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phpfan/phpunit-patch
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Fixes assertSame/assertEquals serialization errors running in separate processes.

v1.1(3y ago)021MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Aug 25Pushed 3y agoCompare

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

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

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

[](#requirements)

- php: `>=7.4`
- [phpunit/phpunit](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit): `=9.5`
- [sebastianbergmann/comparator](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator): `^4.0`

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

```
composer require --dev phpfan/phpunit-patch
```

Example
-------

[](#example)

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

    /**
     * @runInSeparateProcess
     * @preserveGlobalState disabled
     */
    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'
```

```
class DataProviderTest extends TestCase
{
    public function provideAdditionTestParams()
    {
        return [
            'say hello' => [
                function ($mr) {
                    return "Hello, $mr!";
                }
            ],
            'hello arrow' => [fn($ms) => "Hello, $ms!"]
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @runInSeparateProcess
     * @preserveGlobalState disabled
     * @dataProvider provideAdditionTestParams
     */
    public function testUseClosureDataProviderTest($data)
    {
        self::assertSame('Hello, aaa!', $data('aaa'));
    }
}
```

### Before Patching

[](#before-patching-1)

```
Serialization of 'Closure' is not allowed

```

### After Patching

[](#after-patching-1)

```
Time: 00:00.213, Memory: 6.00 MB

OK (2 tests, 2 assertions)

```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 76.5% 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 ~69 days

Total

2

Last Release

1293d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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Tags

phpunitprocessisolationserializationpatchprocessesseparatebugfix

###  Code Quality

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