MatchesControllerTest.php

<?php 
class MatchesControllerTest extends TestCase
{
	protected $user;
	protected $profile;

	public function setUp()
	{
		parent::setUp();
		DB::beginTransaction();
	}

	public function tearDown()
	{
		DB::rollBack();
	}

	public function authUser()
	{
		$this->user = User::first();
		$this->be($this->user);
	}

	public function test_matches_create_user_profile()
	{
		$this->authUser();
		$this->databaseTableSetUpForTesting();

		$response = $this->call('GET','/matches');

		$this->assertViewHas('searchMatches');

		$searchMatches = $response->original->getData()['searchMatches'];

		$this->assertInstanceOf('StdClass', $searchMatches);
	}

	protected function databaseTableSetUpForTesting()
	{
		$band = new Band($this->bandData());
		$this->user->bands()->save($band);
		$this->profile = $band;
		$this->associateMatch();
	}


	public function bandData()
	{
		return [
				'tab' => 'about',
				'alias' => 'Match_band_test_123',
				'genres' => 1,
				'desired_instruments' => 1,
				'bio' => 'String for bio',
			];
	}

	public function associateMatch()
	{
		$this->matchIds = [];
		foreach ( range(1, 10 ) as $index)
		{
			$matchableProfileId = Band::orderBy(DB::raw('RAND()'))->first()->id;
			$model = Match::create([
							'date_added' => Carbon\Carbon::now(),
							'status' => 'new',
							'profile_type' => 'band',
							'profile_id' => $this->profile->id,
							'match_profile_type' => 'band',
							'match_profile_id' => $matchableProfileId
						]);
			$this->matchIds[] = $model->id;
		}
	}
}