intermediate 16 min read

Feature Tests & HTTP Testing

HTTP tests, database assertions, authentication testing, and JSON API testing.

HTTP Tests

namespace Tests\Feature;

use App\Models\Post;
use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
use Tests\TestCase;

class PostTest extends TestCase
{
    use RefreshDatabase;

    public function test_can_create_post(): void
    {
        $user = User::factory()->create();

        $response = $this->actingAs($user)->post("/posts", [
            "title" => "My First Post",
            "body" => "This is the body content.",
        ]);

        $response->assertStatus(302);
        $response->assertSessionHas("success");
        $this->assertDatabaseHas("posts", ["title" => "My First Post"]);
    }
}

JSON API Tests

$response = $this->actingAs($user)
    ->getJson("/api/v1/posts");

$response->assertStatus(200)
    ->assertJsonStructure(["data" => ["*" => ["id", "title"]], "meta"]);

Database Assertions

$this->assertDatabaseHas("users", ["email" => "[email protected]"]);
$this->assertDatabaseMissing("users", ["email" => "[email protected]"]);
$this->assertDatabaseCount("posts", 5);
$this->assertModelExists($user);

Examples

<?php
namespace Tests\Feature;

use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
use Tests\TestCase;

class AuthenticationTest extends TestCase
{
    use RefreshDatabase;

    public function test_login_redirects_to_dashboard(): void
    {
        \$user = User::factory()->create(['password' => bcrypt('password')]);
        \$response = \$this->post('/login', ['email' => \$user->email, 'password' => 'password']);
        \$response->assertRedirect('/dashboard');
        \$this->assertAuthenticatedAs(\$user);
    }
}

Table of Contents

Related Lessons

Feature Tests & HTTP Testing

HTTP Tests

JSON API Tests

Database Assertions

Examples

Your Notes

Discussion

Flashcards