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Testing Prep
0.18
2024-05-04 12:55 UTC
Requires
- php: >=8.3
- laravel/framework: >=11.0
Requires (Dev)
- laravel/pint: ^1.15
README
What is this repository for?
This repo hooks an Artisan command that duplicates a project's database to a testing one so that automated tests can be run against it.
How do I get set up?
You will need the following already in place:
- a .env file with a working and connectable database
- a .env.testing file pointing to the testing database
- a mysql_testing configuration block in /config/database.php
Running the Artisan
To run the Artisan use the following terminal command:
php artisan testing-prep
Behind the scenes
The following happens when running the command:
- .env and .env.testing files are checked
- mysql_testing configuration block is checked
- a schema:dump is run against the .env database
- the .env.testing database is dropped, if it exists
- the .env.testing database is created and loaded with the schema:dump output
- Seeders are run against the .env.testing database (default: /database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php)
Configuration
To publish the configuration (optional) to the /config/testing-prep.php file run the following terminal command:
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=testing-prep
The following configurable options are available:
| option | type | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| schema.database_connection | string | mysql | the current project's database connection name |
| schema.test_database_connection | string | mysql_testing) | the test database connection name to be used |
| seeders | array | [DatabaseSeeder] | a list of seeders inside /database/seeders that will be run after the testing DB is created and migrated |