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cartalyst/testing
=================

PHPUnit helpers and test cases for Platform.

v7.0.0(3y ago)10proprietaryPHPPHP ^8.1

Since Jan 27Pushed 3y ago3 watchersCompare

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Testing
=======

[](#testing)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/678382c1d2584967c5aa53377848fd85e5a8a9c4fa03376db60940ac8853095f/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e636f6d2f63617274616c7973742f74657374696e672e7376673f746f6b656e3d4c417574334c4d626d4246693354396a34354648266272616e63683d342e78)](https://travis-ci.com/cartalyst/testing)

Cartalyst's Testing package contains unit testing helpers for Platform.

Part of the Cartalyst Arsenal & licensed [Cartalyst PSL](LICENSE). Code well, rock on.

Version Matrix
--------------

[](#version-matrix)

VersionLaravelPHP Version7.x10.x>= 8.16.x9.x>= 8.05.x8.x>= 7.34.x7.x>= 7.33.x6.x>= 7.22.x4.1 - 5.8>= 5.4.01.x4.1 - 5.8>= 5.4.0Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Reader-friendly documentation can be found [here](https://cartalyst.com/manual/testing).

Using the package, but you're stuck? Found a bug? Have a question or suggestion for improving this package? Feel free to create an issue on GitHub, we'll try to address it as soon as possible.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Thank you for your interest, here are some of the many ways to contribute.

- Check out our [contributing guide](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Look at our [code of conduct](/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

License
-------

[](#license)

This software is released under the [Cartalyst PSL](LICENSE) License.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity80

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 57.7% 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 ~219 days

Recently: every ~228 days

Total

15

Last Release

1109d ago

Major Versions

2.0.x-dev → 3.x-dev2020-03-08

v3.0.0 → 4.x-dev2020-03-08

v4.0.0 → v5.0.02020-09-12

v5.1.0 → 6.x-dev2022-02-14

v6.0.0 → 7.x-dev2023-06-21

PHP version history (6 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.4.0

3.x-devPHP ^7.2

v5.0.0PHP ^7.3

5.x-devPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

6.x-devPHP ^8.0

7.x-devPHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cc3fd8ac4c6279992afacafbe3420cc64ffbe4b1db4880e97cb1ef4196ae847c?d=identicon)[cartalyst](/maintainers/cartalyst)

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Top Contributors

[![suwardany](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2053770?v=4)](https://github.com/suwardany "suwardany (30 commits)")[![brunogaspar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2285372?v=4)](https://github.com/brunogaspar "brunogaspar (22 commits)")

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Tags

testingtestlaravelhelperplatformextensioncartalystcase

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