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unit-testing/function-spy
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a testing utility for phpunit that helps test globally defined functions

v1.0.0(11y ago)1464MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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UnitTesting\\FunctionSpy
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[](#unittestingfunctionspy)

Sometimes you want to unit test a global or native PHP method, especially when working with a package that has a bunch of globally defined functions (like Wordpress).

Inspiration was taken from javascript testing module: .

Installation
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[](#installation)

- `composer require --dev unit-testing/function-spy:dev-master`
- Or, require the module in your `composer.json` like this: `"require-dev": { "unit-testing/function-spy": "dev-master" }` and run `composer update`

### Spy

[](#spy)

The `Spy` class is a static container that fires up an instance of `Registry`. It has one defined static method `instance` to instantiate or to get the bound instance of `Registry`. All other static calls are forwarded onto the `Registry` instance.

You will only ever need to use the static method when mocking a function or class method you're trying to test:

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