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application/helpers/debug_helper.php

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+<?php use JetBrains\PhpStorm\NoReturn;
+
+defined('BASEPATH') or exit('No direct script access allowed');
+
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Easy!Appointments - Online Appointment Scheduler
+ *
+ * @package     EasyAppointments
+ * @author      A.Tselegidis <alextselegidis@gmail.com>
+ * @copyright   Copyright (c) Alex Tselegidis
+ * @license     https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0 - GPLv3
+ * @link        https://easyappointments.org
+ * @since       v1.5.0
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+if (!function_exists('dd')) {
+    /**
+     * Output the provided variables with "var_dump" and stop the execution.
+     *
+     * Example:
+     *
+     * dd($appointment, $service, $provider, $customer);
+     *
+     * @param mixed ...$vars
+     */
+    #[NoReturn]
+    function dd(...$vars): void
+    {
+        echo is_cli() ? PHP_EOL : '<pre>';
+        var_dump($vars);
+        echo is_cli() ? PHP_EOL : '</pre>';
+
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}