PHPUnit: Get name of test class and method from setUp()?

21
votes

PHPUnit runs the setUp() method of a test class prior to running a specific test.

I load up test-specific fixtures for every test in a test class and would prefer not to have to explicitly do so. I would ideally like to handle this automagically in the setUp() method.

If the setUp() method makes available the test class name and test method name this can be done.

Is the name of the test class and method that is about to be run available to me in the setUp() method?

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phpphpunit

2 Answers

44
votes

The easiest way to achieve this should be calling $this->getName() in setUp().

<?php

class MyTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    public function setUp() {
        var_dump($this->getName());
    }


    public function testMethod()
    {
        $this->assertEquals(4,2+2,'OK1');
    }
}

And running:

phpunit MyTest.php

produces:

PHPUnit 3.7.1 by Sebastian Bergmann.

.string(10) "testMethod"


Time: 0 seconds, Memory: 5.00Mb

OK (1 test, 1 assertion)

In general I'd advice against doing this but there sure are cases where it can be a nice way to do things.

Other options would be to have more than one test class and having all the tests that use the same fixtures together in one class.

Another would be to have private setUp helpers and calling the appropriate one from the test case.

3
votes

Alternatively, if you don't want to show the string(10) part like in the answer of edorian you can do it like this:

protected function setUp()
{
    echo $this->getName() . "\n";
}