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acro5piano/pest
===============

A php unit testing library with Rspec style

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Pest
====

[](#pest)

A php unit testing library with Rspec style.

\[Under developing\]

Example
=======

[](#example)

```
use Acro5piano\Pest\Spec;

function add(int $x, int $y)
{
    return $x + $y;
}

Spec::describe('add', function ($it) {
    $it('returns 3 given 1, 2', function ($expect) {
        $expect(add(1, 2))->toBe(3);
    });
    $it('a failing test', function ($expect) {
        $expect(add(1, 2))->toBe(4);
    });
});
```

Result:

[![image](https://github.com/acro5piano/pest/raw/master/screenshot.png)](https://github.com/acro5piano/pest/blob/master/screenshot.png)

Documentation
=============

[](#documentation)

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require --dev acro5piano/pest

```

Grouping
--------

[](#grouping)

You can nest with Type Hint.

```
use Acro5piano\Pest\Describe;

Spec::describe('1: first describe', function (Describe $describe) {
    $describe('2: second describe', function ($it) {
        $it('3: finally it comes', function ($expect) {
            $expect([1, 2])->not()->toContain(1);
        });
    });
});
```

Result:

```
Failed
  1: first describe
      2: second describe
            3: finally it comes

```

Assertions
----------

[](#assertions)

- `toBe`
- `toContain`

`not()` invert the condition. e.g.)

```
$expect([1, 2])->not()->toContain(3); // -> Fails
```

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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