Test Laravel Repository Pattern Database Refreshed When Call The Method - laravel

Question

I want test the return output on repository method. But when i call the method the database suddenly refreshed. But when i try to not call the repository method and i debug the table it has record. Here is my code, am i miss something ?
use App\Repositories\UserRepository;
class ExampleTest extends TestCase
{
protected $repository;
protected function setUp(): void
{
parent::setUp();
$this->repository = app(UserRepository::class);
}
public function it_should_return_empty_when_no_filter_found()
{
$this->seedingDb();
$response = $this->repository->filter(); // When i call this the record on table return empty
dd($response); // Result empty
}
private function seedingDb()
{
for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
User::create([
'name' => $this->faker->word,
'role' => $this->faker->word,
'property_name' => $this->faker->word,
'email' => $this->faker->email,
'phone_number' => $this->faker->phoneNumber,
'password' => $this->faker->word,
'status' => 'active',
]);
}
}
}
User Repository:
use App\Repositories\UserRepository;
class UserRepository
{
public function filter()
{
return User::whereStatus('active')->get()->toArray();
}
}

Answer 1

The User::create() method is probably returning errors.
Try creating a model factory as described here: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/database-testing#defining-model-factories
That way, instead of $this->seedingDb() you can do:
$users = User::factory()->count(5)->make();