1. When writing automated test cases for Lighthouse 5, I split one test method into two. At this stage, it is a single method.
public function testGetThemeById(): void
{
$response = $this->graphQL('
query GetThemeById($id: ID!) {
onlineStoreTheme(themeId: $id) {
id
editable
createdAt
name
themeAssets {
id
themeId
version
key
mimeType
category
schema
createdAt
updatedAt
}
}
}
',
[
'id' => 'vogue',
]
);
$response->assertJson(
[
'data' => [
'onlineStoreTheme' => [
'id' => 'vogue'
],
],
]
)->assertJsonStructure([
'data' => [
'onlineStoreTheme' => [
'themeAssets' => [
[
'id',
'themeId',
'version',
'key',
'mimeType',
'category',
'schema',
'createdAt',
'updatedAt',
]
]
]
],
]
);
}
2. Split into two methods.
<?php
namespace Modules\ThemeStore\Tests\Functional\GraphQl;
use Nuwave\Lighthouse\Testing\MakesGraphQLRequests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase as BaseTestCase;
use Nuwave\Lighthouse\Testing\ClearsSchemaCache;
use Tests\CreatesApplication;
class OnlineStoreThemeGraphQlApiTest extends BaseTestCase
{
use CreatesApplication,
ClearsSchemaCache,
MakesGraphQLRequests;
public function testGetThemeById(): void
{
$response = $this->graphQL('
query GetThemeById($id: ID!) {
onlineStoreTheme(themeId: $id) {
id
editable
createdAt
name
}
}
',
[
'id' => 'vogue',
]
);
$response->assertJson(
[
'data' => [
'onlineStoreTheme' => [
'id' => 'vogue'
],
],
]
);
}
public function testGetThemeAssetsById(): void
{
$response = $this->graphQL('
query GetThemeAssetsById($id: ID!) {
onlineStoreTheme(themeId: $id) {
themeAssets {
id
themeId
version
key
mimeType
category
schema
createdAt
updatedAt
}
}
}
',
[
'id' => 'vogue',
]
);
$response->assertJsonStructure(
[
'data' => [
'onlineStoreTheme' => [
'themeAssets' => [
[
'id',
'themeId',
'version',
'key',
'mimeType',
'category',
'schema',
'createdAt',
'updatedAt',
]
]
]
],
]
);
}
protected function setUp(): void
{
parent::setUp();
$this->bootClearsSchemaCache();
}
}
3. Run the test, and an error is reported: Error: Call to undefined method Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config::set(). As shown in Figure 1.

PS E:\wwwroot\object> ./vendor/bin/phpunit .\Modules\ThemeStore\Tests\Functional\GraphQl\OnlineStoreThemeGraphQlApiTest.php
PHPUnit 7.5.20 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.
.E 2 / 2 (100%)
Time: 1.02 seconds, Memory: 70.00 MB
There was 1 error:
1) Modules\ThemeStore\Tests\Functional\GraphQl\OnlineStoreThemeGraphQlApiTest::testGetThemeAssetsById
Error: Call to undefined method Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config::set()
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider.php:63
E:\wwwroot\object\Modules\ThemeSetting\Providers\ThemeServiceProvider.php:103
E:\wwwroot\object\Modules\ThemeSetting\Providers\ThemeServiceProvider.php:37
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Application.php:616
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\ProviderRepository.php:75
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\nwidart\laravel-modules\src\Laravel\Module.php:33
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\nwidart\laravel-modules\src\Module.php:264
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\nwidart\laravel-modules\src\FileRepository.php:321
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\nwidart\laravel-modules\src\Providers\BootstrapServiceProvider.php:23
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Application.php:616
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\nwidart\laravel-modules\src\ModulesServiceProvider.php:31
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\nwidart\laravel-modules\src\LaravelModulesServiceProvider.php:17
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod.php:36
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\Util.php:37
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod.php:93
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod.php:37
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\Container.php:590
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Application.php:856
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Application.php:839
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Application.php:840
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\BootProviders.php:17
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Application.php:219
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel.php:320
E:\wwwroot\object\tests\CreatesApplication.php:18
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase.php:102
E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase.php:81
E:\wwwroot\object\Modules\ThemeStore\Tests\Functional\GraphQl\OnlineStoreThemeGraphQlApiTest.php:74
phpvfscomposer://E:\wwwroot\object\vendor\phpunit\phpunit\phpunit:60
ERRORS!
Tests: 2, Assertions: 1, Errors: 1.
PS E:\wwwroot\object>
4. At this point, if I remove either of the two methods, the test passes.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<phpunit backupGlobals="false"
backupStaticAttributes="false"
bootstrap="vendor/autoload.php"
colors="true"
convertErrorsToExceptions="true"
convertNoticesToExceptions="true"
convertWarningsToExceptions="true"
processIsolation="true"
stopOnFailure="false">
</phpunit>
5. I printed $this->app[‘config’] on the first line of both methods respectively. I confirmed that only the first method prints successfully, while the second method throws an error: Error: Call to undefined method Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config::set(). This confirms that in the second method, the application instance no longer exists.
6. Reference URL: https://phpunit.readthedocs.io/en/9.5/configuration.html . The processIsolation attribute. This attribute configures whether each test should be run in a separate PHP process for increased isolation. Possible values: true or false (default: false). This attribute configures whether each test should be run in a separate PHP process for increased isolation.
7. Edit the file /phpunit.xml and set processIsolation=”true”. As shown in Figure 2.

8. Run the test again, and it passes. As shown in Figure 3.

9. If processIsolation=”true” is not set, you can add the –process-isolation option when running the test. The test will still pass. As shown in Figure 4.

PS E:\wwwroot\object> ./vendor/bin/phpunit --process-isolation .\Modules\ThemeStore\Tests\Functional\GraphQl\OnlineStoreThemeGraphQlApiTest.php
PHPUnit 7.5.20 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.
.. 2 / 2 (100%)
Time: 2.56 seconds, Memory: 16.00 MB
OK (2 tests, 14 assertions)
PS E:\wwwroot\object>
