Tea example

This TYPO3 extension is an example for writing unit and functional tests for Extbase/Fluid-based extensions for TYPO3 CMS using PHPUnit.

It also is an example for best practices for extbase/fluid.

For information on the different ways to execute the tests, please have a look at the handout to my workshops on test-driven development (TDD).

Running the unit tests from the command line

composer ci:tests:unit

Running the tests in PhpStorm

File > Settings > Languages & Frameworks > PHP > Test Frameworks

• (*) Use Composer autoloader
• Path to script: select .Build/vendor/autoload.php in your project folder

In the Run configurations, edit the PHPUnit configuration and use these settings so this configuration can serve as a template:

• Directory: use the Tests/Unit directory in your project
• (*) Use alternative configuration file
• use .Build/vendor/nimut/testing-framework/res/Configuration/UnitTests.xml in your project folder
• add the following environment variables:
  • typo3DatabaseUsername
  • typo3DatabasePassword
  • typo3DatabaseHost
  • typo3DatabaseName

Unit tests configuration

In the Run configurations, copy the PHPUnit configuration and use these settings:

• Directory: use the Tests/Unit directory in your project

Functional tests configuration

In the Run configurations, copy the PHPUnit configuration and use these settings:

• Directory: use the Tests/Functional directory in your project
• (x) Use alternative configuration file
• use .Build/vendor/nimut/testing-framework/res/Configuration/FunctionalTests.xml

Running the acceptance tests

On the command line

1. make sure you have Chrome installed on your machine
2. composer update codeception/codeception (just in case)
3. download the latest version of ChromeDriver
4. unzip it
5. chromedriver --url-base=wd/hub
6. .Build/vendor/bin/codecept run (in another terminal)

In PhpStorm

1. make sure the "Codeception Framework" plugin is activated
2. right-click on Tests/Acceptance/StarterCest.php
3. Run 'Acceptance (Codeception)'

Creating new extensions with automated tests

For creating new extensions, I recommend taking Helmut Hummel's extension skeleton as a starting point.

Security

Libraries and extensions do not need the security check as they should not have any restrictions concerning the other libraries they are installed alongside with (unless those would create breakage), and they also do not have a composer.lock which usually is the source for security checks.

Instead, the projects (i.e., for TYPO3 installations) need to have the security checks.

More Documentation

• Handout to my workshops on test-driven development (TDD)
• Handout for best practices with extbase and fluid

Other example projects

• Selenium demo for using Selenium with PHPUnit
• Anagram finder is the finished result of a code kata for TDD
• Coffee example is my starting point for demonstrating TDD with TYPO3 CMS
• TDD Seed for starting PHPUnit projects with Composer (without TYPO3 CMS)