LARAVEL Quality Control & Assurance 3

Question 1

When using `Http::fake()` in Laravel tests, what happens to real HTTP requests that don't match a faked URL?

Accepted Answer

They throw a ConnectionException by default

Answer

By default, Http::fake() throws an exception for any unmatched URL to prevent accidental real HTTP calls during tests.

Question 2

Which method in a Laravel test asserts that a specific notification was NOT sent to a user?

Accepted Answer

Notification::assertNotSentTo

Answer

assertNotSentTo verifies that a given notifiable model did not receive a specific notification class.

Question 3

In Laravel's Pest testing framework, what does `beforeEach()` replace from PHPUnit?

Accepted Answer

setUp()

Answer

Pest's beforeEach() hook runs before every test in a describe block, equivalent to PHPUnit's setUp() method.

Question 4

What static analysis tool integrates with Laravel via the larastan package?

Accepted Answer

PHPStan

Answer

Larastan is a PHPStan extension that adds Laravel-specific type inference so PHPStan can analyze Laravel projects accurately.

Question 5

Which command runs only tests that have been marked with a specific PHPUnit group annotation?

Accepted Answer

php artisan test --group=groupname

Answer

The --group flag filters PHPUnit test execution to only those tests annotated with the matching @group value.

LARAVEL - Laravel PHP Framework Practice Test