$this->be($user) in unit tests not working correctly with Confide's user about confide HOT 2 CLOSED

$this->be($user)? But where?

Can you provide more details on this or an example on how can we reproduce this erro~r? What is the value of the $user variable and what is the scope of $this->

Once again, in var_dump($user->username) what is the value of $user? Are you sure that the user that you are creating meet the minium needs of ConfideUser?

/**
     * Ardent validation rules
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public static $rules = array(
        'username' => 'required|alpha_dash|unique:users',
        'email' => 'required|email|unique:users',
        'password' => 'required|between:4,11|confirmed',
        'password_confirmation' => 'between:4,11',
    );

I will re-open this issue as soon as we can reproduce the problem/error.

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It's in unit tests. The following is from Laravel docs:
The TestCase class contains several helper methods to make testing your application easier.
You may set the currently authenticated user using the be method:
Setting The Currently Authenticated User

$user = new User(array('name' => 'John'));
$this->be($user);

It doesn't work with Confide's user model. I created another normal User model to make sure, and it worked. It's weird though. So let me explain.
For example, if a logged in user goes to homepage, I'll redirect the user to dashboard, and I test this in unit test, it will pass the test. But if my controller action being tested does some processing on the current user (like getting its data), the test will fail, and it will be like the user is not authenticated.
Right now, my work around is explicitly call Auth::attempt() in the tests.

Cheers

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