testing improvements

tests/Feature/CategoryTest.php

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\CategoryController;
 use App\Models\Category;
-use App\Models\User;
+use function Pest\Laravel\delete;
+use function Pest\Laravel\get;
+use function Pest\Laravel\patch;
 
 covers(CategoryController::class);
 
@@ -11,54 +13,39 @@
 
 describe('categories.index', function () {
     test('can be rendered to guests', function () {
-        $response = $this->get(route('categories.index'));
-
-        $response->assertOk();
+        get(route('categories.index'))->assertOk();
     });
 
     test('can be rendered to logged in users', function () {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
-
-        $response = $this->actingAs($user)->get(route('categories.index'));
-
-        $response->assertOk();
+        asAdmin()->get(route('categories.index'))->assertOk();
     });
 
     test('contains categories', function () {
-        $response = $this->get(route('categories.index'));
+        $response = get(route('categories.index'));
 
-        $response->assertViewHas('categories', Category::all());
         expect($response['categories'])
             ->toBeEloquentCollection()
-            ->toContainOnlyInstancesOf(Category::class);
+            ->toContainOnlyInstancesOf(Category::class)
+            ->toEqual(Category::all());
     });
 
     test('contains trashedCategories', function () {
-        $response = $this->get(route('categories.index'));
+        $response = get(route('categories.index'));
 
-        $response->assertViewHas(
-            'trashedCategories',
-            Category::onlyTrashed()->get()
-        );
-        expect($response['categories'])
+        expect($response['trashedCategories'])
             ->toBeEloquentCollection()
-            ->toContainOnlyInstancesOf(Category::class);
+            ->toContainOnlyInstancesOf(Category::class)
+            ->toEqual(Category::onlyTrashed()->get());
     });
 });
 
 describe('categories.create', function () {
     test("can't be rendered to guests", function () {
-        $response = $this->get(route('categories.create'));
-
-        $response->assertForbidden();
+        get(route('categories.create'))->assertForbidden();
     });
 
     test('can be rendered to logged in users', function () {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
-
-        $response = $this->actingAs($user)->get(route('categories.create'));
-
-        $response->assertOk();
+        asAdmin()->get(route('categories.create'))->assertOk();
     });
 });
 
@@ -66,90 +53,77 @@
     test("can't be accessed by guests", function () {
         $category = Category::factory()->make();
 
-        $response = $this->post(
+        $this->post(
             route('categories.store'),
             ['name' => $category->name]
-        );
-
-        $response->assertForbidden();
+        )->assertForbidden();
         expect($category)->not->toMatchDatabaseRecord();
     });
 
     test('can be accessed by logged in users', function () {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
         $category = Category::factory()->make();
 
-        $response = $this->actingAs($user)->post(
+        asAdmin()->post(
             route('categories.store'),
             ['name' => $category->name]
-        );
-
-        $response->assertRedirect(route('categories.index', absolute: false));
+        )->assertRedirect(route('categories.index'));
         expect($category)->toMatchDatabaseRecord();
     });
 
     test('stores valid categories', function (string $name) {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
         $category = Category::factory()->make(['name' => $name]);
 
-        $response = $this->actingAs($user)->post(
+        asAdmin()->post(
             route('categories.store'),
             ['name' => $name]
-        );
-
-        $response->assertRedirect(route('categories.index', absolute: false));
+        )->assertRedirect(route('categories.index'));
         expect($category)->toMatchDatabaseRecord();
     })->with('valid-values');
 
     test('does not store invalid categories', function (mixed $name) {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
         $category = Category::factory()->make(['name' => $name]);
 
-        $response = $this->actingAs($user)->post(
+        asAdmin()->post(
             route('categories.store'),
             ['name' => $name],
-        );
-
-        $response->assertRedirect();
+        )->assertRedirect();
         expect($category)->not->toMatchDatabaseRecord();
     })->with('invalid-values');
 });
 
 describe('categories.show', function () {
     test('can be rendered to guests', function () {
-        $category = Category::factory()->create();
-
-        $response = $this->get(route('categories.show', $category));
-
-        $response->assertOk();
+        get(route('categories.show', Category::factory()->create()))
+            ->assertOk();
     });
 
     test('can be rendered to logged in users', function () {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
-        $category = Category::factory()->create();
-
-        $response = $this
-            ->actingAs($user)
-            ->get(route('categories.show', $category));
-
-        $response->assertOk();
+        asAdmin()
+            ->get(route('categories.show', Category::factory()->create()))
+            ->assertOk();
     });
 
     test('contains the category', function () {
         $category = Category::factory()->create();
 
-        $response = $this->get(route('categories.show', $category));
+        $response = get(route('categories.show', $category));
 
-        $response->assertViewHas('category', $category);
+        expect($response['category'])
+            ->id->toBe($category->id)
+            ->name->toBe($category->name);
     });
 
     test('can show trashed categories', function () {
         $category = Category::factory()->trashed()->create();
 
-        $response = $this->get(route('categories.show', $category));
+        $response = get(route('categories.show', $category));
 
-        $response->assertViewHas('category', $category);
-        expect($category)->toBeSoftDeleted();
+//      @formatter:off
+        expect($response['category'])
+            ->id->toBe($category->id)
+            ->name->toBe($category->name)
+            ->and($category)->toBeSoftDeleted();
+//      @formatter:on
     });
 });
 
@@ -157,31 +131,26 @@
     test("can't be rendered to guests", function () {
         $category = Category::factory()->create();
 
-        $response = $this->get(route('categories.edit', $category));
-
-        $response->assertForbidden();
+        get(route('categories.edit', $category))
+            ->assertForbidden();
     });
 
     test('can be rendered to logged in users', function () {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
         $category = Category::factory()->create();
 
-        $response = $this
-            ->actingAs($user)
-            ->get(route('categories.edit', $category));
-
-        $response->assertOk();
+        asAdmin()
+            ->get(route('categories.edit', $category))
+            ->assertOk();
     });
 
     test('contains the category', function () {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
         $category = Category::factory()->create();
 
-        $response = $this
-            ->actingAs($user)
-            ->get(route('categories.edit', $category));
+        $response = asAdmin()->get(route('categories.edit', $category));
 
-        $response->assertViewHas('category', $category);
+        expect($response['category'])
+            ->id->toBe($category->id)
+            ->name->toBe($category->name);
     });
 });
 
@@ -190,79 +159,64 @@
         $category = Category::factory()->create();
         $updated = Category::factory()->make();
 
-        $response = $this->patch(route('categories.update', $category), [
-            'name' => $updated->name
-        ]);
-
-        $response->assertForbidden();
+        patch(
+            route('categories.update', $category),
+            ['name' => $updated->name]
+        )->assertForbidden();
         expect($category)->toBeInDatabaseExactly();
     });
 
     test('can be accessed by logged in users', function () {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
         $category = Category::factory()->create();
         $updated = Category::factory()->make();
 
-        $response = $this
-            ->actingAs($user)
-            ->patch(route('categories.update', $category), [
-                'name' => $updated->name
-            ]);
+        asAdmin()->patch(
+            route('categories.update', $category),
+            ['name' => $updated->name]
+        )->assertRedirect(route('categories.index', absolute: false));
 
         $category->refresh();
 
-        $response->assertRedirect(route('categories.index', absolute: false));
         expect($category)->toMatchObject($updated);
     });
 
     test('updates categories with valid values', function (string $name) {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
         $category = Category::factory()->create();
 
-        $response = $this
-            ->actingAs($user)
-            ->patch(route('categories.update', $category), [
-                'name' => $name
-            ]);
+        asAdmin()->patch(
+            route('categories.update', $category),
+            ['name' => $name]
+        )->assertRedirect(route('categories.index', absolute: false));
 
         $category->refresh();
 
-        $response->assertRedirect(route('categories.index', absolute: false));
         expect($category->name)->toEqual($name);
     })->with('valid-values');
 
     test(
         'does not update categories with invalid values',
         function (mixed $name) {
-            $user = User::factory()->create();
             $category = Category::factory()->create();
 
-            $response = $this
-                ->actingAs($user)
-                ->patch(route('categories.update', $category), [
-                    'name' => $name
-                ]);
+            asAdmin()->patch(
+                route('categories.update', $category),
+                ['name' => $name]
+            )->assertRedirect();
 
             $updated = Category::find($category->id);
-
-            $response->assertRedirect();
             expect($updated->name)->toEqual($category->name);
         }
     )->with('invalid-values');
 
     test('restores trashed categories', function () {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
         $category = Category::factory()->trashed()->create();
 
-        $response = $this
-            ->actingAs($user)
+        asAdmin()
             ->patch(route('categories.update', $category), [
                 'restore' => 1
-            ]);
+            ])->assertRedirect();
 
         $category->refresh();
-
-        $response->assertRedirect();
         expect($category)->not->toBeSoftDeleted();
     });
 });
@@ -271,21 +225,17 @@ function (mixed $name) {
     test("can't be accessed by guests", function () {
         $category = Category::factory()->create();
 
-        $response = $this->delete(route('categories.destroy', $category));
-
-        $response->assertForbidden();
+        delete(route('categories.destroy', $category))
+            ->assertForbidden();
         expect($category)->not->toBeSoftDeleted();
     });
 
     test('can be accessed by logged in users', function () {
-        $user = User::factory()->create();
         $category = Category::factory()->create();
 
-        $response = $this
-            ->actingAs($user)
-            ->delete(route('categories.destroy', $category));
-
-        $response->assertRedirect(route('categories.index', absolute: false));
+        asAdmin()
+            ->delete(route('categories.destroy', $category))
+            ->assertRedirect(route('categories.index', absolute: false));
         expect($category)->toBeSoftDeleted();
     });
 });

tests/Pest.php

@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 |
 */
 
+use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Pest\Expectation;
+use Tests\TestCase;
 use function Pest\Laravel\assertDatabaseHas;
 use function Pest\Laravel\assertModelExists;
 
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ function (Closure $next, mixed $expected) {
 |
 */
 
-function something()
+function asAdmin(): TestCase
 {
-    // ..
+    return test()->actingAs(User::factory()->create());
 }