TaskTest.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithoutMiddleware;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseMigrations;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;

use App\Task;

class TaskTest extends TestCase
{
    use DatabaseMigrations;

    const DATABASE = 'tasks';
    const TASKNAME = 'Jake\'s tasks';

    /**
     * We insert a task into the database
     * and see if we can fetch it.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function testInsertTask()
    {
      $this->insertTaskDirect();
      $this->seeTaskInDatabase();
    }

    /**
     * Submit the form expecting it
     * to create a task.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function testSubmitTask()
    {
      $this->createTaskThroughForm()
        ->seePageIs();

      $this->see(self::TASKNAME);

      $this->seeTaskInDatabase();
    }

    /**
     * Helper function to see task directly
     * database
     * @return void.
     */
    private function seeTaskInDatabase()
    {
      $this->seeInDatabase(self::DATABASE,[
        'id'   => 1,
        'name' => self::TASKNAME,
      ]);
    }

    /**
     * Helper function to insert the
     * task directly into the database.
     *
     * @return void.
     */
    private function insertTaskDirect()
    {
      $task = new Task;
      $task->name = self::TASKNAME;
      $task->save();
    }

    /**
     * helper function to create task
     * through the form.
     * @return [type] [description]
     */
    private function createTaskThroughForm()
    {
      $this->visit('/')
         ->type(self::TASKNAME, 'name')
         ->press('Add Task');
    }



}