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Improved CodeIgniter Unit Testing 1.0.1

Change Log
Version 1.0.1
——————-
- Now overloading the CI Unit Test class
- Removed support for testing controllers due to CI limitation
- SQL errors are now displayed in the test report if a test case fails

For new users
- Download the zip attached to this post.
- Extract the zip on top of your CI install directory if you did not change the path to your application or system folder (replace files as needed). Otherwise, extract to a temporary directory and move files as needed.

That’s it! Now you can open the test.php controller and start adding your own tests. A sample function has been provided to show you how to create your own. After you have written some tests, you can test them by accessing siteurl.com/test/.

Update procedure from 1.0 to 1.0.1
- Download the zip attached to this post.
- Extract the files in a temporary directory
- Copy the file MY_Test_unit.php from application/libraries into your application/libraries folder
- Open your original view unit_test.php and delete the line:

<input type="button" value="Controllers" onclick="window.1ocation='<?=site_url("test/controllers")?>'" />

Also check that the CSS location is correctly referenced.
- Open your original test controller test.php and delete the following

case 'controllers':

else if (strripos($method, 'controller')  === $length - 10)
{
    $this->tests['controllers'][] = $method;
}

- Overwrite your /system/language/english/unit_test_lang.php with the one you extracted

Hi all,

thanx for the updates. it works really fine for me.  Go go testing time !

Improved CodeIgniter Unit Testing 1.0.2 (Latest version)

Change Log
Version 1.0.2
——————-
Release date: January 16th, 2010

- Added missing array_search_recusrive() function to controller (was accidentally removed in version 1.0.1, thanks for pointing this out khal3d)
- Modified test mapping function and view to be able to easily change the name of the controller
- Modified the view to use site_url()
- Modified the view to show test groups in selection box

For new users
1. Download the zip attached to this post.
2. Extract the zip on top of your CI install directory if you did not change the path to your application or system folder (replace files as needed). Otherwise, extract to a temporary directory and move files as needed.
3. Optionally also follow the second step (2) in the update procedure given below

That’s it! Now you can open the test.php controller and start adding your own tests. A sample function has been provided to show you how to create your own. After you have written some tests, you can test them by accessing siteurl.com/test/.

Update procedure from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2
1. Replace application/views/unit_test.php with new version included in the zip.
2. Cut and paste the function array_search_recursive contained in application/controller/test.php into a new helper (see CI user guide on how to make helpers) and make sure to load it either in the constructor or add it to $autoload[‘helper’] array (in application/config/autoload.php). You could optionally add it to an existing CI helper such as array_helper.php but don’t forget to load it. (I personally added it to array_helper and I am auto loading it.)

trying your things out.
but it simply does not work for me. i have an error on line 194. undefined index Result ...
can you help me?

thanks

here my function listed in the test controller

public function user_model(){
            $this->benchmark->mark('start');
            $test = true;
            $this->unit->run($test, TRUE, 'my first test with codeigniter');
            $this->benchmark->mark('end');
            $this->timings[] = $this->benchmark->elapsed_time('start', 'end');
        }

helle,

It seems you might not be using the English language file I provided. If

$lang['ut_result'] = 'Result';

is not ‘Result’ that’s the error you would get. It is odd you do not get errors for the other strings though.
The file in question is in system\language\english\unit_test_lang.php

ah okay. i see. had now language file in my german lang folder which provides your language stuff.
copied the english one into the german folder => works fine!

Glad it worked. It’s good you reported this, I should be using local language strings instead of hard coding them directly. This should be fixed in the next version and compatibility with CI 2.x as well.

As per my view there is no need to test the controller functions for unit testing as it is integration of many functions of models , helpers etc.

So perform unit testing on those function only . If the test passes the test for controller will pass automatically.

We can perform integration testing for controller functions .may be!!!

This project has a new home at https://github.com/istvanp/CodeIgniter-UnitTest.
However it is no longer maintained by me. Send your pull requests though.

hi istvanp, thanks for the link..
i fast reading the documentation, and i find that this tools is really interesting.
but can this tools implemented in Codeigniter?
as you know CI controller / model / plugin etc, never use Calls to include, it will generate the right profiling result?
regards

i would like to reccomed to visit this link - something more relevant to your problem: http://myunittesting.com/