Once you have set up your first unit tests, and you have a good configuration, its time to add a lot of tests. Lets take a look at using data providers, as a way to test with a lot of data.
Feb 26, 2021
If you just got started with PHPUnit, its configuration file may be a bit daunting. Today we’re gonna walk through (what i consider) the ideal config file. If you’re just here to copy paste the config, then you can find it at thebottom 👇.
Feb 19, 2021
Just like the factory pattern, the builder is a creational pattern, meaning it is about how objects are created. But unlike a factory, a builder allows you to build an object in parts. I tend to use it for creating objects that take a configuration.
Feb 12, 2021
The previous two chapter of this blog series were about the decorator and the adapter. These are structural design patterns. Meaning they deal with the structure of a system. They can help with simplifying relationships, and moving responsibilities.
Jan 25, 2021
This is the second post in a series of design patterns i use (almost) daily. You will find the other posts at the bottom of this article. On wikipedia, the adapter pattern is described like so:
Jan 10, 2021
This is the first post in a series of design patterns i use (almost) daily. You will find the other posts at the bottom of this article. The Decorator pattern On wikipedia, the decorator pattern is described like so:
Jan 1, 2021
Use a custom services file for your tests, to allow changing dependencies as needed.
Dec 18, 2020
Our code base has a lot of code that looks like this: <?php try { $this->doScaryThing(); } catch(Exception $e) { trigger_error("Downgraded: " . get_class($e) . ":" . $e->getMessage(), E_USER_WARNING); } Or sometimes trigger_error is used as a way to log other thigns. This makes it rather difficult to test. Thankfully PHPUnit 8.4 has the expectWarning method, that allows us to check this:
Nov 21, 2019
Our code base is a lot like a camp site, and we can learn a thing or two from the boy scouts.
Nov 11, 2019
Most code bases have far too much comments, while only a few are really usefull.
Oct 31, 2019