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data-provider/example
=====================

An example of the DataProvider in PHP Unit.

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Data Provider Example
=====================

[](#data-provider-example)

Build
-----

[](#build)

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Code Quality
------------

[](#code-quality)

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Code Style
----------

[](#code-style)

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Description
-----------

[](#description)

This is a simple example of using data provider in PHP Unit. It can be used to write less test with multiple data sets keeping the code coverage high.

```
    /**
    * Data provider for testCalculateTotal
    * variables are in the order of
    * $paymentMethod, $expectedTotal
    *
    * @return type
    */
    public function paymentMethodProvider()
    {
        return [
            ['Cash', 100.00],
            ['Credit Card', 95.00],
        ];
    }

    /**
     * Test to check if the order total is calculated correctly
     * for given payment method.
     *
     * @param string $paymentMethod
     * @param float $expectedTotal
     *
     * @dataProvider paymentMethodProvider
     */
    public function testCalculateTotal($paymentMethod, $expectedTotal)
    {
        $this->checkout->calculateTotal($paymentMethod);
        $this->assertEquals(
            $this->checkout->getTotal(),
            $expectedTotal,
            sprintf('Testing total calculation for %s.', $paymentMethod)
        );
    }
```

The description of how use data provider in PHP Unit is provided in my [blog post](http://geshan.blogspot.com/2014/02/using-phpunit-data-provider-for-less.html).

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

You can run composer update

```

~> composer update --prefer-dist

```

and then run the tests using the command below on folder where the repo is cloned.

```
phpunit --bootstrap=vendor/autoload.php tests

```

Available in packagist
----------------------

[](#available-in-packagist)

The package is availabe in [packagist](http://bit.ly/1tLI2AC). You can use it for reference by adding the followign line to you composer.json file

```
"data-provider/example" : "0.0.2",

```

What Next?
----------

[](#what-next)

Issues are put in HuBorad, do have a [look](http://bit.ly/1Dkepso).

Contribution Guide
------------------

[](#contribution-guide)

This is just an example

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

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 ~321 days

Total

2

Last Release

3957d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/170554?v=4)[Geshan Manandhar](/maintainers/geshan)[@geshan](https://github.com/geshan)

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