diff --git a/mode/mode.go b/mode/mode.go
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+package mode
+
+import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+
+const (
+	// Dev for development mode
+	Dev = "dev"
+	// Prod for production mode
+	Prod = "prod"
+	// TestDev used for tests
+	TestDev = "testdev"
+)
+
+var mode = Dev;
+
+// Set sets the new mode.
+func Set(newMode string) {
+	mode = newMode;
+	updateGinMode()
+}
+
+// Get returns the current mode.
+func Get() string {
+	return mode;
+}
+
+// IsDev returns true if the current mode is dev mode.
+func IsDev() bool {
+	return Get() == Dev || Get() == TestDev;
+}
+
+func updateGinMode() {
+	switch Get() {
+	case Dev:
+		gin.SetMode(gin.DebugMode)
+	case TestDev:
+		gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	case Prod:
+		gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
+	default:
+		panic("unknown mode")
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/mode/mode_test.go b/mode/mode_test.go
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+package mode
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+func TestDevMode(t *testing.T) {
+	Set(Dev)
+	assert.Equal(t, Get(), Dev)
+	assert.True(t, IsDev())
+	assert.Equal(t, gin.Mode(), gin.DebugMode)
+}
+
+
+func TestTestDevMode(t *testing.T) {
+	Set(TestDev)
+	assert.Equal(t, Get(), TestDev)
+	assert.True(t, IsDev())
+	assert.Equal(t, gin.Mode(), gin.TestMode)
+}
+
+func TestProdMode(t *testing.T) {
+	Set(Prod)
+	assert.Equal(t, Get(), Prod)
+	assert.False(t, IsDev())
+	assert.Equal(t, gin.Mode(), gin.ReleaseMode)
+}
+
+func TestInvalidMode(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Panics(t, func() {
+		Set("asdasda")
+	})
+}
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