Elgg 1.8.3 released!
Although this is a bit of old news, I wanted to mention it: last week the release of elgg 1.8.3 was announced. I have to say I’m pretty amazed by the release speed of these guys. Keep up the good work!
Read MoreElgg 1.8.2 has been released
Just a quick update: elgg 1.8.2 has been released. You can find the bugfixes and enhancements in the announcement.
We are very happy to have contributed with our small grain of sand and hope to keep doing so.
Writing a “Hello World” Test with QBElggTestsForPHPUnit
Writing a test with QBElggTestsForPHPUnit is not much different that writing a standard test with PHPUnit. In future posts we will see how to tweak things a little (like adding custom fixtures) but right now I’m just going to show you how to write a very simple tests: the HelloWorldTest . The purpose of this test is two-folded:
Read MoreInstalling QBElggTestsForPHPUnit
In a previous post we introduced QBElggTestsForPHPUnit, an extension of PHPUnit used to test elgg-related functionality (note: PHPUnit is not bundled with this plugin. We assume that PHPUnit is already installed on your machine and the include paths are properly configured). In this post I will show you how to install this plugin and check that everything is running properly.
Read MoreTorwards a safe unit test suite in elgg
“To test or not to test” is a question that, by this time, should have been completely deprecated of a programer’s mind. Yes, I know, we all have programmed good pieces of software when the whole unit test concept wasn’t mainstream, but if you ever took the time to write a couple of good tests you know that they are a really good weapon against unexpected bugs.
