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[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) 4. / 5. ampeco/fast-sqlite-refresh-database ActiveModule[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) ampeco/fast-sqlite-refresh-database =================================== Alternative to migrations for each test 1.2.0(5mo ago)133.2k↓70%MITPHPPHP ^8.0 Since Feb 1Pushed 5mo ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ampeco/fast-sqlite-refresh-database)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ampeco/fast-sqlite-refresh-database)[ RSS](/packages/ampeco-fast-sqlite-refresh-database/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced yesterday READMEChangelogDependencies (1)Versions (10)Used By (0) Alternative to the default laravel behaviour that will refresh the sqlite database for each test. Also, an alternative to squashing migrations, since that still has to import the squashed migration on each test. In this implementation no transactions are used when starting a test and the database is refreshed by deleting the sqlite file and recreating it from a clean template! Instructions ============ [](#instructions) 1. Install the package ``` composer require --dev ampeco/fast-sqlite-refresh-database ``` 2. Make sure you are not using in-memory database, but a sqlite file based one for your test setup 3. In your test instead of `use RefreshDatabase;` use `use FastSqliteRefreshDatabase;` 4. Run your tests Performance =========== [](#performance) We tested it in an internal Feature testing suit with 86 tests. Using `LazyRefreshDatabase` we got: ``` ParaTest v6.9.1 upon PHPUnit 9.6.7 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors. ................................................................. 65 / 86 ( 75%) ..................... 86 / 86 (100%) Time: 01:09.101, Memory: 39.12 MB ``` Then we switched to `FastSqliteRefreshDatabase` and got: ``` ParaTest v6.9.1 upon PHPUnit 9.6.7 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors. ................................................................. 65 / 86 ( 75%) ..................... 86 / 86 (100%) Time: 00:06.894, Memory: 39.12 MB ``` Additional speed improvement ---------------------------- [](#additional-speed-improvement) ### Preheating the database [](#preheating-the-database) If you are running a lot of test in CI for example. You can call `php artisan fast-sqlite-refresh-database:preheat` before running your tests. This will create a clean sqlite database file that can be copied for each test. This will speed up your tests even more! In order to tell your tests to use the preheated database, you can set the environment variable `FAST_SQLITE_REFRESH_DATABASE_PREHEATED` to `true` before running your tests. ``` FAST_SQLITE_REFRESH_DATABASE_PREHEATED=true php vendor/bin/paratest ``` Here is the same test with preheated database: ``` ParaTest v6.9.1 upon PHPUnit 9.6.7 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors. ................................................................. 65 / 86 ( 75%) ..................... 86 / 86 (100%) Time: 00:05.916, Memory: 39.12 MB ``` ### Ramdisk [](#ramdisk) Running a large set of tests can create a lot of IO, for this reason you can use a ramdisk to store the sqlite database file. On macOS you could use APFS or HFS+ ramdisk. From our tests HFS+ appears to be faster by 3-4%. ``` # APFS diskutil apfs create $(hdiutil attach -nomount ram://1048576) ramdisk && touch /Volumes/ramdisk/.metadata_never_index && touch /Volumes/ramdisk/.fseventsd/no_log #HFS+ diskutil erasevolume HFS+ ramdisk $(hdiutil attach -nomount ram://1048576) && touch /Volumes/ramdisk/.metadata_never_index && touch /Volumes/ramdisk/.fseventsd/no_log ``` To unmount the ramdisk: ``` diskutil eject /Volumes/ramdisk ``` On linux you can use `tmpfs` ### Health Score 44 — FairBetter than 90% of packages Maintenance70 Regular maintenance activity Popularity29 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity53 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 66.7% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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