@php
    // Determine active guard (priority: explicit $guard, authenticated guards, path heuristic)
    $g = $guard ?? null;
    if(!$g) {
        if(auth('admin')->check()) {
            $g = 'admin';
        } elseif(auth('state')->check()) {
            $g = 'state';
        } elseif(auth()->check()) {
            $g = 'web';
        } else {
            // Path based heuristic if unauthenticated
            if(request()->is('admin') || request()->is('admin/*')) {
                $g = 'admin';
            } elseif(request()->is('state') || request()->is('state/*')) {
                $g = 'state';
            } else {
                $g = 'web';
            }
        }
    }

    // Determine if user is logged in for that guard
    $loggedIn = match($g) {
        'admin' => auth('admin')->check(),
        'state' => auth('state')->check(),
        default => auth()->check(),
    };

    // Compute target route (dashboard if logged in else login)
    $targetRoute = $loggedIn ? match($g) {
        'admin' => 'admin.dashboard',
        'state' => 'state.dashboard',
        default => 'dashboard',
    } : match($g) {
        'admin' => 'admin.login',
        'state' => 'state.login',
        default => 'login',
    };

    $labelBase = $loggedIn ? 'Dashboard' : 'Login';
    $guardLabel = $g === 'web' ? 'User' : ucfirst($g);
    $linkLabel = $label ?? ($guardLabel.' '.$labelBase);
    $btnClass = $buttonClass ?? 'btn btn-lg btn-primary';

    // Build icon HTML. Accept either raw HTML (e.g., '<i class="fas fa-home"></i>')
    // or a Font Awesome class string (e.g., 'fas fa-home').
    $iconHtml = '';
    if (isset($icon)) {
        $iconStr = trim((string)$icon);
        if ($iconStr !== '') {
            if (str_contains($iconStr, '<')) {
                // Treat as raw HTML
                $iconHtml = $iconStr;
            } else {
                // Treat as class name(s)
                $iconHtml = '<i class="'.$iconStr.' me-1"></i>';
            }
        }
    }
@endphp
<a href="{{ route($targetRoute) }}" class="{{ $btnClass }}"> {!! $iconHtml !!} {{ $linkLabel }}</a>