Codeception\Stub

Library on top of PHPUnit's mock builder providing a highly simplified syntax:

Reference

• Stub - creating stub classes using static methods
• Stub Trait - creating stubs and mocks using trait
• Expected - defining expectations for mocks

Install

Enabled by default in Codeception. For PHPUnit install this package:

composer require codeception/stub --dev

Stubs

Stubs can be constructed with Codeception\Stub static calls:

<?php
// create a stub with find method replaced
$userRepository = Stub::make(UserRepository::class, ['find' => new User]);
$userRepository->find(1); // => User

// create a dummy
$userRepository = Stub::makeEmpty(UserRepository::class);

// create a stub with all methods replaced except one
$user = Stub::makeEmptyExcept(User::class, 'validate');
$user->validate($data);

// create a stub by calling constructor and replacing a method
$user = Stub::construct(User::class, ['name' => 'davert'], ['save' => false]);

// create a stub by calling constructor with empty methods
$user = Stub::constructEmpty(User::class, ['name' => 'davert']);

// create a stub by calling constructor with empty methods
$user = Stub::constructEmptyExcept(User::class, 'getName', ['name' => 'davert']);
$user->getName(); // => davert
$user->setName('jane'); // => this method is empty
$user->getName(); // => davert 

See complete reference

Alternatively, stubs can be created by using Codeception\Test\Feature\Stub trait:

<?php
$this->make(UserRepositry::class);
$this->makeEmpty(UserRepositry::class);
$this->construct(UserRepositry::class);
$this->constructEmpty(UserRepositry::class);
// ...

Mocks

Mocks should be created by including Codeception\Test\Feature\Stub trait into a test case. Execution expectation are set with Codeception\Stub\Expected:

<?php
// find should be never called
$userRepository = $this->make(UserRepository::class, [
    'find' => Codeception\Stub\Expected::never()
]);

// find should be called once and return a new user
$userRepository = $this->make(UserRepository::class, [
    'find' => Codeception\Stub\Expected::once(new User)
]);

License

MIT