Testing Laravel 5.2.x custom package using Laravel API - api

Question

As Laravel documentation says, Laravel provides a very fluent API for making HTTP requests to your application, examining the output, and even filling out forms. See: https://laravel.com/docs/master/testing#application-testing
So, how could I test a custom Laravel package using Laravel API without a previous Laravel installation?
Por example, in a Laravel project, you can test HTTP requests using Laravel API like this:
<?php
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithoutMiddleware;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
class ExampleTest extends TestCase
{
/**
* A basic functional test example.
*
* #return void
*/
public function testBasicExample()
{
$this->visit('/')
->see('Laravel 5')
->dontSee('Rails');
}
}
As I read, many people use Laravel Package Unit Testing Helper to tests their packages but then you can't use Laravel methods like $this->visit('/') to make your test, or is this possible?
If it isn't possible with this package, how could I make Laravel API use testing in my package?
Thanks!

Answer 1

You can still extend TestCase in your package tests. Say your package is in the location vendor/your_name/package_name. You can easily run vendor/bin/phpunit vendor/your_name/package_name and the tests in that package will be run.