# Tests

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phpunit.xml is the configuration file for phpunit by default this file is configured to run tests only in the /tests/Feature and /tests/Unit

In order for your modules to be tested their paths need adding to this file, manually adding entries for each module is not desirable so instead use a wildcard include to include the modules dynamically:

<testsuite name="Modules">
    <directory suffix="Test.php">./Modules/*/Tests/Feature</directory>
    <directory suffix="Test.php">./Modules/*/Tests/Unit</directory>
</testsuite>

Also ensure you've got the database connection set to sqlite and to use an in-memory database:

<server name="DB_CONNECTION" value="sqlite"/>
<server name="DB_DATABASE" value=":memory:"/>

Example phpunit.xml

The file would look like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="./vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
         bootstrap="vendor/autoload.php"
         colors="true"
>
    <testsuites>
        <testsuite name="Unit">
            <directory suffix="Test.php">./tests/Unit</directory>
        </testsuite>
        <testsuite name="Feature">
            <directory suffix="Test.php">./tests/Feature</directory>
        </testsuite>
        <testsuite name="Modules">
            <directory suffix="Test.php">./Modules/*/Tests/Feature</directory>
            <directory suffix="Test.php">./Modules/*/Tests/Unit</directory>
        </testsuite>
    </testsuites>
    <coverage processUncoveredFiles="true">
        <include>
            <directory suffix=".php">./app</directory>
        </include>
    </coverage>
    <php>
        <server name="APP_ENV" value="testing"/>
        <server name="BCRYPT_ROUNDS" value="4"/>
        <server name="CACHE_DRIVER" value="array"/>
        <server name="DB_CONNECTION" value="sqlite"/>
        <server name="DB_DATABASE" value=":memory:"/>
        <server name="MAIL_MAILER" value="array"/>
        <server name="QUEUE_CONNECTION" value="sync"/>
        <server name="SESSION_DRIVER" value="array"/>
        <server name="TELESCOPE_ENABLED" value="false"/>
    </php>
</phpunit>

Now when phpunit is run tests from modules and the global tests folder will run.

Run test for a single module

When you run phpunit:

vendor/bin/phpunit

All test will run.

Run single test

If you want to only run a single test method, class or module you can use the filter flag:

vendor/bin/phpunit --filter 'contacts'

This would run all tests inside the Contacts module.

Run a single test method:

vendor/bin/phpunit --filter 'can_delete_contact'

This would match a test

/** @test */
public function can_delete_contact(): void
{
    $this->authenticate();
    $contact = Contact::factory()->create();
    $this->delete(route('app.contacts.delete', $contact->id))->assertRedirect(route('app.contacts.index'));

    $this->assertDatabaseCount('contacts', 0);
}

Test a full test file:

vendor/bin/phpunit --filter 'ContactTest' 

Use PestPHP

Using PestPHP https://pestphp.com.

Often you will want to run Pest testcase class, import it at the top of your file.

uses(Tests\TestCase::class);

When using Pest you don't need classes the following would be a valid file:

<?php

use Modules\Contacts\Models\Contact;

uses(Tests\TestCase::class);

test('can see contact list', function() {
    $this->authenticate();
   $this->get(route('app.contacts.index'))->assertOk();
});

test('can delete contact', function() {
    $this->authenticate();
    $contact = Contact::factory()->create();
    $this->delete(route('app.contacts.delete', $contact->id))->assertRedirect(route('app.contacts.index'));

    $this->assertDatabaseCount('contacts', 0);
});

Run test suite:

vendor/bin/pest

If you want to only run a single test method, class or module you can use the filter flag:

vendor/bin/pest --filter 'contacts'

This would match a test

test('can_delete_contact', function() {
    $this->authenticate();
    $contact = Contact::factory()->create();
    $this->delete(route('app.contacts.delete', $contact->id))->assertRedirect(route('app.contacts.index'));

    $this->assertDatabaseCount('contacts', 0);
});

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