php_laravel_laracasts/tests/Unit/ExampleTest.php

<?php

namespace Tests\Unit;

use App\Post;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use Tests\TestCase;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseMigrations;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;

class ExampleTest extends TestCase
{
    use DatabaseTransactions;

    /**
     * A basic test example.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function testBasicTest()
    {
        // $this->assertTrue(true);

        // Given
        // - I have two post records in the database
        // - They are posted a month apart
        $firstPost = factory(Post::class)->create();
        $secondPost = factory(Post::class)->create([
            'created_at' => Carbon::now()->subMonth(),
        ]);

        // When I fetch the archives...
        $posts = Post::archives();

        // Then the response should be in the proper format.
        $this->assertCount(2, $posts);

        $this->assertSame([
            [
                'year' => (int) $firstPost->created_at->format('Y'),
                'month' => $firstPost->created_at->format('F'),
                'published' => 1,
            ],
            [
                'year' => (int) $secondPost->created_at->format('Y'),
                'month' => $secondPost->created_at->format('F'),
                'published' => 1,
            ],
        ], $posts);
    }

}