Factories with Different Attributes

Suppose I'm writing a test to check that only models with a specific status are shown.

Is there a SIMPLER way to use a factory to generate a certain number of model with one status and more models with another? I'm currency using two factory calls and it seems a bit clunky to me.

SomeModel::factory()->count(10)->create([
     'status' => 'LIVE'
]);	

SomeModel::factory()->count(5)->create([
     'status' => 'DRAFT'
]);

s4muel

4 years ago

Level 50

it just alternates the attributes, so you cannot set a count for each "state", but... something like sequences, maybe? https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/database-testing#sequences

SomeModel::factory()
    ->count(20)
    ->state(new Sequence(
        ['status' => 'LIVE'],
        ['status' => 'DRAFT'],
    ))
    ->create();

topvillas

4 years ago

Level 46

Brilliant! Thanks @s4muel

s4muel

4 years ago

Level 50

sure, np. and i also found in documentation, that: The $index property contains the number of iterations through the sequence that have occurred thus far so if you use closure, you can switch from one state to another after e.g. 10 iterations, if needed at all

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