After quite some fumbling, fixed both the development import and some tests.

app/config/dev.php

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+return [
+    'import' => ''
+];

app/controllers/AccountController.php

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class AccountController extends \BaseController
     public function index()
     {
         $all = $this->accounts->get();
+
+
         $list = [
             'personal'      => [],
             'beneficiaries' => [],

app/controllers/MigrationController.php

@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ class MigrationController extends BaseController
 
     }
 
+    public function dev() {
+        $file = Config::get('dev.import');
+        if(file_exists($file)) {
+            $user = User::find(1);
+            Auth::login($user);
+            /** @var Firefly\Helper\Migration\MigrationHelperInterface $migration */
+            $migration = App::make('Firefly\Helper\Migration\MigrationHelperInterface');
+            $migration->loadFile($file);
+            if ($migration->validFile()) {
+                $migration->migrate();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public function index()
     {
         return View::make('migrate.index');

app/controllers/UserController.php

@@ -26,15 +26,7 @@ class UserController extends BaseController
      */
     public function login()
     {
-//        $user = User::find(1);
-//        Auth::login($user);
-//        /** @var Firefly\Helper\Migration\MigrationHelperInterface $migration */
-//        $migration = App::make('Firefly\Helper\Migration\MigrationHelperInterface');
-//        $file = '/Library/WebServer/Documents/projects/firefly-iii/app/storage/firefly-export-2014-07-06.json';
-//        $migration->loadFile($file);
-//        if($migration->validFile()) {
-//            $migration->migrate();
-//        }
+
 
 
         return View::make('user.login');

app/routes.php

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ Route::group(['before' => 'auth'], function () {
         Route::get('/accounts/create', ['uses' => 'AccountController@create', 'as' => 'accounts.create']);
         Route::get('/accounts/{account}', ['uses' => 'AccountController@show', 'as' => 'accounts.show']);
 
+        // transaction controller:
+        Route::get('/transactions/add/withdrawal', ['uses' => 'TransactionController@createWithdrawal', 'as' => 'transactions.withdrawal']);
+        Route::get('/transactions/add/deposit', ['uses' => 'TransactionController@createDeposit', 'as' => 'transactions.deposit']);
+        Route::get('/transactions/add/transfer', ['uses' => 'TransactionController@createTransfer', 'as' => 'transactions.transfer']);
         // migration controller
         Route::get('/migrate', ['uses' => 'MigrationController@index', 'as' => 'migrate']);
 
@@ -54,6 +58,9 @@ Route::group(['before' => 'guest'], function () {
         Route::get('/verify/{verification}', ['uses' => 'UserController@verify', 'as' => 'verify']);
         Route::get('/reset/{reset}', ['uses' => 'UserController@reset', 'as' => 'reset']);
         Route::get('/remindme', ['uses' => 'UserController@remindme', 'as' => 'remindme']);
+
+        // dev import route:
+        Route::get('/dev',['uses' => 'MigrationController@dev']);
     }
 );
 

app/tests/controllers/AccountControllerTest.php

@@ -1,32 +1,69 @@
 <?php
 
+use Mockery as m;
+
 class AccountControllerTest extends TestCase
 {
     public function setUp()
     {
         parent::setUp();
+        Artisan::call('migrate');
+        Artisan::call('db:seed');
     }
 
     public function testIndex()
     {
+        // mock account type(s):
+        $personal = $this->mock('AccountType');
+        $personal->shouldReceive('getAttribute','description')->andReturn('Default account');
+
+        $bene = $this->mock('AccountType');
+        $bene->shouldReceive('getAttribute','description')->andReturn('Beneficiary account');
+
+        $initial = $this->mock('AccountType');
+        $initial->shouldReceive('getAttribute','description')->andReturn('Initial balance account');
+
+        $cash = $this->mock('AccountType');
+        $cash->shouldReceive('getAttribute','description')->andReturn('Cash account');
+
+
+
+        // mock account(s)
+        $one = $this->mock('Account');
+        $one->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->andReturn($personal);
+
+        $two = $this->mock('Account');
+        $two->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->andReturn($bene);
+
+        $three = $this->mock('Account');
+        $three->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->andReturn($initial);
+
+        $four = $this->mock('Account');
+        $four->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->andReturn($cash);
+        $c = new \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection([$one,$two,$three,$four]);
+
+        // mock account repository:
+        $accounts = $this->mock('Firefly\Storage\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface');
+        $accounts->shouldReceive('get')->andReturn($c);
+
+
+
+
 
         $list = [
-            'personal'      => [],
-            'beneficiaries' => [],
-            'initial'       => [],
-            'cash'          => []
+            'personal'      => [$one],
+            'beneficiaries' => [$two],
+            'initial'       => [$three],
+            'cash'          => [$four]
         ];
 
-
         // mock:
         View::shouldReceive('share');
         View::shouldReceive('make')->with('accounts.index')->once()->andReturn(\Mockery::self())
-            ->shouldReceive('with')->once()->with('accounts', $list)->andReturn(\Mockery::self())
-            ->shouldReceive('with')->once()->with('total', 0)->andReturn(\Mockery::self());
+            ->shouldReceive('with')->once()->with('accounts',$list)->andReturn(\Mockery::self())
+            ->shouldReceive('with')->once()->with('total', 4)->andReturn(\Mockery::self());
+
 
-        // mock account repository:
-        $accounts = $this->mock('Firefly\Storage\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface');
-        $accounts->shouldReceive('get')->andReturn([]);
 
         // call
         $this->call('GET', '/accounts');

app/tests/models/TransactionJournalTest.php

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TransactionJournalTest extends TestCase
      */
     private function prepareForTests()
     {
-        Artisan::call('migrate');
+         Artisan::call('migrate');
     }
 
     /**

app/views/partials/menu/shared.blade.php

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
+<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
+
+    <li class="dropdown">
+        <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Add... <span class="caret"></span></a>
+        <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+
+            <li><a href="{{route('transactions.withdrawal')}}" title="For when you spend money"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-left"></span> Withdrawal</a></li>
+            <li><a href="{{route('transactions.deposit')}}" title="For when you earn money"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-right"></span> Deposit</a></li>
+            <li><a href="{{route('transactions.transfer')}}" title="For when you move money around"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-resize-full"></span> Transfer</a></li>
+        </ul>
+    </li>
+</ul>
+
+
 <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
-    <li @if($r=='settings')class="active"@endif><a href="{{route('preferences')}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-cog"></span> Preferences</a></li>
+    <li @if($r=='preferences')class="active"@endif><a href="{{route('preferences')}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-cog"></span> Preferences</a></li>
     <li class="dropdown">
         <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">{{{Auth::user()->email}}} <span class="caret"></span></a>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">