Laravel helper functions to test for local or production environments.

gistfile1.php

/**
 * test for local environment
 * @param  string  $env name of environment to test
 * @return boolean
 */
function isLocal($env = 'local')
{
	return app()->environment() == $env;
}

/**
 * test for production environment
 * @param  string  $env environment name to test
 * @return boolean
 */
function isProduction($env = 'production')
{
	return app()->environment() == $env;
}

/**
 * test if the app is in dev mode
 * @return boolean
 */
function isDev()
{
	$env = app()->environment();
	$local_names = ['local','dev','development'];
	$remote_names = ['production','remote'];

	// assume production fallback
	return ( in_array($env, $local_names) OR ! in_array($env, $remote_names) ) ? true : false;
}