hamcrest/hamcrest-php

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The official PHP port of the Hamcrest matcher library, providing a fluent set of matchers for writing expressive assertions in tests. It follows the original Java API closely and integrates with PHPUnit via MatcherAssert and global proxy functions.

Use cases

• write readable assertions in phpunit tests
• match values with expressive matchers like equalTo or containsString
• combine matchers with both/andAlso and either/orElse
• avoid risky test warnings by counting hamcrest assertions
• port java hamcrest test styles to php

When to choose

• you want declarative, composable matchers instead of plain assert calls
• you are already using PHPUnit and want richer assertion expressiveness
• you are porting Hamcrest-based tests from Java or other languages to PHP

When to avoid

• you prefer PHPUnit's built-in assertions without extra dependencies
• you need collection matchers that have not been ported yet
• your project does not use PHP

Facets

library · maturity stable

testing mocking testing developer-tools php hamcrest matchers assertions unit-testing phpunit

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