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rtens/mockster
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PHP Mocking framework

v3.1(10y ago)124.1k21MITPHPPHP >=5.5

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[](#mockster-)

*mockster* is a full-fledged, zero-configuration [mocking](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_object) framework for PHP.

Main Features
-------------

[](#main-features)

- Automatic mocking of dependencies, return values, method and constructor arguments
- Support of [Four-Phase](http://robots.thoughtbot.com/four-phase-test) testing by defining the context first and asserting expectations second
- Fine-grained configuration of the behaviour

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

[](#installation)

To use *mockster* in your project, require it with [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/)

```
composer require "rtens/mockster"

```

If you would like to develop on *mockster*, clone it with [git](https://git-scm.com/), download its dependencies with [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/) and execute the specification with [scrut](https://github.com/rtens/scrut)

```
git clone https://github.com/rtens/mockster.git
cd mockster
composer update
vendor/bin/scrut

```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

You can find all documentation in form of [executable specification](https://github.com/rtens/mockster/tree/master/spec).

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

I'm looking forward to any kind of contribution including feedback about how unnecessary this project is, bugs and suggestions for missing features. Just open a [new issue](https://github.com/rtens/mockster/issues/new) or check out the [open issues](https://github.com/rtens/mockster/issues).

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 84.7% 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~55 days

Recently: every ~66 days

Total

23

Last Release

3742d ago

Major Versions

1.1.4 → 2.0.0-alpha2013-09-18

2.x-dev → 3.0.02015-06-19

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.2

2.4.1PHP >=5.4

3.0.0PHP >=5.6

v3.1PHP >=5.5

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e687108526c164e4ad1c49b8228514541bd90d43ef70665a087d00e34a1f7559?d=identicon)[rtens](/maintainers/rtens)

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Top Contributors

[![rtens](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1468866?v=4)](https://github.com/rtens "rtens (211 commits)")[![jwoschitz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/856556?v=4)](https://github.com/jwoschitz "jwoschitz (35 commits)")[![danez](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/231804?v=4)](https://github.com/danez "danez (2 commits)")[![sasezaki](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/42755?v=4)](https://github.com/sasezaki "sasezaki (1 commits)")

---

Tags

mockingunit testingBDDmock

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