Question about execution order

[nenes82]

Hello,
I have a test class with 5 functions to test.
I have a function beforeTestMethod.
My question is:
Why is beforeTestMethod executed 5 times before the test functions are executed?
I thought that beforeTestMethod was executed just before the tested function.
In the doc

The methods beforeTestMethod() and afterTestMethod() allows respectively to initialize and clean up the execution environment of the individual tests for all test method of the class. In contrast of setUp() and tearDown(), they are executed in the same subprocess

In my mind:

beforeTestMethod()
testOne()
beforeTestMethod()
testTwo()
....
beforeTestMethod()
testFive()

actual

beforeTestMethod()
beforeTestMethod()
beforeTestMethod()
beforeTestMethod()
beforeTestMethod()
testOne()
testTwo()
testThree()
testFour()
testFive()

Is it normal ?
REgards

[Grummfy]

Hello,
can you give me an example. Because it's exactly what you suppose

beforeTestMethod()
testOne()
beforeTestMethod()
testTwo()
....
beforeTestMethod()
testFive()

how did you join this conclusion?

[nenes82]

Hello,
My class:

class PluginxxxAsset extends \DbTestCase{

   public function beforeTestMethod($method) {
      global $DB;

      parent::beforeTestMethod($method);
      $config = new \PluginxxxConfig;

      switch($method) {
         case 'testDataOK':
            $config->add(['id' => 1, 
                           'endpoint' => '127.0.0.1:8020',
                           'user' => 'xxx', 
                           'password' =>'xxx',
                           'header' => 'blabla',
                           'get_from_serial_method' => 'blabla']);
            break;
         case 'testDataNOK':
            $config->add(['id' => 1, 
                           'endpoint' => '127.0.0.1:8020',
                           'user' => 'xxx', 
                           'password' => xxx),
                           'header' => 'blabla',
                           'get_from_serial_method' => 'blabla']);
            break;
         default:
            $config->add(['id' => 1, 
                           'endpoint' => 'xxx',
                           'user' => 'user', 
                           'password' => xxx,
                           'header' => 'blabla',
                           'get_from_serial_method' => 'blabbla']);
            
            break;
      }
   }

   public function afterTestMethod($method) {
      global $DB;
      parent::afterTestMethod($method);
   }

   public function testGetAssetIdBySerialOK() {
      global $DB;
      $DB->beginTransaction();
      $this
         ->given($obj = new \PluginxxxAsset())
         ->if($datas = $obj->getAssetIdBySerial('xxx'))
         ->then($this->integer($datas)->isEqualTo(xxx));
      $DB->rollBack();
   }
   public function testGetAssetIdBySerialNOK() {
      global $DB;
      $DB->beginTransaction();
      $this
         ->given($obj = new \PluginxxxAsset())
         ->if($datas = $obj->getAssetIdBySerial('xxx'))
         ->then($this->boolean($datas)->isFalse());
      $DB->rollBack();
   }
   public function testGetAssetIdBySerialEmptySerial() {
      global $DB;
      $DB->beginTransaction();
      $this
         ->given($obj = new \PluginxxxAsset())
         ->if($datas = $obj->getAssetIdBySerial(''))
         ->then($this->boolean($datas)->isFalse());
      $DB->rollBack();
   }

   public function testDataOK() {
      global $DB;
      echo "function";
      $this
         ->given($obj = new \PluginxxxAsset())
         ->if($datas = $obj->data('get_from_serial_method', false, [ 'serial_number' => 'xxx' ]))
         ->then($this->array($datas)
                        ->hasKey(0)
                     ->array($datas[0])
                        ->hasKeys(['Id', 'SerialNumber'])
                        );
   }

   public function testDataNOK() {
      global $DB;
      echo "function";
      $this
         ->given($obj = new \PluginxxxAsset)
         ->if($datas = $obj->data('get_from_serial_method', false, [ 'serial_number' => 'xxx' ]))
         ->then($this->array($datas)->size->isEqualTo(0));
   }
}

I put a breakpoint in beforeTestMethod and in each functions, It stopped 5 times in beforeTestMethod (go to each case) then it stop in each functions.
I don't know if I clear.
Regards

[Grummfy]

Thanks,
I have tested with a normal situation and an array to accumulate the passage in each method, and it was ordered properly. But I didn't test yet, with a debuging operation (xdebug I assume). So I need time to do it, and unfortunately my agenda is quiete full ;(

[nenes82]

Ok,
No problem ;)
Yes I use xdebug.
I will make the same test as you.