Mock methods with static return types

library/Mockery/Mock.php

@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ public function mockery_returnValueForMethod($name)
             case 'void':
                 return null;
 
+            case 'static':
+                return $this;
+
             case 'object':
                 $mock = \Mockery::mock();
                 if ($this->_mockery_ignoreMissingRecursive) {

tests/Mockery/Fixtures/MethodWithStaticReturnType.php

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Mockery
+ *
+ * LICENSE
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the new BSD license that is bundled
+ * with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
+ * It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
+ * http://github.com/padraic/mockery/master/LICENSE
+ * If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
+ * obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email
+ * to padraic@php.net so we can send you a copy immediately.
+ *
+ * @category   Mockery
+ * @package    Mockery
+ * @subpackage UnitTests
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2010 Pádraic Brady (http://blog.astrumfutura.com)
+ * @license    http://github.com/padraic/mockery/blob/master/LICENSE New BSD License
+ */
+
+namespace test\Mockery\Fixtures;
+
+if (\PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80000) {
+    class MethodWithStaticReturnType
+    {
+        public function returnType(): static
+        {
+            return $this;
+        }
+    }
+}

tests/Mockery/MockingMethodsWithStaticReturnTypeTest.php

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Mockery
+ *
+ * LICENSE
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the new BSD license that is bundled
+ * with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
+ * It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
+ * http://github.com/padraic/mockery/master/LICENSE
+ * If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
+ * obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email
+ * to padraic@php.net so we can send you a copy immediately.
+ *
+ * @category   Mockery
+ * @package    Mockery
+ * @subpackage UnitTests
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2010 Pádraic Brady (http://blog.astrumfutura.com)
+ * @license    http://github.com/padraic/mockery/blob/master/LICENSE New BSD License
+ */
+
+namespace test\Mockery;
+
+use Mockery\Adapter\Phpunit\MockeryTestCase;
+use test\Mockery\Fixtures\MethodWithStaticReturnType;
+
+class MockingMethodsWithStaticReturnTypeTest extends MockeryTestCase
+{
+    public function testMockingStaticReturnType()
+    {
+        if (\PHP_VERSION_ID < 80000) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Requires PHP >= 8');
+        }
+
+        $mock = mock(MethodWithStaticReturnType::class);
+
+        $mock->shouldReceive("returnType");
+
+        $this->assertSame($mock, $mock->returnType());
+    }
+}