PHP Unit Testing with PHPUnit

PHP Unit Testing with PHPUnit, available at $84.99, has an average rating of 4.53, with 48 lectures, 6 quizzes, based on 2380 reviews, and has 10408 subscribers.

You will learn about Write automated tests for your functions and classes Write better code with less bugs, in less time Develop code using test-driven development Know that the code you write works how you want it to Have improved documentation for your code Get support directly from the instructor This course is ideal for individuals who are PHP developers who want to improve the quality of their code by writing automated tests for their functions and classes or PHP developers who want to learn the PHPUnit testing framework or This course is about unit testing – this course is probably not for you if you're looking to learn how to test the user interface It is particularly useful for PHP developers who want to improve the quality of their code by writing automated tests for their functions and classes or PHP developers who want to learn the PHPUnit testing framework or This course is about unit testing – this course is probably not for you if you're looking to learn how to test the user interface.

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Summary

Title: PHP Unit Testing with PHPUnit

Price: $84.99

Average Rating: 4.53

Number of Lectures: 48

Number of Quizzes: 6

Number of Published Lectures: 48

Number of Published Quizzes: 6

Number of Curriculum Items: 54

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 54

Original Price: $109.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Write automated tests for your functions and classes
Write better code with less bugs, in less time
Develop code using test-driven development
Know that the code you write works how you want it to
Have improved documentation for your code
Get support directly from the instructor

Who Should Attend

PHP developers who want to improve the quality of their code by writing automated tests for their functions and classes
PHP developers who want to learn the PHPUnit testing framework
This course is about unit testing – this course is probably not for you if you're looking to learn how to test the user interface

Target Audiences

PHP developers who want to improve the quality of their code by writing automated tests for their functions and classes
PHP developers who want to learn the PHPUnit testing framework
This course is about unit testing – this course is probably not for you if you're looking to learn how to test the user interface

If you are a PHP developer and you want to learn how to write better code, with fewer bugs, you will need to know how to write unit tests.

Learn how to unit test your PHP code using the PHPUnit testing framework.

Learn what unit tests are
Learn how to write unit tests using PHPUnit
Build a test suite for PHP functions and classes
Make test methods dependent on each other
Use test doubles: mocks and stubs, including how to use Mockery
Learn how and why you should use dependency injection
Learn test-driven development (TDD)
Learn how to test protected and private methods and properties (and whether you actually should or not!)
Learn how to test abstract classes

A skill that will enable you to write higher quality code, in a shorter time, with better documentation and fewer bugs.

Learning how to write unit tests for your code will make you write better code. With automated tests, you can find bugs more easily, and if you break something you’ll notice straight away.

Many experienced developers write unit tests for their code. It’s a repeatable way of checking that the code works as intended, and also serves as documentation. Many popular PHP projects are unit tested, such as WordPress and Moodle, and if you use frameworks such as Laravel or Symfony, these provide tight integration with the PHPUnit testing framework.

Content and Overview

How do you currently test your code? Maybe you run your code in a browser, use var_dump a lot and so on. The problem with this is that you only tend to test new code – you don’t go back and test old code. What if you add some new code that breaks the old code?

With automated unit tests, you have more control. If your new code breaks something, you’ll notice straight away. You can fix bugs more easily, thereby reducing development time.

Tests are also a form of documentation, just like comments: they serve to show why the code has been written that way.

Suitable for all PHP developers, you’ll start by learning the basics of unit testing PHP code, including how to use assertions.
Then you’ll learn how to test functions and classes, and how to configure the PHPUnit framework.
Next you’ll learn how to use test dependencies, fixtures and how to test for exceptions.
You’ll also see how test doubles work – mock objects and stub methods.
Then you’ll learn how to write code using test-driven development – writing the tests first, then the code.
You’ll also learn how to test protected and private class methods and properties, and whether this is actually a good idea or not.
Testing static methods is covered in detail, including several methods for dealing with static dependencies.

When you complete the course you’ll be able to write unit tests for your existing PHP code, and develop new code using test-driven development.

Complete with all the code shown in the lectures, you’ll be able to work alongside the instructor and will receive a verifiable certificate of completion upon finishing the course.

Also, at all times throughout the course you have access to the instructor in the Q&A section to ask for help with any topic related to the course.

Enrol now and add unit testing to your PHP skillset!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction and project setup

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Install PHP and Composer (Windows)

Lecture 3: Install PHP and Composer (macOS)

Lecture 4: Install PHP and Composer (Linux)

Lecture 5: Create a project folder and install PHPUnit

Chapter 2: Unit testing with PHPUnit: the basics

Lecture 1: Write and run your first test: an introduction to assertions

Lecture 2: Test a function: using multiple assertions

Lecture 3: Test that incorrect results are not returned: using multiple test methods

Lecture 4: Test a class: fixing bugs through testing

Lecture 5: How to name your test methods

Chapter 3: Configuring the PHPUnit test environment

Lecture 1: The PHPUnit test runner: specify different options when running tests

Lecture 2: Configure PHPUnit: the XML configuration file

Lecture 3: Autoload classes being tested using Composer

Chapter 4: Test dependencies, fixtures and exceptions

Lecture 1: Unit test a queue class

Lecture 2: Test dependencies: make one test method dependent on another

Lecture 3: Fixtures: set up the known state of the tests using setUp and tearDown

Lecture 4: Easily add a new test method using the test fixture

Lecture 5: Share fixtures between tests for resource-intensive data

Lecture 6: Testing exceptions: expecting code to throw an exception

Chapter 5: Test doubles: mocks and stubs

Lecture 1: Test doubles: create mock objects to remove dependencies on external resources

Lecture 2: Dependency injection: inject objects that a class depends on

Lecture 3: Test object interactions: verify how a dependency is used

Lecture 4: Customise the creation of the mock object: the getMockBuilder method

Chapter 6: Mockery – an alternative mocking framework with a human-readable syntax

Lecture 1: Mock a dependency that doesn't exist yet

Lecture 2: Using Mockery: installation and integration with PHPUnit

Lecture 3: Using Mockery to mock a dependency that doesn't exist yet

Lecture 4: PHPUnit vs Mockery: Returning different values on subsequent method calls

Lecture 5: Mockery Spies: Make assertions on a call after the event

Chapter 7: Test-driven development

Lecture 1: Test-driven development: set up a TDD project

Lecture 2: Write the test first, then write the code to make it pass

Lecture 3: Write just enough code to make the test pass

Lecture 4: Add tests and refactor code until the tests pass

Lecture 5: Add more tests and application code functionality

Lecture 6: Another test, more functionality, and more refactoring

Lecture 7: Data providers: provide a test method with a collection of data

Chapter 8: Testing non-public methods and properties and abstract classes

Lecture 1: Testing non-public methods

Lecture 2: Testing protected methods using inheritance

Lecture 3: Testing private methods using reflection

Lecture 4: Testing private methods with arguments using reflection

Lecture 5: Testing protected and private attributes

Lecture 6: Testing abstract classes

Chapter 9: Testing static methods

Lecture 1: Testing static methods

Lecture 2: The problem with static methods: dependencies and mocking

Lecture 3: Option 1: Refactor code to remove the static method

Lecture 4: Option 2: Pass the dependency as a callable

Lecture 5: Option 3: Use Mockery alias mocks to stub the static method call

Chapter 10: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Conclusion

Lecture 2: Bonus Lecture: discount PHP hosting

Instructors

Dave Hollingworth
IT Trainer

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2 stars: 27 votes
3 stars: 176 votes
4 stars: 837 votes
5 stars: 1329 votes

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