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forevermatt/readable-unit-tests-php
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A Gherkin-based PHP unit-testing framework

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Readable Unit Tests (PHP)
=========================

[](#readable-unit-tests-php)

A Gherkin-based PHP unit-testing framework

Install it
----------

[](#install-it)

The easiest way to install Readable Unit Tests (PHP) is to use [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require --dev forevermatt/readable-unit-tests-php

```

Try it out
----------

[](#try-it-out)

If you clone this repo, you can use the following command to run the sample tests:

```
php run-tests.php sample/src

```

Generate skeleton test files
----------------------------

[](#generate-skeleton-test-files)

To generate basic/skeleton test specification and test implementation files, run something like the following (replacing `sample/src` with the path to your files):

```
php generate-test-files.php sample/src

```

Goals
-----

[](#goals)

- Tests written in Gherkin (aka "plain English")
- The ability to **unit** test PHP
- One `.test` file per PHP file/class (containing Gherkin)
- One corresponding `...Test.php` file with the PHP implementation of those test steps

Example folder/file structure
-----------------------------

[](#example-folderfile-structure)

```
- sample
  - src/
    - Calculator.php (PHP class to be tested)
  - tests/
    - unit/
      - Calculator.test (Gherkin)
      - CalculatorTest.php (PHP implementation of test steps)

```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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 ~11 days

Total

3

Last Release

2799d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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