Laravel - phpunit array assertion - php

Question

I am trying to write a phpunit test so I can test that I'm getting the correct assertion, this test i currently have which is passing and works as intended.
/**
#test
*/
$filmInfo = $this->postRequest();
$this->assertFilm($this->requestData, $filmInfo['id']);
$film = Film::findOrFail($filmInfo['id']);
$this->assertEquals('LOTR', $filmInfo['name']);
$this->assertEquals('Film about a ring', $filmInfo['description']);
$this->assertEquals('Fantasy', $filmInfo['genre']['main']);
$this->assertEquals('Adventure', $filmInfo['genre']['sub']);
}
This is the request data array it is referring to:
private function requestData(): array
{
return [
'name' => 'LOTR',
'description' => 'Film about a ring',
'main' => 'Fantasy',
'sub' => 'Adventure',
];
}
This test works fine and it passing but I want to test it within one assertion like so:
$this->assertEquals([
'name' => 'LOTR',
'description' => 'Film about a ring',
'genre' => [
'main' => 'Fantasy',
'sub' => 'Adventure'
]
,
], $filmInfo);
But I keep getting an error that the 2 arrays I'm asserting are not matching, do you guys have an idea on what could be causing this?

Answer 1

Just like what the PHPUnit said, your array aren't matching. Your array should match with all values in $filmInfo array.
From your code, we can guessing that you aren't comparing the id. Maybe you can try this code:
$this->assertEquals(array_merge($filmInfo, [
'name' => 'LOTR',
'description' => 'Film about a ring',
'genre' => [
'main' => 'Fantasy',
'sub' => 'Adventure'
],
]), $filmInfo);