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Experiments in test-driven development of a Gutenberg block, part 2

This post is the second of a series, read the first post here. The code for this post can be found on GitHub if you want to follow along while reading it.

Conventions

I’m running any terminal command I show in the post, unless otherwise noted, from within the VVV virtual machine, from the root folder or the plugin. To log into the virtual machine I change directory to the ~/vagrant-localfolder on…

The path to real WordPress functional testing – 02

The first roadblocks and the first workarounds. First tests, first problems As soon as I got the idea of trying again to work on a real functional testing solution for wp-browser a list of things that blocked me the previous time, and that led to the current incarnation of the WordPress module, jumped to my mind. First among those issue the inner working of the load_template function that is the…

Applying WordPress filters in acceptance test

Filtering WordPress from “outside” WordPress. The problem The recent addition, in the WPLoader module, of the possibility to “only load” WordPress installations has opened many doors; these doors grant access to functions, classes and methods defined by WordPress itself, plugins, and themes, in the same variable scope as the tests. Alas, this new power notwithstanding, the test below will fail in…

VVV, Codeception and wp-browser quick setup guide

Setting up wp-browser in a VVV installation. Why VVV? The VVV provides a “a Vagrant configuration for developing with WordPress” and accomplishes the fundamental objective very well. I’ve recently held a workshop about test-driven development in WordPress with Codeception and wp-browser at “Future WP” and, having to take into account different machines, setups and local servers configurations,…

Getting to know wp-browser latest module. Striking out items I’ve laid down a list of the things to come in wp-browser and I’m striking out the items. Today I’m shipping a new module aimed at making interaction with WordPress file structure easier; extending Codeception Filesystem module here is the WPFilesystem module. Some code examples The module aims at resolving some basic navigation issues…

Coming up in wp-browser

A taste of the things to come for wp-browser. Codeception 2.3 compatibility The base package for wp-browser, Codeception, has just been updated to version 2.3; here is the change log. Among the new features is PhpUnit 6 compatibility, without dropping compatibility with previous versions, and templates. The first opens the door for a world of testing tools that will soon make the switch and only…

The power of “go_to” and WordPress (kinda) functional tests

Going places in WordPress “kinda-functional” tests. Under the skin I’ve written about the new possibilities offered by the latest version of wp-browser and its WPLoader module in previous posts (here and here) and limited my example to the context of functional tests. Below functional tests are, usually, integration tests that would tap into the full power of the ‘WPLoader’ module in the context…

Better functional tests for WordPress in Codeception – 02

Some example usages of the new possibilities offered by the module combinations. The test bed The code I’m showing in this post is applied to the REST calculator plugin code. The plugin ridiculous purpose is to expose a REST API users can use to resolve elementary mathematical operations. Of course the plugin is completely useless but for its inner capacity to showcase interesting testing related…