PHPUnit

Test scope

In this area, specify the location of tests or the configuration file where they are listed.

• Directory: select this option to have all the unit tests in a directory launched.

  In the Directory field, specify the directory to search the unit test in. Type the path to the directory manually or click and select the desired directory in the Choose Test Directory dialog, that opens.

• Class: select this option to have all the unit tests in a test class launched.

  In the Class field, type the name of the desired class. To quickly locate a class, use code completion Ctrl+Space. The location of the selected class will be displayed in the control File read-only field.

• Method: select this option to have a specific test method launched.

  In the Class field, type the name of the desired class. To quickly locate a class, use code completion Ctrl+Space. The location of the selected class will be displayed in the control File read-only field.

  In the Method field, specify the desired method. To quickly locate a class, use code completion Ctrl+Space.

• Defined in the configuration file: select this option to have test runner execute the tests from a dedicated XML configuration file.

• Composite: select this option to have the test runner execute the tests from an arbitrary tests selection.

  In the Composite test patterns area, use , , and to manage the list of test patterns (that is, test classes or test methods) to be included in the configuration.

  To add a test pattern, click . To edit the existing pattern, click . In the Add PHPUnit test pattern dialog that opens, locate the desired test class or test method symbol by using the Search by Name tab or the Project tab. If the chosen test method uses a data provider, provide the name of the data set in the Data set field. Note that in the case of several data sets, you need to create a separate pattern entry for each of them.

  By default, IntelliJ IDEA attempts to detect the test patterns location automatically based on your project structure. To explicitly specify the directory containing test patterns, select the Use alternative patterns base path checkbox, then click and locate the desired directory in the dialog that opens.

Use alternative configuration file

In this field, choose the location of the PHPUnit configuration file.

• To use the default configuration file specified on the Test Frameworks page of the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), clear the Use alternative configuration file checkbox. If no default configuration file is appointed on the Test Frameworks page, the run/debug configuration is invalid. To quickly open the Test Frameworks page, click .

• To run the tests from a custom configuration file, select the Use alternative configuration file checkbox, click , and specify the location of the file to use.

Use alternative bootstrap file

In this field, choose the location of the bootstrap PHP script, which will be executed before launching tests.

• To use the default bootstrap file specified on the Test Frameworks page of the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), clear the Use alternative bootstrap file checkbox.

• To execute a custom bootstrap file, select the Use alternative bootstrap file checkbox, click , and specify the location of the file to use.

Test runner options

In this field, specify the test runner switches.

If necessary, click and type the desired switches in the Command Line Options dialog. Type each switch on a new line. When you close the dialog, the specified switches are displayed in the Test runner options field with spaces as separators.

Preferred Coverage engine

From this list, choose one of the configured code coverage runners:

• Xdebug, a debugging extension providing both the debugging and code coverage capabilities.

  To enable Xdebug, make sure at least the following settings are specified in the [xdebug] section of the active php.ini file.

  [xdebug] zend_extension="<path to xdebug extension>" xdebug.mode=coverage

  [xdebug] zend_extension="<path to xdebug extension>" xdebug.coverage_enable=1

  See Configure Xdebug for details.

• PCOV, a lightweight extension only providing code coverage capabilities.

  To enable PCOV, download and install the extension as described in the PCOV documentation. Then, make sure at least the following settings are specified in the active php.ini file:

  extension="<path to pcov extension>"

• phpdbg, a debugging and code coverage module, which is bundled in PHP 5.6 and later and requires no additional configuration.

Interpreter

The list contains all the currently configured local and remote PHP interpreters. Choose one of the configured PHP interpreters from the list, or click and define a new interpreter as described in Configuring Local PHP Interpreters and Configuring Remote PHP Interpreters.

Interpreter options

In this field, specify the options to be passed to the PHP executable file. They override the default behavior of the PHP interpreter or ensure that additional activities are performed.

If necessary, click and type the desired options in the Command Line Options dialog. Type each option on a new line. When you close the dialog, they are all displayed in the Command line options field with spaces as separators.

Custom working directory

In this field, specify the location of the files that are outside the folder with tests and are referenced in your tests through relative paths.

This setting does not block the test execution because the location of tests is always specified through a full path to the corresponding files and/or directories.

By default, the field is empty, and the working directory is the root of the project.

Environment variables

In this field, specify the environment variables be passed to the built-in server. See Environment Variables in Apache for details.

Alt+Insert

Click this icon to add one of the following available tasks:

• Run External tool: select to run an external application. In the dialog that opens, select one or multiple applications you want to run. If it is not defined in IntelliJ IDEA yet, add its definition. For more information, see External tools and External Tools.

• Run Another Configuration: select to execute another run/debug configuration and wait until it finishes before starting the current configuration. If you want to run several configurations in parallel, use a compound run/debug configuration.

• Build Artifacts: select this option to build an artifact or artifacts. In the dialog that opens, select the artifact or artifacts that should be built.

• Launch Web Browser: select this option to have a browser started. In the dialog that opens, select the type of the browser and provide the start URL. Also, specify if you want the browser be launched with JavaScript debugger.

• Run Ant target: select this option to run an Ant target. In the dialog that opens, select the target to be run.

• Run Grunt task: select this option to run a Grunt task.

  In the Grunt task dialog that opens, specify the Gruntfile.js where the required task is defined, select the task to execute, and specify the arguments to pass to the Grunt tool.

  Specify the location of the Node.js interpreter, the parameters to pass to it, and the path to the grunt-cli package.

• Run gulp task: select this option to run a Gulp task.

  In the Gulp task dialog that opens, specify the Gulpfile.js where the required task is defined, select the task to execute, and specify the arguments to pass to the Gulp tool.

  Specify the location of the Node.js interpreter, the parameters to pass to it, and the path to the gulp package.

• Run Maven Goal: select this option to run a Maven goal. In the dialog that opens, select the goal to be run.

• Run npm script: select this option to execute an npm script.

  In the NPM Script dialog that opens, specify the npm run/debug configuration settings.

• Compile TypeScript: select to run the built-in TypeScript compiler and thus make sure that all the changes you made to your TypeScript code are reflected in the generated JavaScript files. In the TypeScript Compile Settings dialog that opens, select or clear the Check errors checkbox to configure the behaviour of the compiler in case any errors are detected:

  • If the Check errors checkbox is selected, the compiler will show all the errors and the run configuration will not start.

  • If the Check errors checkbox is cleared, the compiler will show all the detected errors but the run configuration still will be launched.

• Run Remote External Tool: adds a remote SSH external tool.

• Disconnect Data Source: select this option if you want to disrupt the connection to a data source before the run/debug configuration is run.

Alt+Delete

Click this icon to remove the selected task from the list.

Enter

Click this icon to edit the selected task. Make the necessary changes in the dialog that opens.

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Alt+Up/Alt+Down

Click these icons to move the selected task one line up or down in the list. The tasks are performed in the order that they appear in the list.

Show this page

Select this checkbox to show the run/debug configuration settings prior to actually starting the run/debug configuration.

Activate tool window

By default this checkbox is selected and the Run or the Debug tool window opens when you start the run/debug configuration.

Otherwise, if the checkbox is cleared, the tool window is hidden. However, when the configuration is running, you can open the corresponding tool window for it yourself by pressing Alt+4 or Alt+5.