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mpyw/phpunit-patch-serializable-comparison
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Fixes assertSame/assertEquals serialization errors running in separate processes.

v0.0.4(1y ago)15245.5k—4.4%2MITPHPPHP >=5.3.3CI passing

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[](#phpunit-patch-serializable-comparison-)

Fixes `assertSame()`/`assertEquals()` serialization errors running in separate processes.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- php: `>=5.3.3`
- [phpunit/phpunit](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit): `>=4.8.0`
- [sebastianbergmann/comparator](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator): `^1.0 || ^2.0 || ^3.0 || ^4.0 || ^5.0 || ^6.0 || ^7.0`

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

```
composer require --dev mpyw/phpunit-patch-serializable-comparison
```

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
class AssertionTest extends TestCase
{
    protected function callAssertSameReceivingClosure(\Closure $closure)
    {
        static::assertSame('aaa', 'bbb');
    }

    #[RunInSeparateProcess]
    #[PreserveGlobalState(enabled: false)]
    public function testAssertionIncludingUnserializableTrace()
    {
        static::callAssertSameInClosure(function () {});
    }
}
```

### Before Patching

[](#before-patching)

```
PHPUnit\Framework\Exception: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Exception: Serialization of 'Closure' is not allowed in Standard input code:XX
Stack trace:
#0 Standard input code(XX): serialize(Array)
#1 Standard input code(XX): __phpunit_run_isolated_test()
#2 {main}
  thrown in Standard input code on line XX

```

### After Patching

[](#after-patching)

```
Failed asserting that two strings are identical.
--- Expected
+++ Actual
@@ @@
-'aaa'
+'bbb'
```

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance60

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity42

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

Early-stage or recently created project

 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 ~449 days

Total

4

Last Release

441d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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