$request->user() in test is not returning the expected status in a test

[rfussien]

• Laravel Version: 5.7.6
• PHP Version: 7.2
• Database Driver & Version: any

Description:

With a basic installation of laravel and passport, when I run a basic test of the default route, it fails with a different response status than the one expected.

Steps To Reproduce:

• Fresh install of laravel + passport

    public function testBasicTest()
    {
        Passport::actingAs(
            factory(User::class)->create()
        );

        $response = $this->get('api/user');

        $response->assertStatus(200);
    }

$ ./vendor/bin/phpunit
PHPUnit 7.3.5 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.

.F                                                                  2 / 2 (100%)

Time: 703 ms, Memory: 22.00MB

There was 1 failure:

1) Tests\Feature\ExampleTest::testBasicTest
Expected status code 200 but received 201.
Failed asserting that false is true.

FAILURES!
Tests: 2, Assertions: 2, Failures: 1.

If I replace the $request->user() by something else, it works.

Route::middleware('auth:api')->get('/user', function (Request $request, User $user) {
	return $user->find($request->user()->id);
	// return $request->user();
});

$ ./vendor/bin/phpunit
PHPUnit 7.3.5 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.

..                                                                  2 / 2 (100%)

Time: 328 ms, Memory: 22.00MB

OK (2 tests, 2 assertions)

It behaves that way in the test and correctly when call with a http client.

[devcircus]

I believe this is the cause: #21625

A user was created, so laravel attaches a 201 created by default.
When you perform another query as in your second example, to retrieve the user from the database, it is no longer a newly created model.

[laurencei]

Thanks @devcircus .