---
title: "Testing — Shops for Laravel | Roundly"
description: "Shops::fake() records every cart change, checkout, charge, transition and stock write for assertions; model factories with states build the data."
url: https://roundly-consulting.com/open-source/docs/shops-for-laravel/testing
language: en
---

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# Testing

## Shops::fake()

Shops::fake() swaps in RoundlyConsulting\\Shops\\Testing\\ShopsFake and returns it. It is a spy, not a stub: every operation still runs — carts, orders and stock rows are real and events fire, and a charge still goes through the bound PaymentGateway (the default NullPaymentGateway charges nothing). Each state change is recorded, whether it came through the facade, an injected ShopsManager (the fake is a subtype, so injected managers get it too) or a model method such as $cart->add() or $order->markPaid(). A call that throws is not recorded.

```php
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Cart\Cart;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Facades\Shops;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Orders\Order;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Products\ProductVariant;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Testing\CartChange;

it('adds to the cart, checks out and charges', function () {
    Shops::fake();   // a spy — carts, orders and stock rows are still real

    $variant = ProductVariant::factory()->withEurPrice('1990')->withStock(5)->create();
    $cart = Cart::factory()->create();

    $this->post("/cart/{$cart->id}/items", ['variant' => $variant->id, 'quantity' => 2]);
    $this->post("/cart/{$cart->id}/checkout")->assertRedirect();

    $order = Order::query()->latest('id')->firstOrFail();

    Shops::assertCartChanged($cart, CartChange::Added);   // Added, Updated, Removed or Cleared
    Shops::assertOrderPlaced($cart);                      // the stock checkout reserves is part of this
    Shops::assertCharged($order);                         // and so are the transitions a charge makes
    Shops::assertNothingTransitioned();
    Shops::assertNothingStockAdjusted();
});
```

Only the calls your code makes are recorded: the stock a checkout reserves is part of assertOrderPlaced(), and the transitions a successful charge makes are part of assertCharged(). Assert on the facade or on the returned fake:

```php
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Facades\Shops;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Inventory\Enums\StockReason;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Orders\Enums\Status;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Orders\Order;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Products\ProductVariant;

it('ships an order and books a delivery', function () {
    $fake = Shops::fake();   // the ShopsFake — assert on it or on the facade

    $order = Order::factory()->paid()->create();
    $variant = ProductVariant::factory()->withStock(0)->create();

    $this->post("/admin/orders/{$order->number}/ship");
    $this->post("/admin/variants/{$variant->id}/receive", ['quantity' => 10]);

    $fake->assertTransitioned($order, Status::Fulfilled);   // any order / any status when omitted
    $fake->assertStockAdjusted($variant, delta: 10, reason: StockReason::Received);
    $fake->assertNothingPlaced();
    $fake->assertNothingCharged();
    $fake->assertNothingCartChanged();
});
```

Every assertion, with its negative:

| Assertion | Negative | Passes when |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `assertOrderPlaced(?Cart $cart = null)` | `assertNothingPlaced()` | Any checkout, or one from the cart. |
| `assertCharged(?Order $order = null)` | `assertNothingCharged()` | Any charge, or of the order — failed charges count too. |
| `assertTransitioned(?Order $order = null, ?Status $to = null)` | `assertNothingTransitioned()` | Any transition, narrowed by order and/or target status. |
| `assertStockAdjusted(?ProductVariant $variant = null, ?int $delta = null, ?StockReason $reason = null)` | `assertNothingStockAdjusted()` | Any inventory write, narrowed by variant, exact delta and/or reason. |
| `assertCartChanged(?Cart $cart = null, ?CartChange $change = null)` | `assertNothingCartChanged()` | Any cart change, narrowed by cart and/or CartChange (Added, Updated, Removed — also update($item, 0) — Cleared). |

Provider fakes compose: shops resolves each action per call, so Coupons::fake() sees the redemption a checkout makes and Credits::fake() the store-credit debit a charge makes.

## Model factories

Every shops model has a factory, reachable through Model::factory(). Use them in your tests and seeders — when shops.shop\_model points at a Shop subclass, Shop::factory() creates that subclass:

| Model | Defaults | States |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `Shops\Shop` | Unique company name, no currency | `currency(string $currency)` |
| `Shops\TaxRate` | Class standard, 2000 bp, no country | `default(), reduced(), forCountry(string $iso)` |
| `Products\Product` | Unique name, random optional published\_at, default variant | `withPrice(string $price, string $currency = 'EUR'), withVariant(ProductVariantFactory $variant), published(), unpublished()` |
| `Products\ProductVariant` | New product, random SKU, EUR or USD price, tracked, stock 0–100 | `withEurPrice(string $price), untracked(), withStock(int $stock)` |
| `Products\ProductOption` | New product, Size, Colour or Material | — |
| `Products\ProductOptionValue` | New option, a unique word | — |
| `Products\Category` | Unique name, random optional published\_at | `published(), unpublished()` |
| `Inventory\StockAdjustment` | New variant, +1–50 Received | — |
| `Cart\Cart` | UUID token, EUR | — |
| `Cart\CartItem` | New cart, EUR price, quantity 1–5 | — |
| `Orders\Order` | Status New, a note | `withStatus(Status $status), inProgress(), paid(), fulfilled(), canceled(), withDiscount(...)` |
| `Orders\Item` | New order, EUR or USD price, quantity 1–10 | `withEurPrice(string $price), withUsdPrice(string $price)` |

A full checkout without the fake — run it with the published migrations loaded (RefreshDatabase):

```php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Cart\Cart;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Facades\Shops;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Orders\Events\OrderPlaced;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Products\Product;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Products\ProductVariant;

it('places an order and reserves stock', function () {
    Event::fake([OrderPlaced::class]);

    $product = Product::factory()
        ->published()
        ->withVariant(ProductVariant::factory()->withEurPrice('1990')->withStock(5))
        ->create();
    $variant = $product->variants()->first();

    $cart = Cart::factory()->create();   // EUR, guest token
    Shops::cart($cart)->add($variant, 2);

    $order = Shops::cart($cart)->checkout();

    expect($order->price->getSubtotal()->minor())->toBe('3980')
        ->and($variant->refresh()->availableStock())->toBe(3);

    Event::assertDispatched(OrderPlaced::class);
});
```

More states:

```php
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Orders\Order;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Shops\Shop;
use RoundlyConsulting\Shops\Shops\TaxRate;

$shop = Shop::factory()->currency('EUR')->create();
TaxRate::factory()->for($shop)->default()->create();                // standard, 2000 bp
TaxRate::factory()->for($shop)->reduced()->forCountry('DE')->create();

$order = Order::factory()->paid()->create();                        // status columns only
$order = Order::factory()->withDiscount('500', 'EUR', couponCode: 'WELCOME10')->create();
```

Order factory states set status columns directly — they do not run transitions, reserve stock or fire events. Use the lifecycle methods when the side effects matter. Order numbers are assigned on insert even under Event::fake().

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