Seed

Description: Runs the default database seeder before a test. Requires the RefreshDatabase or LazilyRefreshDatabase trait.

Namespace: Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\Attributes\Seed

Added in: Laravel 13.0

Usage

use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\Attributes\Seed;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
use Tests\TestCase;

// Before:
$this->seed();

use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\Attributes\Seed;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
use Tests\TestCase;

// After:
#[Seed]
class OrderTest extends TestCase
{
    use RefreshDatabase;

    public function test_orders_are_listed(): void
    {
        // The default DatabaseSeeder runs before this test
        $response = $this->get('/orders');

        $response->assertOk();
    }
}

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