Laravel API Response Validation With AssertJsonStructure()
Laravel's `assertJsonStructure()` method validates general structure of API responses. It ensures specific properties exist but won't fail if new keys are added. Use with `whereType()` or `whereAllType()` for more extensive assertions.
When writing tests for API responses in Laravel, it can be useful to validate the structure of the response. Laravel has the fluent assertJson() method, which you can use to verify JSON values in a given test response:
it('Returns Arizona sports teams', function () { $this->get('api/teams/arizona') ->assertJson(function (AssertableJson $json) { $json->has('teams', 3); $json->has('teams.0', function (AssertableJson $json) { $json ->where('name', 'Phoenix Suns') ->etc(); }); });});
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