Level 40
You don't really need Faker for this,
$data = json_encode([
'start_date' => Carbon::yesterday()->toDateString(),
'end_date' => Carbon::now()->toDateString(),
'thing' => rand(11,99),
]);
Jan 4, 2018
5
Level 15
Fake JSON data for testing.
Hi,
At the moment, I have this in one of my tests:
$data = "[[{'start_date':'2018-01-01','end_date':'2018-02-01','thing':'12'}],
[{'start_date':'2018-03-01','end_date':'2018-04-01','thing':'8'}]]";
Basically I just need a couple of dates and a small random number, then converted to JSON for a post.
Should I just be using faker to do this, inside the test. or is there a better way?
Mick
Level 15
Yes, but I want the dates to be random. I also want a few different rows.
Level 6
Simple example to generate random date between 1970-01-01 and now:
$now = time();
$date = Carbon::createFromTimestamp($now - rand(1,$now))->toDateString();
Level 40
Faker does make this easier, of course. It's a simple matter to type-hint it in the constructor of your test case, then you can use it, if that's what you want to do.
/**
* @var Generator
*/
private $faker;
/**
* ExampleTest constructor.
*/
public function __construct(Generator $faker)
{
$this->faker = $faker;
}
Level 40
Use a database factory for your model, and you can create as many as you like, simply:
http://laravel.com/docs/5.5/database-testing#writing-factories
Sounds like this is the direction you want to head.
Please or to participate in this conversation.