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diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c8fc608e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/tests/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@ +# CodeIgniter Unit Tests # + +Status : [](http://travis-ci.org/EllisLab/CodeIgniter) + +### Introduction: + +This is the preliminary CodeIgniter testing documentation. It +will cover both internal as well as external APIs and the reasoning +behind their implemenation, where appropriate. As with all CodeIgniter +documentation, this file should maintain a mostly human readable +format to facilitate clean api design. [see http://arrenbrecht.ch/testing/] + +*First public draft: everything is subject to change* + +### Requirements + +PHP Unit >= 3.5.6 + + pear channel-discover pear.phpunit.de + pear install phpunit/PHPUnit + +vfsStream + + pear channel-discover pear.php-tools.net + pear install pat/vfsStream-alpha + +#### Installation of PEAR and PHPUnit on Ubuntu + + Installation on Ubuntu requires a few steps. Depending on your setup you may + need to use 'sudo' to install these. Mileage may vary but these steps are a + good start. + + # Install the PEAR package + sudo apt-get install php-pear + + # Add a few sources to PEAR + pear channel-discover pear.phpunit.de + pear channel-discover pear.symfony-project.com + pear channel-discover components.ez.no + pear channel-discover pear.php-tools.net + + # Finally install PHPUnit and vfsStream (including dependencies) + pear install --alldeps phpunit/PHPUnit + pear install --alldeps pat/vfsStream-alpha + + # Finally, run 'phpunit' from within the ./tests directory + # and you should be on your way! + +## Test Suites: + +CodeIgniter bootstraps a request very directly, with very flat class +hierarchy. As a result, there is no main CodeIgniter class until the +controller is instantiated. + +This has forced the core classes to be relatively decoupled, which is +a good thing. However, it makes that portion of code relatively hard +to test. + +Right now that means we'll probably have two core test suites, along +with a base for application and package tests. That gives us: + +1. Bootstrap Test - test common.php and sanity check codeigniter.php [in planning] +2. System Test - test core components in relative isolation [in development] +3. Application Test - bootstrapping for application/tests [not started] +4. Package Test - bootstrapping for <package>/tests [not started] + +### CI_TestCase Documentation + +Test cases should extend CI_TestCase. This internally extends +PHPUnit\_Framework\_TestCase, so you have access to all of your +usual PHPUnit methods. + +We need to provide a simple way to modify the globals and the +common function output. We also need to be able to mock up +the super object as we please. + +Current API is *not stable*. Names and implementations will change. + + $this->ci_set_config($key, $val) + +Set the global config variables. If key is an array, it will +replace the entire config array. They are _not_ merged. + + $this->ci_instance($obj) + +Set the object to use as the "super object", in a lot +of cases this will be a simple stdClass with the attributes +you need it to have. If no parameter, will return the instance. + + $this->ci_instance_var($name, $val) + +Add an attribute to the super object. This is useful if you +set up a simple instance in setUp and then need to add different +class mockups to your super object. + + $this->ci_core_class($name) + +Get the _class name_ of a core class, so that you can instantiate +it. The variable is returned by reference and is tied to the correct +$GLOBALS key. For example: + + $cfg =& $this->ci_core_class('cfg'); // returns 'CI_Config' + $cfg = new $cfg; // instantiates config and overwrites the CFG global + + $this->ci_set_core_class($name, $obj) + +An alternative way to set one of the core globals. + + $this->ci_get_config() __internal__ + +Returns the global config array. Internal as you shouldn't need to +call this (you're setting it, after all). Used internally to make +CI's get_config() work. + + CI_TestCase::instance() __internal__ + +Returns an instance of the current test case. We force phpunit to +run with backup-globals enabled, so this will always be the instance +of the currently running test class. + +### Going forward + +#### 1. Bootstrap Test + +Testing common.php should be pretty simple. Include the file, and test the +functions. May require some tweaking so that we can grab the statics from all +methods (see is_loaded()). Testing the actual CodeIgniter.php file will most +likely be an output test for the default view, with some object checking after +the file runs. Needs consideration. + +#### 2. System Test + +Testing the core system relies on being able to isolate the core components +as much as possible. A few of them access other core classes as globals. These +should be mocked up and easy to manipulate. + +All functions in common.php should be a minimal implementation, or and mapped +to a method in the test's parent class to gives us full control of their output. + +#### 3. Application Test: + +Not sure yet, needs to handle: + +- Libraries +- Helpers +- Models +- MY_* files +- Controllers (uh...?) +- Views? (watir, selenium, cucumber?) +- Database Testing + +#### 4. Package Test: + +I don't have a clue how this will work. + +Needs to be able to handle packages +that are used multiple times within the application (i.e. EE/Pyro modules) +as well as packages that are used by multiple applications (library distributions) |