--- /dev/null
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\layout_builder\Controller;
+
+use Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\MainContentViewSubscriber;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a helper to determine if the current request is via AJAX.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * @todo Move to \Drupal\Core in https://www.drupal.org/node/2896535.
+ */
+trait AjaxHelperTrait {
+
+ /**
+ * Determines if the current request is via AJAX.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ * TRUE if the current request is via AJAX, FALSE otherwise.
+ */
+ protected function isAjax() {
+ return in_array($this->getRequestWrapperFormat(), [
+ 'drupal_ajax',
+ 'drupal_dialog',
+ 'drupal_dialog.off_canvas',
+ 'drupal_modal',
+ ]);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the wrapper format of the current request.
+ *
+ * @string
+ * The wrapper format.
+ */
+ protected function getRequestWrapperFormat() {
+ return \Drupal::request()->get(MainContentViewSubscriber::WRAPPER_FORMAT);
+ }
+
+}