How to customize the Bootstrap Process before running Tests
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How to customize the Bootstrap Process before running Tests
Sometimes when running tests, you need to do additional bootstrap work before running those tests. For example, if you're running a functional test and have introduced a new translation resource, then you will need to clear your cache before running those tests. This cookbook covers how to do that.
First, add the following file:
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// app/tests.bootstrap.php
if (isset($_ENV['BOOTSTRAP_CLEAR_CACHE_ENV'])) {
passthru(sprintf(
'php "%s/console" cache:clear --env=%s --no-warmup',
__DIR__,
$_ENV['BOOTSTRAP_CLEAR_CACHE_ENV']
));
}
require __DIR__.'/bootstrap.php.cache';
Replace the test bootstrap file bootstrap.php.cache
in app/phpunit.xml.dist
with tests.bootstrap.php
:
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<!-- app/phpunit.xml.dist -->
<!-- ... -->
<phpunit
...
bootstrap = "tests.bootstrap.php"
>
Now, you can define in your phpunit.xml.dist
file which environment you want the
cache to be cleared:
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<!-- app/phpunit.xml.dist -->
<php>
<env name="BOOTSTRAP_CLEAR_CACHE_ENV" value="test"/>
</php>
This now becomes an environment variable (i.e. $_ENV
) that's available
in the custom bootstrap file (tests.bootstrap.php
).