Customize Default Test Stubs

Generally, when you run php artisan make:test, it adds an example test, which is pretty meaningless. So, let's talk about generating a new test class with our custom code.

For example, let's generate a new test.

php artisan make:test SomeTest

When you open that test file, you see an example test that has been added.

tests/Feature/SomeTest.php:

<?php
 
test('example', function () {
    $response = $this->get('/');
 
    $response->assertStatus(200);
});

When using PHPUnit, the generated test looks like the one below. Comments were also added for the test.

tests/Feature/SomeTest.php:

<?php
 
namespace Tests\Feature;
 
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithFaker;
use Tests\TestCase;
 
class SomeTest extends TestCase
{
    /**
     * A basic feature test example.
     */
    public function test_example(): void
    {
        $response = $this->get('/');
 
        $response->assertStatus(200);
    }
}

What if you want to avoid making...