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m00t/phpspec-phpunit-matchers
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Changes IdentityMatcher from '===' to PHPUnit's assertEquals()

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PhpSpec PHPUnit Matchers
========================

[](#phpspec-phpunit-matchers)

This extension changes PhpSpec's IdentityMatcher from "===" to PHPUnit's assertEquals() method. Also it changes PhpSpec's differ to PHPUnit's one.

Motivation
----------

[](#motivation)

1\. PHPUnit has time proven comparation library than does more than just "==" or "===", so that we can simply use it and do not worry about using "shouldBeLike()" instead of "shouldReturn()".

2. Differ.

For example we have classes:

```
class Value
{
    private $value;

    public function __construct($value)
    {
        $this->value = $value;
    }
}

class TestValueObject
{
    public function getValue($value)
    {
        return new Value($value + 1);
    }
}

class TestValueObjectSpec extends ObjectBehavior
{
    function it_can_get_value()
    {
        $this->getValue(42)->shouldReturn(new \Value(42));
    }
}
```

PhpSpec output without this extension ("shouldReturn" was changed to "shouldBeLike")

```
$ bin/phpspec run spec/TestValueObjectSpec.php -v
TestValueObject
  10  ✘ it can get value
      expected [obj:Value], but got [obj:Value].

        10     function it_can_get_value()
        11     {
        12         $this->getValue(42)->shouldBeLike(new \Value(42));
        13     }
        14 }
        15

       0 vendor/phpspec/phpspec/src/PhpSpec/Matcher/ComparisonMatcher.php:74
         throw new PhpSpec\Exception\Example\NotEqualException("Expected [obj:Valu"...)
       1 [internal]
         spec\TestValueObjectSpec->it_can_get_value()

                       100%                        1
1 specs
1 example (1 failed)
30ms
```

PhpSpec output with this extension

```
$ bin/phpspec run spec/TestValueObjectSpec.php -v
TestValueObject
  10  ✘ it can get value
      expected [obj:Value], but got [obj:Value].

      --- Expected
      +++ Actual
      @@ @@
       Value Object (
      -    'value' => 42
      +    'value' => 43
       )

        10     function it_can_get_value()
        11     {
        12         $this->getValue(42)->shouldReturn(new \Value(42));
        13     }
        14 }
        15

       0 vendor/phpspec/phpspec/src/PhpSpec/Matcher/IdentityMatcher.php:83
         throw new PhpSpec\Exception\Example\NotEqualException("Expected [obj:Valu"...)
       1 [internal]
         spec\TestValueObjectSpec->it_can_get_value()

                       100%                        1
1 specs
1 example (1 failed)
48ms
```

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

[](#installation)

1. Define dependencies in your `composer.json`:

```
{
    "require-dev": {
        ...

        "m00t/phpspec-phpunit-matchers": "dev-master",
    }
}
```

2. Install/update your vendors:

```
$ composer update m00t/phpspec-phpunit-matchers
```

3. Activate extension by specifying its class in your `phpspec.yml`:

```
# phpspec.yml
extensions:
    - M00t\PhpSpec\PHPUnitMatchers\Extension\PHPUnitMatchersExtension
```

###  Health Score

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Maintenance20

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Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

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