {
+            return config('permission.models.permission')::findByName($name);
+        });
+    }
+}