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hershel-theodore-layton/expect
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Basic test assertions `expect(...)->toEqual('valid')`.

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Expect
======

[](#expect)

*Basic test assertions `expect(...)->toEqual('valid')`.*

This package replaces and is inspired by [fbexpect](https://github.com/hhvm/fbexpect).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

You pass the expression under test to `expect(...)` as the first argument. The returned object exposes some common assertions you'd want to make about a value, such as `->toEqual()`. The simplest test you could write is:

```
expect(1 + 1)->toEqual(2);
```

Customization
-------------

[](#customization)

If your assertion is not included in the basic set, fear not. You can create your own assertions object. Simply use the `BasicAssertions` trait in a class and add methods specific to your project to it. For example:

```
use namespace HH\Lib\Str;
use namespace HTL\Expect;

final class MyAssertions {
  use Expect\BasicAssertions;

  public function __construct(private T $value)[] {}

  protected function getValue()[]: T {
    return $this->value;
  }

  public function toThrowMyDomainExpection(
  )[]: void where {
    try {
      ($this->value)();
      throw new Expect\Surprise(
        'Expected a MyDomainException to be thrown, but no exception was thrown.'
      );
    } catch (\Exception $e) {
      if (!$e is T) {
        throw new Expect\Surprise(Str\format(
          'Expected a MyDomainException to be thrown, but got %s instead.',
          \get_class($e),
        ));
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Then create your own `expect()` function in your own namespace:

```
function expect(T $value)[]: MyAssertions {
  return new MyAssertions($value);
}
```

###  Health Score

39

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LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance84

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity31

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~55 days

Recently: every ~68 days

Total

6

Last Release

86d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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