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title: Adding tests to the Content Access by Path module
date: 2024-03-16
permalink: archive/2024/03/16/adding-tests-to-the-content-access-by-path-module
tags:
    - software-development
    - drupal
    - php
    - automated-testing
cta: subscription
snippet: |
    As promised, I've added some tests to the Content Access by Path module.
---

Last month, I released the [Beyond Blocks podcast episode][episode] where I spoke with Mark Conroy.

We spoke about a number of things, including the 'Content Access by Path' Drupal module he wrote, and I promised I'd write some automated tests for it as there weren't any at the time.

[Yesterday on my Friday live stream][stream], I installed the module and learnt how it works whilst writing some automated tests.

As is common, the first test took a little while to do as I got the setup steps working and learned how the module worked. Once that was passing, adding the others was fairly straight forward.

After the stream, I [created an issue][issue] with a merge request to add the tests I wrote and enabling GitLab CI so they'll be automatically run for any other changes.

Hopefully, it'll be reviewed soon, but I've done what I promised, contributed to more open-source software, learned more about a new module and, hopefully, others will have learned things from the stream too.

[Subscribe to my YouTube channel][channel] to be notified of future live streams!

[channel]: https://www.youtube.com/@opdavies
[episode]: {{site.url}}/podcast/11-mark-conroy
[issue]: https://www.drupal.org/project/content_access_by_path/issues/3428680
[stream]: https://www.youtube.com/live/XTpliKd47Lg?si=o4-my-XHGvcM_mWS