The committed PHPUnit runner lived at tools/.bin/phpunit.phar, away from the suite it runs. Move it next to the tests it drives — tests/phpunit.phar — and update every invocation to `php tests/phpunit.phar -c tests/phpunit.xml.dist`: - CI workflows (ci, build-release, build_pre-release) + the ci.yml header, - CLAUDE.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, tools/README.md, the qa-lead-reviewer agent, - docs/en (dev-workflow, updates_checklist, phpunit-phar, refactoring). docs/ru is generated from docs/en (make docs-translate) and is left for the next regeneration, per the docs workflow.
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PHPUnit PHAR: Download and Run Tests
This guide shows how to run project tests with a fixed PHP binary:
- PHP binary:
/home/xc_vm/bin/php/bin/php(the bundled PHP on a VDS) - PHPUnit binary: local
tests/phpunit.phar
Local vs VDS. The commands here use the VDS bundled PHP. When running on your own machine (see Development Workflow), use your local PHP 8.1 instead:
php tests/phpunit.phar -c tests/phpunit.xml.dist. CI runs the same suite through the committed config, so a green local run should match CI.
Why this setup
phpunit.phar does not include PHP. It always runs through a PHP interpreter.
If you run ./phpunit.phar directly, it may use another php from PATH.
Use the explicit binary path to keep runtime consistent.
Test layout & conventions
Tests live outside src/, under tests/:
tests/
├── phpunit.xml.dist # config: suite "XC_VM Unit", bootstrap=bootstrap.php (PHPUnit 10.5)
├── bootstrap.php # locates vendor/autoload.php + defines constants (MAIN_HOME, PHP_BIN, paths)
├── Support/ # test helpers (e.g. TestDb.php)
└── Unit/ # the "XC_VM Unit" suite — one *Test.php per unit
├── CoreEnumTest.php
├── EventDispatcherTest.php
└── ...
Conventions: a test class is <Thing>Test in tests/Unit/<Thing>Test.php, extends
PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase. bootstrap.php wires the Composer autoloader (so
XcVm\… classes resolve — this needs src/vendor/, i.e. run make dev-tools first) and
defines the runtime constants tests rely on. A minimal test:
<?php
namespace XcVm\Tests\Unit;
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
use XcVm\Core\Enum\BootContext;
final class MyThingTest extends TestCase
{
public function testItWorks(): void
{
self::assertSame('admin', BootContext::Admin->value);
}
}
If classes fail to load (
Class "XcVm\…" not found),src/vendor/is missing the autoloader — runmake dev-tools.
1. Check PHP
/home/xc_vm/bin/php/bin/php -v
2. Download PHPUnit PHAR
This project is pinned to PHP 8.1, so use PHPUnit 10 (10.5). Do not fetch phpunit-11.phar — PHPUnit 11 requires PHP 8.2+ and will refuse to run on 8.1.
cd /home/xc_vm
mkdir -p tools/.bin
wget -O tests/phpunit.phar https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit-10.phar
chmod +x tests/phpunit.phar
3. Verify PHPUnit
/home/xc_vm/bin/php/bin/php tests/phpunit.phar --version
4. Run all tests
Project config file:
tests/phpunit.xml.dist
Run:
/home/xc_vm/bin/php/bin/php tests/phpunit.phar -c tests/phpunit.xml.dist
5. Run a single test file
/home/xc_vm/bin/php/bin/php tests/phpunit.phar -c tests/phpunit.xml.dist tests/Unit/GitHubReleasesTest.php
6. Show which test is running now
Use debug mode to print the currently executing test:
/home/xc_vm/bin/php/bin/php tests/phpunit.phar -c tests/phpunit.xml.dist --debug --no-progress
7. Optional: Coverage output
If xdebug or pcov is installed:
XDEBUG_MODE=coverage /home/xc_vm/bin/php/bin/php tests/phpunit.phar -c tests/phpunit.xml.dist --coverage-text
Security note
Do not commit phpunit.phar into the repository. Keep it local (tools/.bin) and update independently.
Related files
| File | Role |
|---|---|
tests/phpunit.phar |
Pinned PHPUnit binary |
tests/phpunit.xml.dist |
PHPUnit configuration |
tests/bootstrap.php |
Test bootstrap (Composer autoloader + constants) |