laravel 4 - How to reuse PHPUnit functions -

i want reuse of phpunit functions calling them instead of repeating them in unit tests, such example:

public function testcontent()     {         $this->assertnotempty($this->response, $this->message);     } 

if place under tests/testcase.php, runs unit tests.

where right place put or how done? btw, using on laravel 4.

apparently, problem not re-use tests, tests beeing called when it's not expected.

so, have in mind: method name starting "test" (testfoo, testbar) in existing class considered test.

so if have classes a, b , c this

class extends \phpunit_framework_testcase {    public function testfoo() {...}    public function testbar() {...} }  class b extends {    public function testbaz() {...} }  class c extends {    public function testquz() {...} } 

you have 8 tests: a::testfoo(), a::testbar(), b::testfoo(), b::testbar(), b::testbaz(), c::testfoo(), c::testbar(), c::testquz().

it's not trying make. may want have testfoo , testbar in classes b , c, not a. in case, have declare abstract class.

abstract class extends \phpunit_framework_testcase {    public function testfoo() {...}    public function testbar() {...} }  class b extends {    public function testbaz() {...} }  class c extends {    public function testquz() {...} } 

now have 6 tests: b::testfoo(), b::testbar(), b::testbaz(), c::testfoo(), c::testbar(), c::testquz().

maybe, it's need, maybe not. maybe, want have testfoo() , testbar() in some inherited classes, not of them.

in case, make assertions in parent class instead of tests.

abstract class extends \phpunit_framework_testcase {    public function assertfoo() { ... }    public function assertbar() { ... } }  class b extends {    public function testfoo() { $this->assertfoo(); ...}     public function testbaz() {...} }  class c extends {    public function testbar() { $this->assertbar(); ...}     public function testquz() {...} } 

now, have 4 tests: b::testfoo(), b::testbaz, c::testbar(), c::testquz()