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 http://book.cakephp.org/1.3/en/The-Manual/Common-Tasks-With-CakePHP/Testing.html 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)
Since: CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.4433
License: The Open Group Test Suite License
Location: testsuite.php
Properties summary
-
$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 -
$isPluginTestpublicstringConvenience variable to avoid duplicated code -
$pluginspublicstringStorage for plugins that have tests -
$typepublicstring"group", "case" or "all"
Inherited Properties
Method Summary
-
__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 and type. -
__getFileName() public
Gets the concrete filename for the inputted test name and category/type -
__installSimpleTest() public
tries to install simpletest and exits gracefully if it is not there -
__run() public
Executes the tests depending on our settings -
getManager() public
Gets a manager instance, and set the app/plugin properties. -
help() public
Help screen -
initialize() public
Initialization method installs Simpletest and loads all plugins -
main() public
Main entry point to this shell -
parseArgs() public
Parse the arguments given into the Shell object properties.
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( string $category )
Finds the correct folder to look for tests for based on the input category and type.
Parameters
- string $category
- The category of the test. Either 'app', 'core' or a plugin name.
Returns
the folder path
__getFileName() public ¶
__getFileName( string $folder , boolean $isPlugin )
Gets the concrete filename for the inputted test name and category/type
Parameters
- string $folder
- Folder name to look for files in.
- boolean $isPlugin
- If the test case is a plugin.
Returns
Either string filename or boolean false on failure. Or true if the type is 'all'
__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 underscored model key for associations
Parameters
- string $name
- Model 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
_pluginPath() public ¶
_pluginPath( string $pluginName )
Find the correct path for a plugin. Scans $pluginPaths for the plugin you want.
Parameters
- string $pluginName
- Name of the plugin you want ie. DebugKit
Returns
$path path to the correct plugin.
_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( mixed $message = null , integer $newlines = 1 )
Outputs a single or multiple error messages to stderr. If no parameters are passed outputs just a newline.
Parameters
- mixed $message optional null
- A string or a an array of strings to output
- integer $newlines optional 1
- Number of newlines to append
error() public ¶
error( string $title , string $message = null )
Displays a formatted error message and exits the application with status code 1
Parameters
- string $title
- Title of the error
- string $message optional null
- An optional error message
hr() public ¶
hr( integer $newlines = 0 )
Outputs a series of minus characters to the standard output, acts as a visual separator.
Parameters
- integer $newlines optional 0
- Number of newlines to pre- and append
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.
nl() public ¶
nl( integer $multiplier = 1 )
Returns a single or multiple linefeeds sequences.
Parameters
- integer $multiplier optional 1
- Number of times the linefeed sequence should be repeated
Returns
out() public ¶
out( mixed $message = null , integer $newlines = 1 )
Outputs a single or multiple messages to stdout. If no parameters are passed outputs just a newline.
Parameters
- mixed $message optional null
- A string or a an array of strings to output
- integer $newlines optional 1
- Number of newlines to append
Returns
Returns the number of bytes returned from writing to stdout.
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. Will only set properties that are part of a class declaration.
Parameters
- array $properties optional array()
- An associative array containing properties and corresponding values.
_stop() public ¶
_stop( $status = 0 )
Stop execution of the current script. Wraps exit() making testing easier.
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
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 )
Convience method to write a message to CakeLog. See CakeLog::write() for more information on writing to logs.
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. Can be used to connect controllers together or tie plugins into a main application. requestAction can be used to return rendered views or fetch the return value from controller actions.
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