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code-kata/php
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PHP Kata skeleton based on kata/php

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code-kata/php
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[](#code-kataphp)

PHP skeleton for doing coding katas
-----------------------------------

[](#php-skeleton-for-doing-coding-katas)

*Code Kata* is a term coined by Dave Thomas, co-author of the book The Pragmatic Programmer, in a bow to the Japanese concept of kata in the martial arts. A code kata is an exercise in programming which helps a programmer hone their skills through practice and repetition. As of October 2011, Dave Thomas has published 21 different katas.

You can find some to start practicing [here](http://codingdojo.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?KataCatalogue).

This is a project framework based on [this](https://github.com/carlosbuenosvinos/php-kata).

I've updated to use phpunit 7 and phpspec 4. I also plan on updating this to my own specific style and way of running the katas.

Practicing a kata
=================

[](#practicing-a-kata)

Let's imagine you want to practice "Bowling game kata". Details about this kata can be found [here](http://codingdojo.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?KataBowling).

You will need composer.

```
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

```

Then, use "create-project" command to clone this project as a template and create a new one in your computer.

```
php composer.phar create-project code-kata/php bowling-kata dev-master

```

Then add your classes to 'src/Kata' and your test cases to 'src/Kata/Tests' and run 'php bin/phpunit' to run your tests.

What I have done, is I have created a Kata/ folder and I setup a new Kata with a Makefile

```
make test

```

TestCase examples
=================

[](#testcase-examples)

If you run 'php bin/phpunit' you will see the following output.

```
PHPUnit 3.8-gc4f2bcd by Sebastian Bergmann.

Configuration read from /Users/carlosbuenosvinos/Documents/Web/bowling/phpunit.xml

...

Time: 91 ms, Memory: 1.75Mb
OK (3 tests, 3 assertions)

```

That's because you will find one class and its TestCase in the project in order to help you. You can delete them.

Adder is a class that adds two numbers and AdderTest tests that.

###  Health Score

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Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity35

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 78.9% of commits — single point of failure

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