PASS: both are empty strings (true)
PASS: both are non-empty, matching strings (true)
PASS: both are non-empty, unmatching strings (false)
PASS: $mode is null and development mode is an empty string (false)
PASS: $mode is an empty string, development mode is a non-empty string (false)
PASS: $mode is a non-empty string, development mode is an empty string (false)