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[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) 4. / 5. nicwortel/behat-unused-step-definitions-extension ActiveLibrary[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) nicwortel/behat-unused-step-definitions-extension ================================================= A Behat extension that detects unused step definitions v1.2.0(1y ago)1055.3k—1.7%2MITPHPPHP ^8.1 Since Feb 18Pushed 1y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/nicwortel/behat-unused-step-definitions-extension)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nicwortel/behat-unused-step-definitions-extension)[ RSS](/packages/nicwortel-behat-unused-step-definitions-extension/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (6)Dependencies (8)Versions (7)Used By (0) Behat Unused Step Definitions Extension ======================================= [](#behat-unused-step-definitions-extension) Do you have a large Behat test suite? Would you like to check your feature contexts for unused step definitions? This Behat extension detects and reports step definitions that are not being used in any of your `*.feature` files. [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/05eb932168233bb25574945c1237d994b9ec670e199fc9f2800a9688b1afd577/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f6e6963776f7274656c2f62656861742d756e757365642d737465702d646566696e6974696f6e732d657874656e73696f6e)](https://github.com/nicwortel/behat-unused-step-definitions-extension/blob/master/LICENSE.txt)[![Required PHP version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7aa5832071b949c18e4313d8148a3d0f0e44ca3e234158939ab744ebd5cad0ea/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f6e6963776f7274656c2f62656861742d756e757365642d737465702d646566696e6974696f6e732d657874656e73696f6e)](https://github.com/nicwortel/behat-unused-step-definitions-extension/blob/master/composer.json)[![Current version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2535ea34324f4bc22631e45a889f122fdab8011248c8e11fe4bb6bd73e73ab27/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6e6963776f7274656c2f62656861742d756e757365642d737465702d646566696e6974696f6e732d657874656e73696f6e)](https://packagist.org/packages/nicwortel/behat-unused-step-definitions-extension) [![Screenshot](docs/screenshot.png)](docs/screenshot.png) Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require --dev nicwortel/behat-unused-step-definitions-extension ``` Activate the extension in your `behat.yml`: ``` default: extensions: NicWortel\BehatUnusedStepDefinitionsExtension\Extension: ~ ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) After following the installation steps as documented above, simply run Behat. Instead of actually executing the tests, a dry run will be enough to collect information about unused step definitions: ``` vendor/bin/behat --dry-run ``` Note that if you have multiple suites, the unused step definitions will be listed per suite after the suite has finished. ### Filtering the results [](#filtering-the-results) #### Include / exclude [](#include--exclude) There are projects where it's important to avoid some step definitions to be detected. For instance, when a project wants to avoid scanning unused step definitions from the third-party packages/libraries and show only results from the custom code. The extension allows to configure a list of *regular expressions* to include or exclude step definitions in the `behat.yml`configuration file. Expressions are compared against the FQCN + method name (`My\Namespace\ClassName::methodName`): ``` default: extensions: NicWortel\BehatUnusedStepDefinitionsExtension\Extension: filters: include: - '/MyProject\\Behat\\Contexts/' - '/OtherProject\\Behat\\(Foo|Bar)Context/' exclude: - '/MyProject\\Behat\\Contexts\\FeatureContext/' - '/::excludedMethod/' - '/OtherProject\\Behat\\FooContext::.+Method/' ``` #### Ignore pattern aliases [](#ignore-pattern-aliases) Example: ``` /** * @Then I take a screenshot * @Then I take a screenshot :name */ public function takeScreenshot(?string $name = NULL): void { // Step implementation. } ``` If `I take a screenshot` is used but `I take a screenshot :name` is not, enabling `ignorePatternAliases: true` will prevent the latter from being reported as unused. ``` default: extensions: NicWortel\BehatUnusedStepDefinitionsExtension\Extension: ignorePatternAliases: true ``` Extending --------- [](#extending) By default, the extension uses the `unused_step_definitions_printer` printer, shipped in the package. The printer displays the list of unused step definitions in the console. Third-party Behat extension might provide different printers (e.g. one may build a text file with the list of unused step definitions). A custom printer should be defined as a container service and should implement the `\NicWortel\BehatUnusedStepDefinitionsExtension\UnusedStepDefinitionsPrinter`interface. Using a custom printer is possible by providing its service ID in the `behat.yml` configuration file: ``` default: extensions: NicWortel\BehatUnusedStepDefinitionsExtension\Extension: printer: my_custom_printer ``` ### Health Score 42 — FairBetter than 90% of packages Maintenance33 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity38 Limited adoption so far Community11 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity69 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 67.7% 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. 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