Laravel Testing

The laravel-testing skill enables AI agents to generate, execute, and manage comprehensive test suites for Laravel applications using PHPUnit. It automates the creation of unit, feature, and integration tests while handling setup, execution, and reporting workflows seamlessly.

When to use it

• Automating regression testing after deploying new features to a Laravel backend.
• Generating isolated unit tests for specific service classes or controllers.
• Validating database migrations and seeders through automated integration checks.
• Ensuring API endpoints return expected responses under various input conditions.

Key capabilities

• Generates PHPUnit test files tailored to existing Laravel project structures.
• Executes test suites directly within the agent environment or remote servers.
• Parses and reports detailed test results, including failures and coverage metrics.
• Manages test isolation by setting up fresh environments for each run.

Example prompts

• "Create a PHPUnit feature test for my User controller that validates registration logic."
• "Run all integration tests in the tests/Feature directory and summarize any failures."
• "Generate a unit test for the PaymentProcessor service class covering success and failure scenarios."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure your Laravel project has PHPUnit installed and configured before requesting test generation. For complex applications, specify which database or environment variables to mock to avoid flaky tests during execution.