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Test smarter, not harder Glasgow PHP meetup – 19 November 2024

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Marek Matulka Freelance software engineer @super_marek Photo by @cakper

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Why testing is di cult?

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Different types of tests Manual testing End-2-end testing UI testing Integration testing Acceptance testing Service testing Unit testing

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Functional/feature/integration testing Manual testing End-2-end testing UI testing Integration testing Acceptance testing Service testing Unit testing Controller Repository Service A Api Service B Service C

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Unit testing Manual testing End-2-end testing UI testing Integration testing Acceptance testing Service testing Unit testing Controller Service A Service B Service C

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(Lack of) speed is not only the issue Fast Reliable Good feedback Grow linearly Force better design Isolated Slow Fragile Poor feedback Grow exponentially Put pressure off design Can simulate user journeys Unit tests Feature/Functional tests

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Test pyramid Unit Service UI

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Inverted test pyramid Feature / Functional Integration Service Unit

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Testing ice-cream cone Feature / Functional Integration Service Unit Manual tests

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Unit testing

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Let's implement ticket price calculator ● a simple service that calculates taxes for given route ● tickets with fare information are stored in the local database ● taxes are provided by a third party API for route and fare

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A quick solution TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient

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A quick solution TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient

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Test doubles

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Unit testing the calculator TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient Don't mock what you don't own!

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So… I cannot mock it? But I need more Unit test?!

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests

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Unit testing the calculator TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository HttpClient

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Unit testing the calculator TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator

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Unit testing the calculator TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator

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Unit testing the calculator TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator

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Unit testing the calculator TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator

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Unit testing the calculator TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests TicketRepository TaxCalculator

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpTaxCalculatorClient

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Integration test for the repository TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository

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Two sides of the contract TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository ● An interface is a contract ● User of the interface makes an assumption about the behaviour with test doubles ● Implementation of the interface needs to prove it implements the contract fully ● For each expectation in the unit test there should be at least one test to verify that expectation

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpTaxCalculatorClient

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Unit testing the tax calculator TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository ExternalApiTaxCalculator ExternalApi ExternalApiHttpClient

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Unit testing the tax calculator TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository ExternalApiTaxCalculator ExternalApi ExternalApiHttpClient

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Integration test for the API TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository ExternalApiTaxCalculator ExternalApi ExternalApiHttpClient

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Integration test for the API TicketPriceCalculator TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository ExternalApiTaxCalculator ExternalApi ExternalApiHttpClient

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpTaxCalculatorClient

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpClientExternalApi

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpClientExternalApi ExternalApi

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TicketPriceCalculator EntityManager HttpClient DB HTTP Integration tests Unit tests TicketRepository TaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpClientExternalApi ExternalApiTaxCalculator ExternalApi

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Hexagonal Architecture Ports & Adapters

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TicketPriceCalculator TaxCalculator TicketRepository ExternalApi ExternalApiTaxCalculator

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TicketPriceCalculator TaxCalculator TicketRepository ExternalApi ExternalApiTaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository EntityManager

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TicketPriceCalculator TaxCalculator TicketRepository ExternalApi ExternalApiTaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpClientExternalApi EntityManager HttpClient

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TicketPriceCalculator TaxCalculator TicketRepository ExternalApi ExternalApiTaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpClientExternalApi EntityManager HttpClient InMemoryTicketRepository

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TicketPriceCalculator TaxCalculator TicketRepository ExternalApi ExternalApiTaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpClientExternalApi EntityManager HttpClient InMemoryTicketRepository UI

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TicketPriceCalculator TaxCalculator TicketRepository ExternalApi ExternalApiTaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpClientExternalApi EntityManager HttpClient InMemoryTicketRepository UI TicketPriceController Symfony/Laravel

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TicketPriceCalculator TaxCalculator TicketRepository ExternalApi ExternalApiTaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpClientExternalApi EntityManager HttpClient InMemoryTicketRepository UI TicketPriceController Symfony/Laravel BehatContext Behat

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TicketPriceCalculator TaxCalculator TicketRepository ExternalApi ExternalApiTaxCalculator DoctrineTicketRepository HttpClientExternalApi EntityManager HttpClient InMemoryTicketRepository UI TicketPriceController Symfony/Laravel BehatContext Behat FakeExternalApi

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How to use fakes in Feature/Functional tests?

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Using Fake

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How to use a fake service in Laravel?

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How to use a fake service in Symfony?

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How to use a fake service in Laravel?

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EMPOWER YOUR TESTING

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Use Behat with examples in Gherkin

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Write a failing scenario (feature)

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Write a failing scenario (feature) Write a failing test

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Write a failing scenario (feature) Write a failing test Make your test pass

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Write a failing scenario (feature) Write a failing test Make your test pass Refactor your code

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Write a failing scenario (feature) Write a failing test Make your test pass Refactor your code Repeat the fail-pass-refactor cycle as necessary

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Write a failing scenario (feature) Write a failing test Make your test pass Refactor your code Make your feature pass

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Write a failing scenario (feature) Write a failing test Make your test pass Refactor your code Make your feature pass BDD TDD

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Write a failing scenario (feature) Write a failing test Make your test pass Refactor your code Make your feature pass BDD TDD External Quality Internal Quality

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Flexible Behat Unit tests Modelling by Example Acceptance tests Use Fakes instead of DB/APIs. Smoke tests Verify critical user paths

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Thank you 🤗