Generate and define an Eloquent factory: ```bash php artisan make:factory PostFactory --model=Post ``` ```php public function definition(): array { return [ 'title' => fake()->sentence(), 'body' => fake()->paragraph(), 'published_at' => fake()->optional()->dateTime(), ]; } ``` Use it in tests with `Post::factory()->count(3)->create(['user_id' => $user->id])`. Factories provide valid, readable test data and keep persistence setup consistent. Prefer them over `DB::table()->insert()`; use states...
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Generate and define an Eloquent factory:
```bash
php artisan make:factory PostFactory --model=Post
```
```php
public function definition(): array
{
return [
'title' => fake()->sentence(),
'body' => fake()->paragraph(),
'published_at' => fake()->optional()->dateTime(),
];
}
```
Use it in tests with `Post::factory()->count(3)->create(['user_id' => $user->id])`. Factories provide valid, readable test data and keep persistence setup consistent. Prefer them over `DB::table()->insert()`; use states when tests need meaningful variants such as `published()` or `draft()`.
