Laravel Unit test fails with custom attributes - php

Question

I'm trying to write a unit test on my user model that tests if the soft deleted record is still present in the database.
/**
* check if users are soft deleted only
*
* #return void
*/
public function testUserIsSoftDeleted()
{
$user = factory(User::class)->create();
$user->delete();
$this->assertSoftDeleted('users', $user->toArray());
}
This test runs fine until I add a custom attribute to the model.
<?php
namespace App;
use Laravel\Passport\HasApiTokens;
use Spatie\Permission\Traits\HasRoles;
use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
use OwenIt\Auditing\Contracts\Auditable;
class User extends Authenticatable implements MustVerifyEmail, Auditable
{
use HasApiTokens, Notifiable, SoftDeletes, HasRoles, \OwenIt\Auditing\Auditable;
protected $guard_name = 'web';
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* #var array
*/
protected $fillable = [
'email', 'password', 'active', 'activation_token', 'email_verified_at'
];
/**
* The attributes that should be hidden for arrays.
*
* #var array
*/
protected $hidden = [
'password', 'remember_token', 'activation_token'
];
/**
* The attributes that should be cast to native types.
*
* #var array
*/
protected $casts = [
'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
];
/**
* The attributes that should be added to the JSON response
*
* #var array
*/
protected $appends = ['md5_email'];
/**
* Convert email address into md5 string
*
* #var string
*/
public function getMd5EmailAttribute()
{
return md5(strtolower(trim($this->email)));
}
}
When I run the test I get the following error.
How do I include custom attributes in the Found array?

Answer 1

To skip md5_email from the query, assign the toArray result to an array and unset the md5_email
Something like
public function testUserIsSoftDeleted()
{
$user = factory(User::class)->create();
$user->delete();
$userInfoArray = $user->toArray()
// This should skip md5_email getting added to the query
unset($userInfoArray["md5_email"])
$this->assertSoftDeleted('users', $userInfoArray);
}

Answer 2

As stated by Cerlin the md5_email attribute in not present in the database, that's why you get the error. You have many options to make the test pass. You might simply unset the md5_email from the user array or, for the sake of clarity, rewrite your test as follow:
/**
* check if users are soft deleted only
*
* #return void
*/
public function testUserIsSoftDeleted()
{
$user = factory(User::class)->create();
$user->delete();
$this->assertSoftDeleted('users', $user->only('id', 'name', 'email'));
}