I'm using Laravel 5.6 to develop a website.
Currently, I want to write a test codes for the website. I'm also new to building a website in general and this is learning curve for me to learn what I'm doing wrong.
I created a Profile based on a User model and the Profile should only be editable by the authenticated User only.
The form is actually working without errors on the browser side but once i run phpunit, it will fail.
Test Script:
/** @test */
public function an_authenticated_user_can_view_the_profile_page()
{
// Generate fake instance of authenticated user
$this->be($user = factory('App\User')->create());
// Will get the URL
$response = $this->get('/profile/'.$user->name);
// Check whether the string exists
$response->assertSee('Personal details for '.$user->name);
}
Controller:
class ProfileController extends Controller
{
public function __construct()
{
$this->middleware('auth');
}
public function show(User $user)
{
return view('user.profiles.show', compact('user'));
}
public function update(Request $request)
{
$this->validate(request(), [
'company' => 'required',
'street' => 'required',
'city' => 'required',
'zip_code' => 'required',
'state' => 'required',
'country' => 'required',
'phone' => 'required',
]);
$profile = \Auth::user()->profile;
$profile->update($request->all());
return back()->with('success', 'Profile updated!');
}
}
View:
<div class="heading">
<h3 class="text-uppercase">Personal details for {{ $user->name }}</h3>
</div>
<form method="POST" action="/profile">
{{method_field('PATCH')}}
{{csrf_field()}}
<input type="hidden" value="{{ $user->profile->id }}" name="id">
<div class="col-md-6">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="company">Company</label>
<input id="company" type="text" class="form-control" name="company" value="{{ $user->profile->company }}" required>
</div>
</div>
</form>
Image of the commented out Form test: Commented Form
Image of the not commented Form test: Not commented Form
I am rather confused why my test is failing once I insert the form with a value tag. If i commented out the form or just remove the value tag, the test will pass.
Been searching for the few days and still can't find the right answer to this. Am i using the right Assertion? What am I missing here? Any inputs will help me to further understand this. Thanks!
I found the answer. It was actually the factory that I've created.
In the User model, every registration leads to creating an empty Profile.
This is the new way of how I write the test script:
/** @test */
public function an_authenticated_user_can_view_the_profile_page()
{
//Generate a fake profile
$profile = factory('App\Profile')->create();
// Assign it to the user
$user = $profile->user;
// Authenticate the user
$this->be($user);
// Will get the URL
$response = $this->get('/profile/'.$user->name);
// Check whether the string exists
$response->assertSee('Personal details for '.$user['name']);
}