LaravelModelMatcher.php

<?php
// This class creates a custom Hamcrest matcher to match on the attributes of a laravel model
// Can be used with mockery in order to verify that the expected model is used with calling a function
//
// 
// Usage:
// 
//      ClassYouWantToTest::shouldReceive('functionToTest')
//             ->withArgs([laravelModelEquals($laravelModelToVerify)])
//             ->times(1);

namespace Tests;

use Hamcrest\BaseMatcher;
use Hamcrest\Description;

class LaravelModelMatcher extends BaseMatcher
{
    private $value;

    public function __construct($value) {
        $this->value = $value;
    }

    public function matches($actualModel) {
        return $this->value->is($actualModel);
    }

    public function describeTo(Description $description) {
        $description->appendText('same laravel model');
    }
}

function laravelModelEquals($expectedValue) {
    return new LaravelModelMatcher($expectedValue);
}