Extending and Customising PHPUnit

PHPUnit is a key tool for quality assurance in PHP development. Today, I will give you practical insight into how you can effectively customise and extend PHPUnit.

In the live coding session, you will see how easy it is to write extensions for PHPUnit. For example, you can customise the output of PHPUnit to meet your specific requirements.

You will get an overview of important extensions, such as those for detecting slow tests or for running tests in parallel.

If you want to be sure that software works properly, you have to test it continuously. Tools such as PHPUnit are constantly being improved, as are best practices for their use.

It doesn't matter whether you already have many years of experience testing PHP software with PHPUnit or are just getting started in the world of testing, for example in our training courses Test Automation with PHPUnit or Advanced PHPUnit: When it comes to testing software, there is always something new to learn and old patterns to rethink.

In Tester's Corner, we concisely cover a topic related to automated software testing every month.

• Implementing custom assertions for PHPUnit
• Customising PHPUnit output with extensions
• Overview of PHPUnit extensions you should know about

Tester's Corner is aimed at all developers who test their software with PHPUnit. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user of PHPUnit, there is always something new to learn here.

Prerequisites are (at least initial) practical experience with PHPUnit and knowledge of object-oriented programming in PHP. The necessary basics are taught in the training courses Test Automation with PHPUnit and OOP Done Right.

• Understand PHPUnit, from the basics to advanced problem solving
• Gain comprehensive knowledge of lesser-known features and techniques
• Continuously optimise your test strategy to adapt it to new requirements.