Flush and reset Eloquent model events when testing.

TestCase.php

<?php

class TestCase extends Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase {

    /**
     * Creates the appliation.
     *
     * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface
     */
    public function createApplication()
    {
        $unitTesting = true;
        
        $testEnvironment = 'testing';
        
        return require __DIR__.'/../../bootstrap/start.php';
    }
    
    public function setUp()
    {
        parent::setUp();
        
        $this->resetEvents();
    }
    
    /**
     * Flush and reboot Eloquent model events.
     * 
     * @return void
     */
    public function resetEvents()
    {
        foreach ($this->getModels() as $model)
        {
            call_user_func([$model, 'flushEventListeners']);
            
            call_user_func([$model, 'boot']);
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Get the model names from their filename.
     * 
     * @return array
     */
    protected function getModels()
    {
        $files = File::files(base_path() . '/app/models');
        
        foreach ($files as $file)
        {
            $models[] = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
        }
        
        return $models;
    }

}