Laravel testing. Reset controller DI while test

Question

I have a Laravel controller with DI in

__construct(Model1 $m1, Model2 $m2, $SomeService $s) {
 $this->m1 = $m1;
 $this->m2 = $m2;
 $this->s = $s;
}

I have an API test with call or endpoint based on this controller. I'm doing 8 same API url calls with different payload. It seems z controller constructor process 1 time and after that works with constructed dependencies.

$response1 = $this->actingAs($admin,'api')->json('POST', '/api/someURL', $payload1);

$response2 = $this->actingAs($admin,'api')->json('POST', '/api/someURL', $payload2);

$responseN = $this->actingAs($admin,'api')->json('POST', '/api/someURL', $payloadN);

Can I somehow set dependencies before each API call in test?

@Amade I mean, I have not made something special with this class.... — Denys Siebov, Jan 25 '19 at 08:35

Amade · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-25T11:00:09.847

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You can unset the controller instance between request from the route using:

$response1 = $this->actingAs($admin,'api')->json('POST', '/api/someURL', $payload1);

// unset the controller
$this->app->get(Illuminate\Routing\Route::class)->controller = null;

$response2 = $this->actingAs($admin,'api')->json('POST', '/api/someURL', $payload2);

// unset the controller
$this->app->get(Illuminate\Routing\Route::class)->controller = null;

$responseN = $this->actingAs($admin,'api')->json('POST', '/api/someURL', $payloadN);

Why?

In Illuminate\Routing\Router Laravel binds the current route to the container:

protected function findRoute($request)
{
    $this->current = $route = $this->routes->match($request);
    $this->container->instance(Route::class, $route);
    return $route;
}

and when the route controller is run in Illuminate\Routing\Route, the controller instance is stored in Route object:

public function getController()
{
    if (! $this->controller) {
        $class = $this->parseControllerCallback()[0];
        $this->controller = $this->container->make(ltrim($class, '\\'));
    }
    return $this->controller;
}

edited Jan 25 '19 at 11:00

answered Jan 25 '19 at 09:15

Amade

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Illuminate\Container\EntryNotFoundException: E:\repos\dcp-laravel\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\Container.php:613 E:\repos\dcp-laravel\tests\Unit\ProposalRoundTest.php:183 – Denys Siebov Jan 25 '19 at 09:21
I hope u do not ask me to change smth direct in Illuminate\ folder?) – Denys Siebov Jan 25 '19 at 09:25
no, the later part is only the reasoning behind the answer. – Amade Jan 25 '19 at 09:25
Are you doing `$this->app->get(Route::class)->controller = null;` after you hit the route at least once? – Amade Jan 25 '19 at 09:26
ok, it works. But anyway, it looks a little cheaty) I've expected Mockery or smth like this.... – Denys Siebov Jan 25 '19 at 11:14
how did you fix this Illuminate\Container\EntryNotFoundException ? – Hese May 28 '20 at 11:52

Laravel testing. Reset controller DI while test

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