Introduction

code-distortion/adapt is a package for Laravelopen in new window that builds databases for your tests.

How it Works

Adapt works in the same way that Laravel's database-building traits work - when you run your test-suite, it builds your database before each test.

It's designed to get the most speed and convenience from your test-databases.

Adapt is a swap-in replacement for Laravel's RefreshDatabase, DatabaseMigrations, and DatabaseTransactions traits.
To get the best speeds, your databases are reused (when possible) each time you run your tests.
A new (experimental MySQL) journaling method for reusing databases. This is an alternative for when transactions can't be used (like when browser testing).
You don't need to create empty databases beforehand. They're created automatically.
There's no need to drop or rebuild databases yourself. They are automatically rebuilt when you change your migrations, seeders or factories.
Lets you import custom sql-dump files before running your migrations.
Your tests can use different seeders for different tests, without them needing to be re-run each time.
You can include Dusk browser tests in your normal test run - there's no need to run php artisan dusk separately.
You can run your tests in parallel, separate databases are created for each process.
You can also run Dusk browser tests in parallel.
If your project has more than one database, you can build them as well. Each with their own migrations and seeders.
If you have two or more Laravel codebases in your project, you can have one build databases for the others.