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Dev Log — 2026-03-30

Non-EB Claims API — Unit Tests

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1. Added print_r Debug Output to All API Unit Tests

Added print_r($body) after every response body decode across all 4 test files so developers can see the actual JSON output directly in the terminal when running PHPUnit.

Files modified:

File	Tests updated	Notes
tests/unit/Api/ListClaimsTest.php	5 tests	Pagination tests that didn't capture $resp were updated to capture it and print decoded body
tests/unit/Api/ClaimHistoryTest.php	6 tests	print_r($body) added after every $body = $this->body($resp)
tests/unit/Api/UploadRequiredDocTest.php	8 tests	print_r($body) added after every $body = $this->body($resp)
tests/unit/Api/CreateClaimTest.php	5 remaining tests	Already had it in 2 tests; added to the remaining 5

Pattern applied:

$body = $this->body($resp);
print_r($body);   // ← added
$this->assertFalse($body['status']);

For pagination tests (testPerPageIsCappedAt100, testPerPageMinimumIsOne, testPageDefaultsToOne) that previously discarded the return value:

// before
$ctrl->listClaims();

// after
$resp = $ctrl->listClaims();
print_r(json_decode($resp->getBody(), true));

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2. testReturns409OnDuplicateClaim — Explained How It Works

Investigated why changing nature_of_loss, loss_location, and client_id in $_POST still always produces 409. Key findings:

• nature_of_loss / loss_location — not part of checkDuplicateNonEbClaim(), only used for validation (min length check)
• client_id in $_POST — never read from POST; controller derives it from clientPolicyModel stub (client_id = 35)
• Duplicate check only queries on: client_id + loss_date + is_active (+ policy_no)
• nonEbTicketModel stub (makeFluentStub(['id' => 55])) ignores all .where() chain calls and always returns ['id' => 55] on ->first() — meaning "duplicate found" unconditionally
• The only way to change the 409 outcome is to make the nonEbTicketModel stub return null on ->first()

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Files Modified

File	Changes
tests/unit/Api/ListClaimsTest.php	print_r added to all 5 test methods
tests/unit/Api/ClaimHistoryTest.php	print_r added to all 6 test methods
tests/unit/Api/UploadRequiredDocTest.php	print_r added to all 8 test methods
tests/unit/Api/CreateClaimTest.php	print_r added to remaining 5 test methods