Proper use of logger.

laravel_log_helper.php

<?php namespace App\Services\Enums;
final class LogType
{
  const 
    //Total failures. Major systems are unavailable.
    EMERGENCY_UNUSABLE_SYSTEMS = 'emergency',

    //Usable hardwares with unusal outputs such as website down, unavailable DBs.
    ALERT_CORRUPTED_SYSTEMS = 'alert',

    //Apps, servers, sites, device errors, unavailable component, 
    //unexpected exception. Must be solved immediately.
    CRITICAL_ERRORS = 'critical',

    //Runtime errors. Must be resolved at a future time.
    ERROR_NON_URGENT_ERRORS = 'error',

    //Prelude to errors such as file system 85% full, deprecated APIs, CORS.
    //Must be resolved at a future time.
    WARNING_PRE_NON_URGENT_ERRORS = 'warning',

    //Unusual but not exactly errors such as all update, delete of records or files.
    NOTICE_UNUSUAL_NON_ERRORS = 'notice',

    //Informational reporting. All log-ins/outs, create, read, index listing, 
    //analytics generation, file creations such as images and PDFs must have this.
    INFO_REPORTING = 'info',

    //Custom tracing.
    DEBUG_DEV = 'debug';
}
//
/**
 * @param  string  $type
 * @param  string  $message  Default is empty string to simulate a single, empty line.
 * @param  array  $channels  See config.logging.channels such as stack, single.
 */
function log
(
  string $type = LogType::DEBUG_DEV, 
  string $message = '', 
  array $channels
)
{
  empty($channels) ?
    logger()->{$type}($message) :
    \Log::stack($channels)->{$type}($message);
}