
Skill
phpunit-skill
generate PHPUnit tests for PHP applications
Description
Generates PHPUnit tests in PHP. Covers assertions, data providers, mocking, and test doubles. Use when user mentions "PHPUnit", "TestCase", "assertEquals", "PHP test". Triggers on: "PHPUnit", "TestCase PHP", "assertEquals PHP", "PHP unit test".
SKILL.md
PHPUnit Testing Skill
Core Patterns
Basic Test
<?php
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
class CalculatorTest extends TestCase
{
private Calculator $calculator;
protected function setUp(): void
{
$this->calculator = new Calculator();
}
public function testAddition(): void
{
$this->assertEquals(5, $this->calculator->add(2, 3));
}
public function testDivideByZero(): void
{
$this->expectException(\DivisionByZeroError::class);
$this->calculator->divide(10, 0);
}
public function testMultipleAssertions(): void
{
$this->assertSame(4, $this->calculator->add(2, 2));
$this->assertSame(0, $this->calculator->subtract(2, 2));
$this->assertSame(6, $this->calculator->multiply(2, 3));
}
}
Data Providers
/**
* @dataProvider additionProvider
*/
public function testAdd(int $a, int $b, int $expected): void
{
$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->calculator->add($a, $b));
}
public static function additionProvider(): array
{
return [
'positive numbers' => [2, 3, 5],
'negative numbers' => [-1, -1, -2],
'zeros' => [0, 0, 0],
'mixed' => [10, -5, 5],
];
}
Assertions
$this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
$this->assertSame($expected, $actual); // Strict type
$this->assertNotEquals($unexpected, $actual);
$this->assertTrue($condition);
$this->assertFalse($condition);
$this->assertNull($value);
$this->assertNotNull($value);
$this->assertCount(3, $array);
$this->assertContains('item', $array);
$this->assertArrayHasKey('key', $array);
$this->assertInstanceOf(MyClass::class, $obj);
$this->assertStringContainsString('sub', $string);
$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression('/\d+/', $string);
$this->assertEmpty($collection);
$this->assertGreaterThan(5, $value);
$this->assertJsonStringEqualsJsonString($expected, $actual);
Mocking
public function testCreateUser(): void
{
$mockRepo = $this->createMock(UserRepository::class);
$mockRepo->expects($this->once())
->method('save')
->with($this->isInstanceOf(User::class))
->willReturn(new User(1, 'Alice'));
$mockEmail = $this->createMock(EmailService::class);
$mockEmail->expects($this->once())
->method('sendWelcome')
->with('alice@test.com');
$service = new UserService($mockRepo, $mockEmail);
$result = $service->createUser('alice@test.com', 'Alice');
$this->assertEquals(1, $result->getId());
}
Lifecycle
public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void { } // Once before all
protected function setUp(): void { } // Before each test
protected function tearDown(): void { } // After each test
public static function tearDownAfterClass(): void { } // Once after all
Anti-Patterns
| Bad | Good | Why |
|---|---|---|
assertEquals for strict | assertSame for type+value | Type coercion |
| No data providers | @dataProvider | DRY |
| Global state | setUp()/tearDown() | Isolation |
| No groups | @group smoke | Run subsets |
Setup: composer require --dev phpunit/phpunit
Run: ./vendor/bin/phpunit or ./vendor/bin/phpunit --group smoke
Config: phpunit.xml with testsuites and coverage
Deep Patterns
See reference/playbook.md for production-grade patterns:
| Section | What You Get |
|---|---|
| §1 Project Setup | composer.json, phpunit.xml with suites, coverage config, project structure |
| §2 Test Patterns | Assertions, #DataProvider, Generator yields, strict comparisons |
| §3 Mocking | createMock with callbacks, Mockery spies, consecutive returns |
| §4 Test Doubles | In-memory fakes, repository pattern, test helpers |
| §5 Faker & Fixtures | TestDataFactory with overrides, bulk generation |
| §6 Exception Testing | Detailed exception assertions, warning testing |
| §7 HTTP & API Testing | Symfony WebTestCase, auth, validation, pagination |
| §8 Database Testing | Transaction rollback, repository integration, Doctrine |
| §9 CI/CD Integration | GitHub Actions with MySQL/Redis, coverage thresholds |
| §10 Debugging Table | 12 common problems with causes and fixes |
| §11 Best Practices | 14-item production PHP testing checklist |
More skills from the agent-skills repository
View all 71 skillsapi-ai-augmented
design AI-powered API features
Jul 16AgentsAPI DevelopmentLLMMCPapi-analyzer
validate and debug API requests
Jul 16API DevelopmentDebuggingTestingapi-compliance-checker
design regulatory compliant API patterns
Jul 16API DevelopmentComplianceSecurityapi-designer
generate REST API endpoint specifications
Jul 16API DevelopmentArchitectureREST APIapi-documentation
generate professional API documentation
Jul 16API DevelopmentDocumentationTechnical Writingapi-fetcher-specific-domains
provide API endpoint specifications
Jul 16API DevelopmentIntegrationsReference
More from TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest)
View publisherapi-graphql-grpc
design GraphQL schemas and gRPC definitions
agent-skills
Jul 16API DevelopmentGraphQLapi-health-monitoring
design API health monitoring and observability
agent-skills
Jul 16API DevelopmentMonitoringObservabilityapi-inferrer-from-files
infer API endpoints from project structure
agent-skills
Jul 16API DevelopmentArchitectureCode Analysisapi-integration
design event-driven API integration patterns
agent-skills
Jul 16API DevelopmentAutomationData PipelineWebhooksapi-mock-helper
produce API mock server configurations
agent-skills
Jul 16API DevelopmentConfigurationTestingapi-rate-limiting-helper
design API rate limiting strategies
agent-skills
Jul 16API DevelopmentArchitecturePerformance