dump and dd functions

helpers.php

<?php

if (!function_exists('dump')) {
    function dump(...$args)
    {
        $message = implode(
            "\n\n",
            array_map(
                function($value) {
                    return var_export($value, true);
                },
                $args
            )
        );
        $is_cli = in_array(php_sapi_name(), [ 'cli', 'cli-server' ]);
        if (!$is_cli) {
            $message = preg_replace(
                [
                    '/\&lt\;\!\-\-begin\-\-\&gt\;.+?\/\*end\*\//',
                    '/\/\*begin\*\/.+?\&lt\;\!\-\-end\-\-\&gt\;/',
                    '/array\&nbsp\;\(\<br\s\/\>\)/',
                ],
                [
                    '',
                    '',
                    'array ( )',
                ],
                highlight_string(
                    "<!--begin--><?php/*end*/\n"
                    . $message
                    . "\n/*begin*/?><!--end-->\n\n",
                    true
                )
            );
        }
        echo $message;
    }
}


if (!function_exists('dd')) {
    function dd(...$args)
    {
        dump(...$args);
        die();
    }
}