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togos/simpler-test
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A simple unit test framework to support PHPUnit-like tests

1.2.4(2y ago)06798MITPHPPHP >=5.2

Since Oct 19Pushed 2y agoCompare

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PHPSimplerTest, a.k.a. togos/simpler-test
=========================================

[](#phpsimplertest-aka-togossimpler-test)

Nearly drop-in replacement for PHPUnit, assuming you're only extending TestCase and and calling `assert{True,False,Equals,NotEquals,Null,NotNull}`from `testX` methods.

Advantage over PHPUnit: No dependencies aside from PHP itself. Theoretically works with PHP 5.2, though this is no longer demonstrated by Travis CI because they keep breaking things.

Inherit from `TOGoS_SimplerTest_TestCase`, name your test case classes and source files following the [naming rules](#naming-rules), and use `phpsimplertest` to run your tests from the command-line.

For examples, see PHPSimplerTest's own [tests](./src/test/php/TOGoS/SimplerTest/) and [Makefile](./Makefile).

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

Using composer:

```
composer require phpsimplertest=^1.2

```

Naming Rules
------------

[](#naming-rules)

To be found by TestFinder:

- test classes must be defined in source files whose names end with "Test.php"
- test class names must end with "Test"

Running
-------

[](#running)

Assuming you have used Composer to install phpsimplest and that you have a source directory, `src/test/php`, containing source code for test case classes:

```
vendor/bin/phpsimplertest --bootstrap=vendor/autoload.php --colorful-output src/test/php

```

`--colorful-output` results in a nice green line of text being output when all goes well. If you are running tests as part a script, you probably want to omit that.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 65% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~264 days

Recently: every ~322 days

Total

9

Last Release

1011d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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