Peridothttp://peridot-php.github.io/ |
StoryPlayerhttp://datasift.github.io/storyplayer/ |
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| Programming language | PHP | PHP |
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Unit Testing
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Unit testing, Functional Testing
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| General info |
Peridot is a lightweight, extensible testing framework for PHP It features an event-driven architecture that allows testers to easily customize the framework via plugins and reporters, and uses the 'describe-it', syntax making the testing language clear and readable |
Storyplayer is a full-stack testing framework Storyplayer follows a TDD testing approach and makes it possible to write end-to-end tests for an entire platform. It has support for creating and destroying test environments on demand |
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xUnit
Set of frameworks originating from SUnit (Smalltalk's testing framework). They share similar structure and functionality. |
No
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No
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Client-side
Allows testing code execution on the client, such as a web browser |
Yes Front-end components can be tested with Peridot |
Yes By running a 'user story' which is a simple statement that describes one action, and who can perform that action then record of the conversations about this action, this is how you would test front-end functionality and components |
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Server-side
Allows testing the bahovior of a server-side code |
Yes Back-end componets and behaviours can be tested as small units |
Yes By writing a 'service story' which is a 'userstory' except it describes the behaviour of your back-end systems |
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Fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data (fixtures) that are test-local. This ensures specific environment for a single test |
Yes Peridot has several methods that allow one to create and define fixtures |
Yes Storyplayer has fixtures that can create and destroy test environments on demand |
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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. |
Yes There are methods to create group fixtures in Peridot |
Yes It supports group fixtures |
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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
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Yes foreach(hostWithRole()) is a generator allows you to easily perform actions against all hosts in your test environment without having to hard-code the host IDs or hostnames into your story. |
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Licence
Licence type governing the use and redistribution of the software |
MIT License
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New BSD License
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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) |
Peridot does not include mocking out of the box but there are some great tools like 'Mockery' and 'Prophecy' which Peridot intergrates very well with |
By using a library like mockery which intergrates well with storyplayer |
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Grouping
Allows organizing tests in groups |
Yes By use of describe and context blocks and it has a Runner which is responsible for running a given Suite. |
Yes Storyplayer’s job is to execute a suite of functional tests |
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Other
Other useful information about the testing framework |
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