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Controller Testing 375
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You can find out more about PHPUnit at: http://phpunit.de.
http://phpunit.de
The Rabbit Hole
The process of test-writing can take as much time as you want to give it. It’s best just to decide
exactly what you need to test, and step away after that.
We’ve just looked at a very narrow area of testing, in our applications. You’re likely to have a richer
data layer, and need a ton of tests for that. You’re probably going to want to test the rendering of
views.
Don’t think this is an exhaustive reference for how to test, or even that this is the only way to
functionally test your controller code. It’s simply a method I’ve found works for the applications I
write.
Alternatives
The closest alternative to testing with PHPUnit is probably PHPSpec (http://www.phpspec.net³).
It uses a similar dialect of assertions and mocking.
If you’re looking to test, in a broader sense, consider looking into Behat (http://behat.org⁴). It uses
a descriptive, text-based language to define what behaviour a service/library should have.
³http://www.phpspec.net
⁴http://behat.org