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Acc Create Test Double
ASecurityGenerates test doubles (Mocks, Stubs, Fakes, Spies) for PHP 8.5. Creates appropriate double type based on testing needs with PHPUnit MockBuilder patterns.
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name: acc-create-test-double
description: Generates test doubles (Mocks, Stubs, Fakes, Spies) for PHP 8.5. Creates appropriate double type based on testing needs with PHPUnit MockBuilder patterns.
---
# Test Double Generator
Generates appropriate test doubles based on testing needs.
## Test Double Types
| Type | Purpose | Behavior | Verification |
|------|---------|----------|--------------|
| **Stub** | Provide canned answers | Returns predefined values | No |
| **Mock** | Verify interactions | Configurable | Yes (expectations) |
| **Fake** | Working implementation | Real logic, simplified | No |
| **Spy** | Record interactions | Passes through | Yes (inspection) |
## Decision Matrix
```
Need to verify method was called?
├── Yes → Need to record actual calls?
│ ├── Yes → Spy
│ └── No → Mock
└── No → Need real behavior?
├── Yes → Fake
└── No → Stub
```
## When to Use Each
| Scenario | Double Type | Example |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| External API response | Stub | HTTP client returns fixed JSON |
| Verify email sent | Mock | Assert `send()` was called |
| Repository for domain tests | Fake | InMemory implementation |
| Audit logging | Spy | Record all log calls |
| Time-dependent code | Fake | FrozenClock |
## Stub Examples
### PHPUnit Stub
```php
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
final class OrderServiceTest extends TestCase
{
public function test_calculates_order_total(): void
{
// Create stub
$taxCalculator = $this->createStub(TaxCalculatorInterface::class);
$taxCalculator->method('calculate')
->willReturn(Money::EUR(100));
$service = new OrderService($taxCalculator);
$total = $service->calculateTotal($order);
self::assertEquals(Money::EUR(1100), $total);
}
}
```
### Stub with Different Returns
```php
public function test_handles_multiple_calls(): void
{
$repository = $this->createStub(UserRepositoryInterface::class);
// Return different values based on argument
$repository->method('findById')
->willReturnCallback(function (UserId $id) {
return match ($id->toString()) {
'user-1' => UserMother::john(),
'user-2' => UserMother::jane(),
default => null,
};
});
// Or return sequence
$repository->method('findById')
->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls(
UserMother::john(),
UserMother::jane(),
null
);
}
```
### Manual Stub Class
```php
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace Tests\Stub;
use App\Infrastructure\Http\HttpClientInterface;
use App\Infrastructure\Http\HttpResponse;
final class FixedHttpClientStub implements HttpClientInterface
{
public function __construct(
private readonly HttpResponse $response
) {}
public function get(string $url, array $headers = []): HttpResponse
{
return $this->response;
}
public function post(string $url, array $data, array $headers = []): HttpResponse
{
return $this->response;
}
public static function returning(int $status, array $body): self
{
return new self(new HttpResponse($status, json_encode($body)));
}
public static function ok(array $body): self
{
return self::returning(200, $body);
}
public static function error(int $status = 500): self
{
return self::returning($status, ['error' => 'Server error']);
}
}
```
## Mock Examples
### PHPUnit Mock
```php
public function test_sends_notification_on_order_placed(): void
{
// Create mock with expectations
$notifier = $this->createMock(NotifierInterface::class);
$notifier->expects($this->once())
->method('notify')
->with(
$this->isInstanceOf(OrderPlacedNotification::class)
);
$service = new OrderService($this->repository, $notifier);
$service->placeOrder($command);
// Expectations verified automatically
}
```
### Mock with Argument Matching
```php
public function test_logs_with_correct_context(): void
{
$logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
$logger->expects($this->once())
->method('info')
->with(
'Order placed',
$this->callback(function (array $context) {
return isset($context['orderId'])
&& isset($context['customerId'])
&& $context['amount'] > 0;
})
);
$service = new OrderService($this->repository, $logger);
$service->placeOrder($command);
}
```
### Mock Method Call Count
```php
public function test_retries_on_failure(): void
{
$client = $this->createMock(HttpClientInterface::class);
$client->expects($this->exactly(3)) // Called exactly 3 times
->method('post')
->willThrowException(new ConnectionException());
$service = new PaymentService($client, maxRetries: 3);
$this->expectException(PaymentFailedException::class);
$service->charge($payment);
}
```
## Fake Examples
### InMemory Repository (Fake)
```php
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace Tests\Fake;
use App\Domain\User\User;
use App\Domain\User\UserId;
use App\Domain\User\UserRepositoryInterface;
final class InMemoryUserRepository implements UserRepositoryInterface
{
/** @var array<string, User> */
private array $users = [];
public function save(User $user): void
{
$this->users[$user->id()->toString()] = $user;
}
public function findById(UserId $id): ?User
{
return $this->users[$id->toString()] ?? null;
}
public function delete(User $user): void
{
unset($this->users[$user->id()->toString()]);
}
// Test helper methods
public function clear(): void
{
$this->users = [];
}
public function count(): int
{
return count($this->users);
}
}
```
### Frozen Clock (Fake)
```php
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace Tests\Fake;
use Psr\Clock\ClockInterface;
use DateTimeImmutable;
final class FrozenClock implements ClockInterface
{
public function __construct(
private DateTimeImmutable $now
) {}
public function now(): DateTimeImmutable
{
return $this->now;
}
public static function at(string $datetime): self
{
return new self(new DateTimeImmutable($datetime));
}
public function advance(string $interval): void
{
$this->now = $this->now->modify($interval);
}
}
// Usage
$clock = FrozenClock::at('2024-01-15 10:00:00');
$service = new SubscriptionService($clock);
$subscription = $service->create($user);
self::assertEquals('2024-01-15', $subscription->startDate()->format('Y-m-d'));
$clock->advance('+30 days');
self::assertTrue($subscription->isExpired($clock->now()));
```
## Spy Examples
### Collecting Spy
```php
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace Tests\Spy;
use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
use Psr\Log\LogLevel;
final class SpyLogger implements LoggerInterface
{
/** @var list<array{level: string, message: string, context: array}> */
private array $logs = [];
public function log($level, string|\Stringable $message, array $context = []): void
{
$this->logs[] = [
'level' => $level,
'message' => (string) $message,
'context' => $context,
];
}
public function emergency(string|\Stringable $message, array $context = []): void
{
$this->log(LogLevel::EMERGENCY, $message, $context);
}
public function alert(string|\Stringable $message, array $context = []): void
{
$this->log(LogLevel::ALERT, $message, $context);
}
public function critical(string|\Stringable $message, array $context = []): void
{
$this->log(LogLevel::CRITICAL, $message, $context);
}
public function error(string|\Stringable $message, array $context = []): void
{
$this->log(LogLevel::ERROR, $message, $context);
}
public function warning(string|\Stringable $message, array $context = []): void
{
$this->log(LogLevel::WARNING, $message, $context);
}
public function notice(string|\Stringable $message, array $context = []): void
{
$this->log(LogLevel::NOTICE, $message, $context);
}
public function info(string|\Stringable $message, array $context = []): void
{
$this->log(LogLevel::INFO, $message, $context);
}
public function debug(string|\Stringable $message, array $context = []): void
{
$this->log(LogLevel::DEBUG, $message, $context);
}
// Inspection methods
/** @return list<array{level: string, message: string, context: array}> */
public function getLogs(): array
{
return $this->logs;
}
public function hasLogged(string $level, string $messageContains): bool
{
foreach ($this->logs as $log) {
if ($log['level'] === $level && str_contains($log['message'], $messageContains)) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
public function clear(): void
{
$this->logs = [];
}
}
```
### Usage
```php
public function test_logs_order_placement(): void
{
$logger = new SpyLogger();
$service = new OrderService($this->repository, $logger);
$service->placeOrder($command);
// Inspect recorded logs
self::assertTrue($logger->hasLogged('info', 'Order placed'));
$logs = $logger->getLogs();
self::assertCount(1, $logs);
self::assertArrayHasKey('orderId', $logs[0]['context']);
}
```
## Generation Instructions
1. **Analyze the dependency:**
- Interface or class being doubled
- Methods that need doubling
- Expected behavior in test
2. **Choose double type:**
- Verification needed? → Mock or Spy
- Real behavior needed? → Fake
- Just return values? → Stub
3. **Generate appropriate implementation:**
- PHPUnit built-in for simple cases
- Custom class for complex behavior
4. **File placement:**
- Stubs: `tests/Stub/`
- Fakes: `tests/Fake/`
- Spies: `tests/Spy/`
- Or combined in `tests/Double/`
## Best Practices
1. **Mock interfaces, not classes** — avoid mocking final classes
2. **Prefer Fakes for repositories** — more realistic behavior
3. **Use Stubs for external services** — HTTP, payment gateways
4. **Limit to 3 mocks per test** — more indicates design issue
5. **Never mock Value Objects** — use real instances
6. **Don't mock what you don't own** — wrap external libraries first
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