PHP Unit Testing & Mock Objects with SimpleTest plugin for Eclipse

Authorwarrentang

Published on11/08/2008

Categories PHP

Tags eclipse, mock, pdt, php, testing

Install and configure SimpleTest

1. Download the SimpleTest Eclipse plugin from https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=76550;

2. Install it using Eclipse Update Manager;

3. Configure it as follows:

Let’s run a simple test within Eclipse

4. Add a php file in a PHP project; Write a test like this (Note the function name must start with “test”; The setUp and tearDown function will be executed for every test method):

<?php

    class test1 extends UnitTestCase {

      function test_pass(){

        $x = 1;

        $y = 2;

        $total = $x + $y;

        $this->assertEqual(3,$total, "This should pass");

      }

    }

?>

5. Select “Run As” > “SimpleTest”; The test results will be shown in the Result View:

6. Enable Autocompletion (Content Assist) by Letting eclipse locate the SimpleTest library (As an alternative, you can also copy simpletest folder into your project):

Yet another way to run the test

8. Copy the simpletest folder to your project folder;

9. Include some libraries in your test file:

<?php

    //Copy SimpleTest folder to your project first and then include it.

    include_once("simpletest/unit_tester.php");

    include_once("simpletest/reporter.php");

    class test1 extends UnitTestCase {

      //Test function's name should start with "test"

      function test_pass(){

        $x = 1;

        $y = 2;

        $total = $x + $y;

        $this->assertEqual(3,$total, "This should pass");

      }

    }

    //Run and show the test result in the web browser.

    $test = new test1();

    $test->run(new HtmlReporter());

?>

10. “Run As” > PHP Web Page, then you should see something like this:

Run a group of tests

11. Use TestSuite and run it within Eclipse:

<?php

    class AllTests extends TestSuite {

        function AllTests(){

            $this->TestSuite("All Tests");

            $this->addFile("D:Warrensamplesphp_pdtHelloPHPBeginningArrayTest.php");

            $this->addFile("D:Warrensamplesphp_pdtHelloPHPBeginningAnotherTest.php");            

        }

    }

?>

12. View the results:

13. Run TestSuite in the web browser:

<?php

    include_once("../simpletest/test_case.php");

    include_once("../simpletest/unit_tester.php");

    include_once("../simpletest/reporter.php");

    $all = new TestSuite();

    $all->addFile("ArrayTest.php");

    $all->run(new HtmlReporter());

?>

14. View the results:

Debugging SimpleTest Tests

15. Open the file for all tests in step 13, then select “Debug As” > “PHP Web Page” or “PHP Script”. (Hint: Use “Main Menu > Run > Remove All Breakpoints” to clear breakpoints conveniently.)

Reference

http://www.simpletest.org/
http://simpletest.sourceforge.net/en/extension_eclipse.html

SimpleTest Documentation
http://www.simpletest.org/en/start-testing.html
SimpleTest mock objects documentation
http://www.simpletest.org/en/mock_objects_documentation.html
UnitTesting in PHP using SimpleTest
http://www.devpapers.com/article/303

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