Class TestSuiteShell
Test Suite Shell
This Shell allows the running of test suites via the cake command line
PHP versions 4 and 5
CakePHP(tm) Tests https://trac.cakephp.org/wiki/Developement/TestSuite Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
Licensed under The Open Group Test Suite License Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
Copyright: Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
Link: CakePHP(tm) Tests
Since: CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.4433
Version: $Revision$
Modifiedby: $LastChangedBy$
Lastmodified: $Date$
License: The Open Group Test Suite License
Location: testsuite.php
Properties summary
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$categorypublicstringThe test category, "app", "core" or the name of a plugin - 
			
$doCoveragepublicstringStores if the user wishes to get a code coverage analysis report - 
			
$filepublicstringPath to the test case/group file - 
			
$headlinepublicstringThe headline for the test output - 
			
$isPluginTestpublicstringConvenience variable to avoid duplicated code - 
			
$pluginspublicstringStorage for plugins that have tests - 
			
$typepublicstring"group", "case" or "all" 
Inherited Properties
Method Summary
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__canRun() public
Checks if the arguments supplied point to a valid test file and thus the shell can be run. - 
			
__findFolderByCategory() public
Finds the correct folder to look for tests for based on the input category - 
			
__installSimpleTest() public
tries to install simpletest and exits gracefully if it is not there - 
			
__run() public
Executes the tests depending on our settings - 
			
__setGetVars() public
Sets some get vars needed for TestManager - 
			
help() public
Help screen - 
			
initialize() public
Initialization method installs Simpletest and loads all plugins - 
			
main() public
Main entry point to this shell 
Method Detail
__canRun() public ¶
__canRun( )
Checks if the arguments supplied point to a valid test file and thus the shell can be run.
Returns
true if it's a valid test file, false otherwise
__findFolderByCategory() public ¶
__findFolderByCategory( $category )
Finds the correct folder to look for tests for based on the input category
Returns
the folder path
__installSimpleTest() public ¶
__installSimpleTest( )
tries to install simpletest and exits gracefully if it is not there
Methods inherited from Shell
_checkArgs() public ¶
_checkArgs( integer $expectedNum , string $command = null )
Will check the number args matches otherwise throw an error
Parameters
- integer $expectedNum
 - Expected number of paramters
 - string $command optional null
 - Command
 
_controllerName() public ¶
_controllerName( string $name )
Creates the proper controller plural name for the specified controller class name
Parameters
- string $name
 - Controller class name
 
Returns
Controller plural name
_controllerPath() public ¶
_controllerPath( string $name )
Creates the proper controller path for the specified controller class name
Parameters
- string $name
 - Controller class name
 
Returns
Path to controller
_loadDbConfig() public ¶
_loadDbConfig( )
Loads database file and constructs DATABASE_CONFIG class makes $this->DbConfig available to subclasses
Returns
_loadModels() public ¶
_loadModels( )
if var $uses = true Loads AppModel file and constructs AppModel class makes $this->AppModel available to subclasses if var $uses is an array of models will load those models
Returns
_modelKey() public ¶
_modelKey( string $name )
Creates the proper singular model key for associations
Parameters
- string $name
 - Controller class name
 
Returns
Singular model key
_modelName() public ¶
_modelName( string $name )
Creates the proper controller camelized name (singularized) for the specified name
Parameters
- string $name
 - Name
 
Returns
Camelized and singularized controller name
_modelNameFromKey() public ¶
_modelNameFromKey( string $key )
Creates the proper model name from a foreign key
Parameters
- string $key
 - Foreign key
 
Returns
Model name
_pluralHumanName() public ¶
_pluralHumanName( string $name )
Creates the plural human name used in views
Parameters
- string $name
 - Controller name
 
Returns
Plural human name
_pluralName() public ¶
_pluralName( string $name )
Creates the plural name for views
Parameters
- string $name
 - Name to use
 
Returns
Plural name for views
_singularHumanName() public ¶
_singularHumanName( string $name )
Creates the singular human name used in views
Parameters
- string $name
 - Controller name
 
Returns
Singular human name
_singularName() public ¶
_singularName( string $name )
creates the singular name for use in views.
Parameters
- string $name
 
Returns
$name
createFile() public ¶
createFile( string $path , string $contents )
Creates a file at given path
Parameters
- string $path
 - Where to put the file.
 - string $contents
 - Content to put in the file.
 
Returns
Success
err() public ¶
err( string $string )
Outputs to the stderr filehandle.
Parameters
- string $string
 - Error text to output.
 
error() public ¶
error( string $title , string $msg )
Displays a formatted error message and exits the application
Parameters
- string $title
 - Title of the error message
 - string $msg
 - Error message
 
getAdmin() public ¶
getAdmin( )
Checks for Configure::read('Routing.admin') and forces user to input it if not enabled
Returns
Admin route to use
hr() public ¶
hr( boolean $newline = false )
Outputs a series of minus characters to the standard output, acts as a visual separator.
Parameters
- boolean $newline optional false
 - If true, the outputs gets an added newline.
 
in() public ¶
in( string $prompt , mixed $options = null , string $default = null )
Prompts the user for input, and returns it.
Parameters
- string $prompt
 - Prompt text.
 - mixed $options optional null
 - Array or string of options.
 - string $default optional null
 - Default input value.
 
Returns
the default value, or the user-provided input.
out() public ¶
out( string $string , boolean $newline = true )
Outputs to the stdout filehandle.
Parameters
- string $string
 - String to output.
 - boolean $newline optional true
 - If true, the outputs gets an added newline.
 
shortPath() public ¶
shortPath( string $file )
Makes absolute file path easier to read
Parameters
- string $file
 - Absolute file path
 
Returns
short path
Methods inherited from Object
Object() public ¶
Object( )
A hack to support __construct() on PHP 4 Hint: descendant classes have no PHP4 class_name() constructors, so this constructor gets called first and calls the top-layer __construct() which (if present) should call parent::__construct()
Returns
__openPersistent() public ¶
__openPersistent( string $name , string $type = null )
Open the persistent class file for reading Used by Object::_persist()
Parameters
- string $name
 - Name of persisted class
 - string $type optional null
 - Type of persistance (e.g: registry)
 
_persist() public ¶
_persist( string $name , string $return , $object , $type = null )
Checks for a persistent class file, if found file is opened and true returned If file is not found a file is created and false returned If used in other locations of the model you should choose a unique name for the persistent file There are many uses for this method, see manual for examples
Parameters
- string $name
 - name of the class to persist
 - string $return
 - $object the object to persist
 - $object
 - $type optional null
 
Returns
Success
_savePersistent() public ¶
_savePersistent( string $name , object $object )
You should choose a unique name for the persistent file
There are many uses for this method, see manual for examples
Parameters
- string $name
 - name used for object to cache
 - object $object
 - the object to persist
 
Returns
true on save, throws error if file can not be created
_set() public ¶
_set( array $properties = array() )
Allows setting of multiple properties of the object in a single line of code.
Parameters
- array $properties optional array()
 - An associative array containing properties and corresponding values.
 
_stop() public ¶
_stop( $status = 0 )
Stop execution of the current script
Parameters
- $status optional 0
 - http://php.net/exit for values
 
cakeError() public ¶
cakeError( string $method , array $messages = array() )
Used to report user friendly errors. If there is a file app/error.php or app/app_error.php this file will be loaded error.php is the AppError class it should extend ErrorHandler class.
Parameters
- string $method
 - Method to be called in the error class (AppError or ErrorHandler classes)
 - array $messages optional array()
 - Message that is to be displayed by the error class
 
Returns
message
dispatchMethod() public ¶
dispatchMethod( string $method , array $params = array() )
Calls a method on this object with the given parameters. Provides an OO wrapper for call_user_func_array, and improves performance by using straight method calls in most cases.
Parameters
- string $method
 - Name of the method to call
 - array $params optional array()
 - Parameter list to use when calling $method
 
Returns
Returns the result of the method call
log() public ¶
log( string $msg , integer $type = LOG_ERROR )
API for logging events.
Parameters
- string $msg
 - Log message
 - integer $type optional LOG_ERROR
 - Error type constant. Defined in app/config/core.php.
 
Returns
Success of log write
requestAction() public ¶
requestAction( mixed $url , array $extra = array() )
Calls a controller's method from any location.
Parameters
- mixed $url
 - String or array-based url.
 - array $extra optional array()
 - if array includes the key "return" it sets the AutoRender to true.
 
Returns
Boolean true or false on success/failure, or contents of rendered action if 'return' is set in $extra.
toString() public ¶
toString( )
Object-to-string conversion. Each class can override this method as necessary.
Returns
The name of this class