Testing model events

[domsumac]

Hi All,

I'm currently writing some tests for activity logging, for model deletions I'm utilising getActivitylogOptions(). The logging itself functions fine when working locally, though when writing tests, model deletion does not seem to log anything though create/update tests are passing fine. Here's an example:

it('should create a log when an admin is deleted', function() {

  $administrator = Administrator::where('first_name', 'First Name')->first();

  $administrator->delete();

  //this passes
  $this->assertSoftDeleted('administrators', [
    'first_name' => $administrator->first_name,
    'last_name' => $administrator->last_name,
    'email' => $administrator->email,
  ]);

  //this fails
  $this->assertDatabaseHas('activity_log', [
    'id' => 1,
    'description' => 'admin deleted',
    'subject_type' => 'App\\Models\\Administrator',
    'subject_id' => $administrator->id,
    'causer_type' => 'App\\Models\\Administrator',
    'event' => 'deleted'
  ]);

Dumping out the DB activity_log will also an empty collection. This issue is happening in other deletions but they also involve firing a chain of jobs, this is just handled by a simple $administrator->delete() in the admin controller, which has lead me to think it's something to do with the relationship between testing and model events.