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defstudio/pest-plugin-laravel-expectations
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A plugin to add laravel tailored expectations to Pest

v2.6.1(4mo ago)99600.5k↓45%15[2 issues](https://github.com/defstudio/pest-plugin-laravel-expectations/issues)3MITPHPPHP ^8.1.0CI passing

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This [Pest](https://pestphp.com) plugin adds Laravel specific expectations to the testing ecosystem

```
it('can check model exists', function(){
  $user = User::factory()->create();

  expect($user)->toExist();
});
```

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require --dev defstudio/pest-plugin-laravel-11.expectations
```

The expectations added by this plugin are automatically loaded into Pest's expectation system. They can be used along other expectations.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

A full documentation with a detailed list of **available expectations** can be found at:

[https://docs.defstudio.it/pest-plugin-laravel-expectations](https://docs.defstudio.it/pest-plugin-laravel-expectations/)

Autocompletion
--------------

[](#autocompletion)

For PhpStorm users, a nice Plugin has been developed by [Oliver Nybroe](https://github.com/olivernybroe). It adds full autocompletion to ours Laravel Expectations, it is worth to take a look:

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

All notable changes to this project in our [changelog](https://defstudio.github.io/pest-plugin-laravel-expectations/changelog). For a full understanding of what changed and the PR that where merged, see also the [releases page](https://docs.defstudio.it/pest-plugin-laravel-expectations/community/releases)

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Fabio Ivona](https://github.com/fabio-ivona)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

Please see the [contributing guide](https://docs.defstudio.it/pest-plugin-laravel-expectations/community/contributing) for details on how to contribute to this plugin.

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities.

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

62

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance78

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity52

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community30

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90.8% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~30 days

Recently: every ~94 days

Total

54

Last Release

122d ago

Major Versions

v0.0.6 → v1.0.02021-10-04

v1.12.2 → v2.0.02023-03-23

PHP version history (4 changes)v0.0.1PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

v1.6.5PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0 || ^8.1

v1.12.0PHP ^7.3 | ^8.0

v2.0.0PHP ^8.1.0

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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Tags

expectationshacktoberfestlaravelpestpest-pluginphpplugintestingunitframeworktestpestlaravelexpectations

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector

Code StyleLaravel Pint

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

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