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In PHPUnit, there are different ways to write test methods.<\/p>\n\n

The standard way is to use camel-case method names with a test<\/code> prefix, for example:<\/p>\n\n

public function testTheProjectNameShouldBeAString(): void\n{\n    \/\/ ...\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

Another popular way, particularly in some frameworks, is to use snake-case method names:<\/p>\n\n

\/** @test *\/\npublic function the_project_name_should_be_a_string(): void\n{\n    \/\/ ...\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

This may be more readable but only works if the @test<\/code> annotation is present.<\/p>\n\n

What if you need to add another annotation, such as @dataProvider<\/code> to the test? Do you do multi-line docblocks everywhere, or mix and match single and multiple line docblocks depending on the test?<\/p>\n\n

Here's the thing<\/h2>\n\n

My preference switches between both ways of writing test methods.<\/p>\n\n

But, whichever way I write it, I write descriptive method names that explain what the test does - even if it means having a long method name.<\/p>\n\n

I avoid short and generic names like testUpdate()<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n

People should be able to read the test name and understand what it does and what it's testing.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n

In PHPUnit, there are different ways to write test methods.<\/p>\n\n

The standard way is to use camel-case method names with a test<\/code> prefix, for example:<\/p>\n\n

public function testTheProjectNameShouldBeAString(): void\n{\n    \/\/ ...\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

Another popular way, particularly in some frameworks, is to use snake-case method names:<\/p>\n\n

\/** @test *\/\npublic function the_project_name_should_be_a_string(): void\n{\n    \/\/ ...\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

This may be more readable but only works if the @test<\/code> annotation is present.<\/p>\n\n

What if you need to add another annotation, such as @dataProvider<\/code> to the test? Do you do multi-line docblocks everywhere, or mix and match single and multiple line docblocks depending on the test?<\/p>\n\n

Here's the thing<\/h2>\n\n

My preference switches between both ways of writing test methods.<\/p>\n\n

But, whichever way I write it, I write descriptive method names that explain what the test does - even if it means having a long method name.<\/p>\n\n

I avoid short and generic names like testUpdate()<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n

People should be able to read the test name and understand what it does and what it's testing.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ], "feeds_item": [ { "imported": "1970-01-01T00:33:45+00:00", "guid": null, "hash": "05bef1d24f084368e652eb41e2831725", "target_type": "feeds_feed", "target_uuid": "90c85284-7ca8-4074-9178-97ff8384fe76" } ] }