# sarven/unit-testing-tips

Unit testing tips by examples in PHP

Repository: https://github.com/sarven/unit-testing-tips
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/unit-testing-tips
Homepage: https://testing-tips.sarvendev.com/
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: php, phpunit, unit-testing, testing, best-practices, phpunit-tests, tdd, tests, unit-tests
Last push: 2026-06-26T11:34:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2030, "days_push": 68, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1204, forks 60 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:58.807691+00:00)

## What it is
A free guide and ebook teaching unit testing best practices in PHP through practical examples with PHPUnit. It covers topics like test doubles, naming conventions, the AAA pattern, object mother, and builder patterns.

## Use cases
- learn how to write good unit tests in PHP
- understand test doubles and mocks in PHPUnit
- improve unit test naming and structure with the AAA pattern
- learn TDD best practices by example
- find tips for writing maintainable PHPUnit tests

## When to choose
- you are a PHP developer wanting to learn or improve unit testing skills
- you want practical, example-driven guidance on PHPUnit and TDD
- you need a free reference on test doubles and test design patterns

## When to avoid
- you need a testing framework or tool rather than educational material
- you work in a language other than PHP
- you need advanced or framework-specific testing documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: testing
- domain: testing, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: php
- tags: phpunit, unit-testing, tdd, best-practices, test-doubles, ebook

## Member repositories
- sarven/unit-testing-tips (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.807691+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:19:40.868338+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sarven/unit-testing-tips (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.807691+00:00, sha b67d47d9fca3)
  - homepage: https://testing-tips.sarvendev.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:17.286596+00:00, sha 49a315c6f682)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.