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atanvarno/test-util
===================

PHPUnit test case utilities

0.1.1(4y ago)01021MITPHPPHP ^7.0|^8.0

Since May 6Pushed 4y agoCompare

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Atanvarno\\PHPUnit
==================

[](#atanvarnophpunit)

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Utility traits for [PHPUnit](https://phpunit.de/) test cases for interacting with protected and private methods and properties.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

**PHP >= 7.0** is required, but the latest stable version of PHP is recommended.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require atanvarno/test-util:^0.1.0
```

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

```
class YourTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
{
    // Include the traits
    use Atanvarno\PHPUnit\{CallProtectedMethodTrait, SetProtectedPropertyTrait};

    // Write your tests
    public function testYourMethod()
    {
        $testObject = new SomeClass();

        // Set an inaccessible property
        $this->setProtectedProperty($testObject, 'propertyName', 'value');

        // Call an inaccessible method
        $result = $this->callProtectedMethod(
            $testObject,
            'methodName',
            ['argument 1', 'argument 2', '...']
        );

        // Do your assertations
        // ...
    }
}
```

Atanvarno\\PHPUnit\\CallProtectedMethodTrait
--------------------------------------------

[](#atanvarnophpunitcallprotectedmethodtrait)

Provides means to call a protected or private method of an object for test purposes.

```
public function callProtectedMethod($object, string $method, array $arguments = [])
```

Calls a protected or private method and returns its result.

### Parameters

[](#parameters)

- `object` **$object**

    Required. The instance containing the method to call.
- `string` **$method**

    Required. The method name.
- `mixed[]` **$arguments**

    Optional. Defaults to `[]`. Arguments to pass to the method.

### Throws

[](#throws)

- [`InvalidArgumentException`](http://php.net/manual/en/class.invalidargumentexception.php)

    Non-object passed as first parameter.

### Returns

[](#returns)

- `mixed`

    The return value of the method call.

Atanvarno\\PHPUnit\\SetProtectedPropertyTrait
---------------------------------------------

[](#atanvarnophpunitsetprotectedpropertytrait)

Provides means to set a protected or private property of an object for test purposes.

```
public function setProtectedProperty($object, string $property, $value)
```

Sets a protected or private property.

### Parameters

[](#parameters-1)

- `object` **$object**

    Required. The instance containing the property to set.
- `string` **$property**

    Required. The property name.
- `mixed` **$value**

    Required. The value to set.

### Throws

[](#throws-1)

- [`InvalidArgumentException`](http://php.net/manual/en/class.invalidargumentexception.php)

    Non-object passed as first parameter.

### Returns

[](#returns-1)

- `void`

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1476 days

Total

2

Last Release

1819d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.0

0.1.1PHP ^7.0|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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