Running Tests from The Commandline in CakePHP

Hey folks,

I have contributed some new cool feature for you to the cake branch. A testsuite shell that allows you to run your tests from the commandline. It allows you to run all of the following:

All core testcases at once
All core test groups
Each core test case individually
All application-specific testcases at once
All application-specific test groups
Each core test case individually

It also supports plugins, which means you can run plugin cases and groups.

How does it work?

Actually it's very simple. You just call

./cake testsuite category test_type file

Category can either be "core", "app" or the name of a plugin.

The Test Type can be "case", "group" or "all".

The file is the name of the file with the folder prefix, but without the test.php / group.php suffix. Examples are: models/my_model, controllers/my_controller, etc.

Can you show me examples of valid calls to the testshell?

Yes, of course! Although I am going to directly copy this from the help screen from the testshell. Why should I reinvent the wheel? : P

./cake testsuite app all
./cake testsuite core all

./cake testsuite app case behaviors/debuggable
./cake testsuite app case models/my_model
./cake testsuite app case controllers/my_controller

./cake testsuite core case file
./cake testsuite core case router
./cake testsuite core case set

./cake testsuite app group mygroup
./cake testsuite core group acl
./cake testsuite core group socket

./cake testsuite bugs case models/bug  // for the plugin 'bugs' and its test case 'bug'
./cake testsuite bugs group bug  // for the plugin bugs and its test group 'bug'
./cake testsuite bugs_me case models/bug  // for the plugin 'bugs_me' and its test case 'bug'
./cake testsuite bugs_me group bug  // for the plugin bugs_me and its test group 'bug'

What does the output look like?

Welcome to CakePHP v1.2.0.6311 beta Console
---------------------------------------------------------------
App : app
Path: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/cakephp/branch/app
---------------------------------------------------------------
CakePHP Test Shell
---------------------------------------------------------------
Running core case router
Individual test case: libs/router.test.php
1/1 test cases complete: 190 passes.

Macintosh-6:branch dakangelbge$

elcome to CakePHP v1.2.0.6311 beta Console
---------------------------------------------------------------
App : app
Path: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/cakephp/branch/app
---------------------------------------------------------------
CakePHP Test Shell
---------------------------------------------------------------
Running app all
All App Tests
2/2 test cases complete: 6 passes.

Macintosh-6:branch dakangelbge$

Got any questions?

PS: There is some hidden feature in it, which I am not going to reveal until another thing got written about first. ; ) Anybody who knows already please do not spoil the fun. : P

&nsbp;