PHP Dev Tools (for CodinGame or elsewhere)

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01 Intro

02 Running your code locally (php)

03 Using a code repository (git, GitHub)

04 Using an IDE (Visual Studio Code)

05 Finding bugs (Xdebug)

06 Checking and fixing the coding style (PHP CodeSniffer, Php CS Fixer)

07 Static code analysis to catch bugs before you run the code (PhpStan)

08 Some CodinGame-specific tools and web-pages by the community

09 Using a dependency manager (Composer)

10 Unit testing (PHPUnit, PEST)

11 Generating documentation (phpDocumentor)

Previous: Using a dependency manager (Composer) Next: Generating documentation (phpDocumentor)

Unit testing (PHPUnit, PEST)

Note: In CodinGame puzzles the provided test cases already act as some kind of unit testing, so this chapter is not too relevant for CG. Therefore, only links are provided.

PHPUnit

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PHPUnit became the de-facto standard for creating and running unit tests for any php project. You can get it from its website. It has a thorough documentation.

Pest

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PEST is a relatively new testing framework for PHP. It is not replacing, but built on top of PHPUnit. It provides a simpler, more intuitive syntax. You can get it from its website.