Check if input is from console

Question

I want to share a variable of my views with:

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * Bootstrap any application services.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function boot()
    {
        \Schema::defaultStringLength(191);
        $customers = Customer::get();
        \View::share('customers', $customers);
    }
}

it works as expected, but when I want to migrate my tables via artisan it throws an error, that the table for customers was not found because it is checked BEFORE the migration starts. So I need something like

if(!artisan_request) {
    //request to laravel is via web and not artisan
}

But I haven't found anything in the documentation.

Ian · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-06T20:04:31.610

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You can check if you are running in the console by using

app()->runningInConsole()

Underneath that, all it does is check the interface type

return php_sapi_name() == 'cli' || php_sapi_name() == 'phpdbg'

You can find more on the PHP Docs site

edited Jun 06 '20 at 20:04

answered May 22 '17 at 12:09

Ian

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No need to use `app()` instance, second one is preferable. – Buraco Aug 02 '19 at 09:47
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@Buraco not at all. First one is preferred. I was simply showing what goes on underneath the method. – Ian Aug 03 '19 at 15:14

Mozammil · Answer 2 · 2020-09-02T12:42:23.683

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To detect whether the app is running in console, you can do something like this:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;

if(App::runningInConsole())
{
  // app is running in console
}

See, illuminate/Foundation/Application.php:520

edited Sep 02 '20 at 12:42

answered May 22 '17 at 12:00

Mozammil

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it's not static – drakonli Sep 01 '20 at 06:26
@drakonli The App facade allows for that. – Mozammil Sep 02 '20 at 12:42

Check if input is from console

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