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thled/pest-plugin-shorthands
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Add shorthand functions for skipping and focusing tests.

v1.1.0(5y ago)1051916MITPHPPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

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Pest Plugin: Shorthands
=======================

[](#pest-plugin-shorthands)

This repository contains the Pest Plugin *Shorthands*.

> If you want to start testing your application with Pest, visit the main **[Pest Repository](https://github.com/pestphp/pest)**.

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

The Shorthands Plugin for Pest provides additional functions for skipping and focusing tests. These additional functions are just like the test functions but with a single letter prefix for quick usage.

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

[](#installation)

Install the plugin using Composer:

```
$ composer require thled/pest-plugin-shorthands --dev
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Just add an `x` prefix on the test function to skip the test. I.e.

```
xit('should be skipped', function () {
// ...
});
```

Shorthands for skipping:

- `xit()`
- `xtest()`

Same goes for focusing a test by prefixing it with `f`.

Shorthands for focusing:

- `fit()`
- `ftest()`

Credit
------

[](#credit)

Pest was created by **[Nuno Maduro](https://twitter.com/enunomaduro)**under the **[Sponsorware license](https://github.com/sponsorware/docs)**. It got open-sourced and is now licensed under the **[MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)**.

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~2 days

Total

3

Last Release

1838d ago

Major Versions

v0.1.0 → v1.0.02021-04-23

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpplugintestingunitframeworktestpestxitshorthandxtest

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