[FIXED] How to easily generate a minimal php project with phpunit and composer?

Issue

I want to solve a kata using PHP and test driven development. I would like to use a generator or template to base on a minimal composer project with phpunit.

The minimal project should contain:

• the composer.json with phpunit as require-dev
• the vendor folder
• a sample tests folder with a test file and a source file

I wondered how other developers do that in PHP and found so far the following options:

• use PHPStorm and create a new composer project based on laravel/laravel followed by php artisan key:generate as described here and here
• use composer init as described in this post
• use php-pds/skeleton followed by composer require phpunit/phpunit --dev as described here

What is typical way for a PHP developer to deal with the initial boilerplate in a small php project?

Solution

I can offer you my approach as a reference:

I have a skeleton in PHP with composer and PHPUnit with a class and its test already set up. When I want to challenge a new kata, I just create a new kata and duplicate the skeleton in it (https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/duplicating-a-repository), then updates readme and class names to reflect the kata. Usually, I use master as the reference for the kata to start, and each attempt is a new branch from master.

Here is the link to my repo as a reference, you can use it as a template :)

Answered By - Daniele Scillia

Answer Checked By - Willingham (PHPFixing Volunteer)