Creating a Zend Controller Test Case
A Zend Controller Test Case is a type of PHPUnit
Test Case used for testing Zend Framework-based Web applications.
The Zend Controller Test Case tests Controller 'Action' methods. These
are actions that are received from the server and so require tests which
can simulate the server environment, including requests from the user
and responses from the server.
See http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.test.phpunit.html
for more information.
The Zend Controller Test Case takes server settings defined in your
bootstrap.php file to simulate your server environment.
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To create a new Zend Controller Test Case:
In PHP Explorer view, right-click
the Controller file containing the classes you would like to test and
select New | Zend Framework Item | Zend Controller Test Case.
The New Zend Controller Test Case dialog will open, with relevant information
already entered into the various fields.

The
following information will be entered by default:
Target folder: A new 'test' directory
will be created with the same directory structure as your Controller file.
SuperClass:
The default SuperClass is Zend_Test_PHPUnit_ControllerTestCase. If you
would like to use a different SuperClass, the SuperClass must be one that
extends Zend_Test_PHPUnit_ControllerTestCase.
Controller
to test: The Controller class you selected.
Test Class Name: The Test Class Name will be in the format
<ControllerFileName>Test.
Test File Name: The
Test File Name will be in the format <ControllerFileName>Test.php.
You can edit these fields if necessary.
If PHPUnit is not on the include path of your
project, a warning will appear. To add PHPUnit
to the include path, click the underlined "Click here" link
at the bottom of the dialog screen. This will enable PHPUnit Code Assist
options in the PHPUnit Test.
Once it has been clicked, the link and the warning message will disappear.
Click Finish to create your
test case.
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A new test case file will be created. This will
contain:
Skeleton test cases for
all the 'Action' methods in the Controller file (i.e. all methods which
have an 'Action' suffix.)
A 'bootstrap' function which
takes the settings from your bootstrap.php file in order to simulate your
server connection. This will be used when the test case is run in order
to simulate a user response from the server.
A function which dispatches
the URL to test in the format <controller_name>/<action_name>).
e.g. '$this->dispatch(foo/bar);
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Running your Test Case
The created test case will initially consist of a skeleton test framework
which you must edit in order to get meaningful results.
Before you can run your test case you must:
Note
See http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.test.phpunit.html
for more information on setting up your test case and to see an example.
Once you have edited your test case functions, you
can run the test following the instructions in Running
a PHPUnit Test Case.
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Related
Links:
Creating a Zend Action Helper
PHPUnit Testing
Running
a PHPUnit Test Case
Zend Framework Integration
Integrating
with Zend Framework
Creating
Zend Framework Elements
Creating
a Zend Controller File |
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