The json delete method in PHPUnit does not work

[thomas-tahmasebi]

• Laravel Version: 9.19
• PHP Version: 8.1.13
• Database Driver & Version:

Description:

In PHPunit, I would like to send a delete request using a json method as follows:
$this->json('delete', '/api/roles/99', [])
But it will return this:

1. Tests\Unit\RoleTest::test_delete_a_role
   Error: Call to undefined method Tests\Unit\RoleTest::json()

/var/www/html/tests/Unit/RoleTest.php:16

ERRORS!
Tests: 2, Assertions: 1, Errors: 1.

Steps To Reproduce:

[johanrosenson]

unit tests extend PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase by default, you need to extend Tests\TestCase instead to get the http test helpers.

[thomas-tahmasebi]

I generated this file by php artisan make:test --unit, So why should i change it?

[johanrosenson]

Because you want it to work ;)

Actually you probably wanted to create a feature test instead of a unit test if you need to do http requests. Then these methods will be available for you without needing any changed.

[thomas-tahmasebi]

Sorry i changed my comment, I mean it should extend Tests\TestCase by default when i'm using that command. Am i right?

[johanrosenson]

No, only the feature tests extend that by default.

The unit tests are meant to test smaller parts of your app, and you usually don't need to make HTTP requests in a unit test, for that you are recommended to use a feature test.

[johanrosenson]

If you want you can modify the built in template for a unit test to always extend it.

Use php artisan stub:publish to publish all the built-in stubs, then edit the stubs/test.unit.stub file to your liking.