Enhance PHPhttp://www.enhance-php.com/ |
Behathttps://docs.behat.org/en/latest/ |
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Programming language |
PHP |
PHP |
Category |
Unit Testing |
Functional/Acceptance Testing |
General info |
Enhance PHP is a lightweight Open Source PHP unit testing frameworkIt has support for mocks and stubs and runs in the browser, or via the command line |
Behat is an open source Behavior-Driven Development framework for PHP.Behat uses the StoryBDD subtype of behaviour-driven development (the other subtype is SpecBDD); This means the tests we write with Behat look rather like stories than code. It is inspired by Ruby's Cucumber |
xUnit
Set of frameworks originating from SUnit (Smalltalk's testing framework). They share similar structure and functionality. |
No |
No |
Client-side
Allows testing code execution on the client, such as a web browser |
YesIt tests front-end functionality and can run in the browser |
YesTo enable Behat to test a website, you need to add Mink and a browser emulator (selenium maybe, though slow) to the mix. Mink methods are the connector between Behat and an extensive list of available drivers, and they provide a consistent testing API. |
Server-side
Allows testing the bahovior of a server-side code |
N/A |
YesBehat can be used for Data Integrity Testing to verify that database operations are functioning properly |
Fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data (fixtures) that are test-local. This ensures specific environment for a single test |
YesOne is able to write fixtures in Enhance PHP |
YesOne can use the 'Doctrinefixturesbundle' to create the required fixture loaders and load them in our Behat scenarios when required, using the 'BeforeScenario' hook. |
Group fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data for a group of tests (group-fixtures). This ensures specific environment for a given group of tests. |
YesOne is able to write group fixtures in Enhance PHP |
YesBehat allows for group fixtures |
Generators
Supports data generators for tests. Data generators generate input data for test. The test is then run for each input data produced in this way. |
N/A |
By use of third party libraries like moodle-behat-generators |
Licence
Licence type governing the use and redistribution of the software |
Apache License 2.0 |
MIT License |
Mocks
Mocks are objects that simulate the behavior of real objects. Using mocks allows testing some part of the code in isolation (with other parts mocked when needed) |
YesEnhance PHP has built-in support for mocks and stubs. You can set up expectations and supply predictable return values |
By using third party libraries like Mock and Prophecy |
Grouping
Allows organizing tests in groups |
YesYou can group tests into suites with Enhance PHP |
YesYou can use tags to group features and scenarios together, independent of your file and directory structure |
Other
Other useful information about the testing framework |
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