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friends-of-phpspec/phpspec-requires
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PHPSpec extension that allows you to use the @requires annotation.

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PHPSpec requires extension
==========================

[](#phpspec-requires-extension)

A [PHPSpec](http://www.phpspec.net) extension that allows you to use the annotation `@requires`.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require friends-of-phpspec/phpspec-requires --dev
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Enable extension in `phpspec.yml` (or `phpspec.yml.dist`) file:

```
extensions:
  FriendsOfPhpspec\PhpspecRequires\PhpspecRequires: ~
```

Then, you can use the annotation `@requires` in the documentation block of your spec methods.

```
/**
 * @requires OS Windows
 */
public function it_will_be_tested_on_windows_operating_system_only() {
  // test code here
}

/**
 * @requires OSFAMILY bsd
 */
public function it_will_be_tested_on_bsd_operating_system_family() {
  // test code here
}

/**
 * @requires function customFunction
 */
public function it_will_be_tested_only_if_the_function_is_found() {
  // test code here
}

/**
 * @requires extension mysqli
 */
public function it_will_be_tested_only_if_extension_is_found() {
  // test code here
}

/**
 * @requires PHP 7.3
 */
public function it_will_be_tested_only_if_php_version_is_equal_or_greater() {
  // test code here
}
```

Todo
====

[](#todo)

- Tests

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

[](#contributing)

See the file [CONTRIBUTING.md](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) but feel free to contribute to this library by sending Github pull requests.

###  Health Score

21

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LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**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.

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###  Release Activity

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Total

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Last Release

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### Community

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