bootstrap.php

<?php
$loader = require 'vendor/autoload.php';
$loader->add('', 'tests/models');
$loader->add('', 'tests/seeds');

use Jenssegers\Mongodb\Model;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
use Illuminate\Container\Container;
use Illuminate\Database\DatabaseManager;
use Illuminate\Database\Connectors\ConnectionFactory;
use Illuminate\Events\Dispatcher;
use Illuminate\Cache\ArrayStore;
use Illuminate\Cache\Repository;

# Fake app class
class App extends ArrayObject {
	function bound() {}
}

# Fake app
$app = new App;

# Event dispatcher
$app['events'] = new Dispatcher;

# Cache driver
$app['cache'] = new Repository(new ArrayStore);

# Load database configuration
$config = require 'config/database.php';
foreach ($config as $key => $value)
{
	$app['config']["database.$key"] = $value;
}

# Initialize database manager
$app['db.factory'] = new ConnectionFactory(new Container);
$app['db'] = new DatabaseManager($app, $app['db.factory']);

# Extend database manager with reflection hack
$reflection = new ReflectionClass('Jenssegers\Mongodb\Connection');
$app['db']->extend('mongodb', array($reflection, 'newInstance'));

# Static setup
\Jenssegers\Mongodb\Model::setConnectionResolver($app['db']);
\Jenssegers\Eloquent\Model::setConnectionResolver($app['db']);
DB::setFacadeApplication($app);