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thomasnordahldk/tester
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An object oriented approach to testing for PHP.

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thomasnordahldk/tester
======================

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*An object oriented approach to testing PHP code.*

*Tester* aims to be: easy to learn, light weight, object oriented, and extensible.

[Documentation here](docs/index.md)

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

[](#installation)

The library is released as a composer package.

```
composer require --dev thomasnordahldk/tester

```

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

Tests are defined by creating `TestCase` classes.

```
class MyTestCase implements TestCase
{
    public function getDescription(): string
    {
        return "My new unit test";
    }

    public function run(Tester $tester): void
    {
        $tester->assert(true, "This assertion passes!");
        $tester->assert(false, "This assertion fails!");
    }
}
```

The test case is defined as **a description of the test** and a **run test method**.

**Docs:** [Creating a test case](docs/creating-a-test-case.md).

Test suites
-----------

[](#test-suites)

Tests suites are defined by the `TestSuite` class which is created with a description and an array of `TestCase` classes.

```
$unit_tests = new TestSuite("Unit tests", [new UserUnitTest, AddressUnitTest]);
```

**Docs:** [Test Suites](docs/test-suite.md).

Running tests
-------------

[](#running-tests)

The library comes with a native test runner that is run from the command line interface, and outputs a summary of the test.

Which tests to run is defined in the file `test.php` in the root composer directory. The file is expected to return an array of test suites.

```
# test.php
$unit_tests = new TestSuite("Unit tests", [new UserUnitTest, new AddressUnitTest]);

return [$unit_tests];
```

```
$composer-root/~ bin/tester

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Unit tests - cases: 2
 --- Unit test of User ✔
 --- Unit test of Address ✔
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
success: 2, failure: 0, assertions: 8, time: 0.04s
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

```

For a comprehensive description of the options available for the native test runner script:

**Docs:** [How to run tests](docs/how-to-run-tests.md).

Inspiration
-----------

[](#inspiration)

This library is inspired by the testing library [mindplay-dk/testies](https://github.com/mindplay-dk/testies).

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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 ~20 days

Total

6

Last Release

3045d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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