Accessing the value of a private property for unit testing
I was recently given the task of writing unit tests for a function that instantiates a helper class and stores it in a private variable. It wasn’t hard to generate a mock for the helper class and...
View ArticleMoving and Deleting messages with PHP IMAP
PHP provides a great deal of functions to operate with the IMAP protocol, but implementing them isn’t always so straightforward. For example, how to best mark multiple messages as read or unread, move...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Sorting arrays with array_multisort
Sometimes you need to sort an associative array in more than one way. Let’s say you have an array such as this one, representing the toys inside a toy box. The keys are the name of the toy and the...
View ArticleAccessing a Private Method for Testing
Sometimes, I come across a private method in one of the models that I really need to test. Rather than try to change the way the model is written, I’ve found a way around this limitation using...
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