Laravel Request startsWith and endsWith macros

macros.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;

Request::macro('startsWith', function () {
    return Str::startsWith(func_get_args());
});

Request::macro('endsWith', function () {
    return Str::endsWith(func_get_args());
});

usage.php

<?php

$isNewsSection = Request::startsWith('news');

$isRssRequest = Request::endsWith('.rss');

You can add these macros to a service provider.