Level 23
the problem is that findByEmail() doesnt exist.. u have to use a where clause ( idid a quick search on my laravel 5.5 and couldnt find this function, unless you have written it yourself?)
Nov 5, 2017
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Level 24
Null object in test using Eloquent
So I am attempting to test that when a user has forgotten their password, they can enter their email address and receive a password reset email.
The code works, but the test fails. (I have made a create helper method like JW had on the 'How to Build a Forum' series).
/** @test */
public function a_user_can_request_an_email_to_reset_their_password()
{
Notification::fake();
$user = create(User::class, [
'email' => '[email protected]',
]);
dd($user); //This correctly shows the full User object
dd(User::findByEmail('[email protected]')); //This is null !
$this->post('/password/reset', ['email' => '[email protected]'])
->assertStatus(302)
->assertSessionHas('success', 'Email sent, please check your inbox.');
Notification::assertSentTo($user, NotifyPasswordReset::class);
}
I am using Database Migrations and an Sqlite DB. But I thought that only reset per test, not mid-test. Cannot anyone suggest which I have done wrong please?
Level 24
@shez1983 Eloquent automatically allows for ‘findBy’ + attribute name is my understanding (the code works in production). But even using
User::where(‘email’, ‘[email protected]’)->
works in the controller, but not in the test.
Level 24
@shez1983 Thanks for your idea - I have solved it now! And am somewhat embarrassed. The reason it was not finding the user was that in my User Factory I have an active attribute which was set to false and then on my User Model I have a global scope which removes anyone whose active status is false. Doh. My bad.
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