Better mocking of objects.

tests/TestCase.php

@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ class TestCase extends Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase
         return $app;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return User
-     */
-    public function user()
-    {
-        return User::find(1);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return User
      */
@@ -44,7 +36,6 @@ class TestCase extends Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase
         return User::find(2);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Sets up the fixture, for example, opens a network connection.
      * This method is called before a test is executed.
@@ -65,7 +56,7 @@ class TestCase extends Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase
                 touch($original);
                 Artisan::call('migrate', ['--seed' => true]);
             }
-            
+
             copy($original, $copy);
         } else {
             if (file_exists($copy)) {
@@ -99,5 +90,28 @@ class TestCase extends Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return User
+     */
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return User::find(1);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $class
+     *
+     * @return \Mockery\MockInterface
+     */
+    protected function mock($class)
+    {
+        $object = Mockery::mock($class);
+
+
+        $this->app->instance($class, $object);
+
+        return $object;
+    }
+
 
 }