Calling a method of a Test Class from another Test class - php

Question

I am using PHPUnit to unit test my application (using Zend Framework 2). I am stuck in a situation where I need to call a method that is in one test class
from another test class. Let me explain myself with a small example:
<?php
// TestUser.php
namespace Test\User;
class UserTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
public static function GetUserCount(){
// some code here
}
}
?>
<?php
// TestAdmin.php
namespace Test\Admin;
use Test\User;
class AdminTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
public static function AdminAction(){
Test\User::GetUserCount();
}
}
?>
When I call the Test\User::GetUserCount(); or User::GetUserCount(); I get the following error:
PHP Fatal error: Class 'Test\User' not found in path/to/TestAdmin.php
on line 11
Any idea if the method is callable from one test class to another test class? If yes, how?
Thanks

Answer 1

Normally, you would Mock the other class call, to ensure the returned values are what your class is expecting. You may also link some test together with Test Dependencies.
I have added a short sample. Note, I assume you added the AdminAction and GetUserCount() as samples since these are not really test methods that you would have with PHPUnit tests.
TestUser.php
<?php
namespace Test\User;
class UserTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
protected $UserObject;
public function setUp()
{
$this->UserObject = new Test\User(); // Normal Object
}
public static function testGetUserCount()
{
$this->assertEquals(1, $this->UserObject->GetUserCount(), 'Testing the basic object will return 1 if initialized'); // Do your tests here.
}
}
TestAdmin.php
<?php
namespace Test\Admin;
class AdminTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
protected $AdminObject;
public function setUp()
{
$this->AdminObject = new Test\Admin();
}
public static function testAdminAction()
{
// Create a stub for the User class.
$stub = $this->getMock('User');
// Configure the stub.
$stub->expects($this->any())
->method('GetUserCount')
->will($this->returnValue(2));
// Calling $stub->GetUserCount() will now return 2. You can then ensure the Admin class works correctly, by changing what the mocks return.
$this->assertEquals(2, $stub->GetUserCount());
}
}