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Version: 4.x

Mock incoming responses

Overview​

After you have configured your hearing method, to test a custom response from Telegram you have to mock the received data. To do that, the framework gives you some methods to automatically generate incoming responses.

Example​

We assume that the $this->bot is loaded as mentioned on the Introduction page.

$this
    ->bot
    ->hearText('dice')
    ->willReceivePartial(['dice' => ['emoji' => '🎲', 'value' => 4]])
    ->reply()
    ->assertReplyMessage(['dice' => ['emoji' => '🎲', 'value' => 4]]);

Available Methods​

willReceive​

The willReceive will mock an entire response. The ok parameter is optional.

->willReceive([
    'message_id' => 1234,
    'date' => 1647284950,
    'from' => [
        'id' => 123456789,
        'is_bot' => true,
        'username' => 'nutgrambot',
        'first_name' => 'nutgrambot',
    ],
    'chat' => [
        'id' => 12345,
        'type' => 'private',
        'username' => 'nutgram',
        'first_name' => 'foo',
        'last_name' => 'bar',
    ],
    'dice' => [
        'emoji' => '🎲', 
        'value' => 4
    ]
], ok: true);

willReceivePartial​

The willReceivePartial will mock a partial response. The ok parameter is optional.

->willReceivePartial([
    'dice' => [
        'emoji' => '🎲', 
        'value' => 4
    ]
], ok: true);

willStartConversation​

The willStartConversation will cache userId and chatId.
Useful when used with assertActiveConversation and assertNoConversation.
The remember parameter is optional.

->willStartConversation(remember: true);

withoutMiddleware​

The withoutMiddleware will remove the listed middlewares from the global middleware list.

->withoutMiddleware([FooMiddleware::class]);

overridemiddleware​

The overridemiddleware will override the global middleware list with the listed middlewares.

->overridemiddleware([BarMiddleware::class]);