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danrspencer/phpunit-expect-syntax
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Expect syntax for PHPUnit assertions

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phpunit-expect-syntax
=====================

[](#phpunit-expect-syntax)

A wrapper for PHPUnit which allows expect assertion syntax inspired by JavaScript's Jasmine.

**Note: currently incomplete - if I'm missing a matcher you need create an issue or pull request**

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

[](#installation)

### Step 1. Install via Composer

[](#step-1-install-via-composer)

The preferred way to install this bundle is via Composer. Just add it to your composer.json:

```
{
    "require": {
        // ...
        "danrspencer/phpunit-expect-syntax": "2.0.0"
    }
}
```

### Step 2. Include the expect-syntax.php file

[](#step-2-include-the-expect-syntaxphp-file)

To begin using the syntax you'll need to include the expect-syntax.php file. This can be done in your PHPUnit bootstrap (recommended) or in invididual tests.

e.g.

```
require_once '../vendor/danrspencer/phpunit-expect-syntax/ExpectSyntax.php';
```

Example usage
-------------

[](#example-usage)

```
/** @test */
function it_tests_something() {
	expect($this)->toEqual($that);
}
```

###  Health Score

32

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LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

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Top contributor holds 97.2% of commits — single point of failure

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###  Release Activity

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Last Release

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Major Versions

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### Community

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