Some base repository setup

sandbox.php

<?php

interface BaseRepository {
  public function find($id);
}

class BaseRepository implements BaseRepository {

  private $model;

  public function setModel($model)
  {
    $this->model = $model;
  }

  public function find($id)
  {
    return $this->model->find($id);
  }

}

class BaseCacheRepository implements BaseRepository {

  private $cache;

  private $repository;

  private $model; 

  function __construct(Cache $cache, BaseRepository $repository)
  {
    $this->cache = $cache;
    $this->repository = $repository;
  }

  public function setModel($model)
  {
    $this->model = $model;
  }

  public function find($id)
  {
    $this->cache->tags($model)->rememberForever($model . ':' . $id, function() use ($id)
    {
        $this->repository->find($id);
    }
  }

}


class WidgetRepository extends BaseRepository {

  function __construct(Widget $widget)
  {
    $this->setModel($widget); 
  }

}

class WidgetCachedRepository extends BaseCachedRepository {

  function __construct()
  {
    $this->setModel('widget');
  }

}

$repository = $this->app->make('Conductor\Core\Widget\WidgetCachedRepository'); 

$widget = $repostory->find(1);