Alchemy

Alchemy is an integrated testing/style fixing tool for your PHP applications. Alchemy handles your test/linting setup and any other integration you might need to run your tests like CI/CD. Alchemy is not a testing framework or style fixer, it's a tool that manages all the nasty setup for you.

📦 Setting Up

You can install alchemy with leaf CLI

leaf install alchemy

Or with composer

composer require leafs/alchemy

Once installed, Alchemy will automatically set up an alchemy.yml file in your project's root which you can use to configure your tests, linting and github actions.

🗂 Your Alchemy File

The alchemy.yml file should look something like this:

app:
  - app
  - src

tests:
  engine: pest
  parallel: true
  paths:
    - tests
  files:
    - '*.test.php'
  coverage:
    processUncoveredFiles: true

lint:
  preset: 'PSR12'
  ignore_dot_files: true
  rules:
    array_syntax:
      syntax: 'short'
    no_unused_imports: true
    single_quote: true
    ordered_imports:
      imports_order: null
      case_sensitive: false
      sort_algorithm: 'alpha'

actions:
  run:
    - 'lint'
    - 'test'
  php:
    extensions: json, zip
    versions:
      - '8.3'
  event:
    - 'push'
    - 'pull_request'

You can make edits to this file to suit your needs. The app key is an array of directories to look for your app files in. The tests key is an array of configurations for your tests. The lint key is an array of configurations for your code styling checks. Once you're done setting up your alchemy.yml file, you can run the setup script.

leaf run alchemy # or composer run alchemy

This will install your test engine, PHP CS Fixer and any other dependencies you might need, and then generate dummy tests using the test engine you chose. It will then lint your code, run your tests and generate a coverage report (if you selected that option). It will also add a test and lint command to your composer.json file which you can use to run your tests and lint your code respectively. Finally, it will generate a .github/workflows directory with a test.yml file and a lint.yml file which you can use to run your tests and linting on github actions.

Based on your engine, you might see either of the outputs below

• PEST PHP

• PHPUnit