I've been spending a lot of time lately figuring out how to make testing as simple as possible. Mocking is a sore point for lots of folks. What do you think of this, for more natural mocking?

gistfile1.php

<?php

public function testIndex()
{
    // Mock the Dog class
    // Expect all() method to be called
    // and return 'foo'
    $this->dog->all()->shouldReturn('foo');
    
    // Call /dogs (DB won't be hit)
    $this->call('GET', '/dogs');
    
    // Make sure view has $dogs var
    $this->assertViewHas('dogs', 'foo');
}

public function testShow()
{
    // Mock the Dog class
    // Expect find() method to be called
    // with argument, 1
    // and return 'foo''
    $this->dog->find(1)->shouldReturn('foo');

    $this->call('GET', '/dogs/1');

    $this->assertViewHas('dog', 'foo');
}

I decided to extend it just a bit to allow people to write the mocks however they wish.

All of the same will achieve the same result:

$this->post->find(1)->shouldReturn('foo');

$this->post->shouldReceive('find')->with(1)->andReturn('foo');

$this->mocked('post')->shouldReceive('find')->with(1)->andReturn('foo');

$this->mock('post')->andExpect('find')->with(1)->toReturn('foo');