Test Driven Development(TDD) with Laravel - Trust but Verify

Learn test driven development (tdd) with laravel: write tests from requirements, see them fail, then build features to pass them, and repeat for each new feature.

Install and set up Laravel by following the documentation, create a new project folder on Windows, and run a local server to verify the home page.

Explore running tests in a Laravel TDD workflow using a sample unit test. Learn to run all tests or filter to a single test efficiently.

Create a post model and its migration to build a simple blog with posts, including title and body, and write a test to verify post creation in Laravel.

Set up sqlite db for Laravel TDD, create model and migration, craft test classes with annotated test methods, and use a trait to refresh the database between tests for isolation.

Learn the basics of test driven development with Laravel by writing your first test, using assertions to confirm conditions, and naming tests descriptively to validate post counts and migrations.

Demonstrate the trust but verify approach in a Laravel TDD workflow by posting dummy data, confirming the database stores the post, and can be retrieved accurately.

Learn how PHPUnit displays failures when a route or controller is missing, and how to read the error output to diagnose and fix issues in a Laravel app.

Create a posts controller and store function to handle incoming data, map it to routes, save the post to the database, and support tests.

Debug tests in a Laravel TDD workflow by tracing request data, validating inputs, and ensuring controllers and migrations support post and body handling, with tests that pass and verify changes.

Learn to enforce authentication and validation in post creation using tests in Laravel, ensuring only logged-in users can create posts.

Learn to create a dummy user with Laravel factories and faker to generate emails and passwords, and test routes by simulating login in a TDD workflow.