MediaWiki  1.28.0
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1 == MediaWiki PHPUnit Tests ==
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3 The unit tests for MediaWiki are implemented using the PHPUnit testing
4 framework and require PHPUnit to run.
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7 === WARNING ===
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9 Some of the unit tests are DESTRUCTIVE and WILL ALTER YOUR WIKI'S CONTENTS.
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11 DO NOT RUN THESE TESTS ON A PRODUCTION SYSTEM OR ON ANY SYSTEM WHERE YOU NEED
12 TO RETAIN YOUR DATA.
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15 == Installation ==
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17 If you used composer to install MediaWiki's dependencies PHPUnit will already be available, unless
18 you explicitly specified the --no-dev flag during the install. In this case just run "composer update".
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20 Otherwise follow the installation instructions in the
21 PHPUnit Manual at:
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23  https://phpunit.de/manual/current/en/installation.html
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26 == Running tests ==
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28 The tests are run from your operating system's command line.
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30 Ensure that you are in the tests/phpunit directory of your MediaWiki
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34 On Unix-like operating systems, the tests runs are controlled with a makefile.
35 Run command:
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37  make help
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39 for a full list of options for running tests.
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42 On Windows-family operating systems, run the 'run-tests.bat' batch file.
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45 === Writing tests ===
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47 A guide to writing PHP unit tests for MediaWiki can be found at:
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49  https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:PHP_unit_testing
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