Phpunit: replace class with mock

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Is it possible to replace some class instantiation with the mock one so that when I call new SomeClass() the mock one is created with specified mocked behavior?

Did you read this https://phpunit.de/manual/3.0/en/mock-objects.html ? — JustOnUnderMillions, Dec 01 '16 at 16:33

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It is highly not recommended but possible, take a look at links bellow

https://github.com/php-test-helpers/php-test-helpers

https://github.com/krakjoe/uopz

It's better to use Dependency Injection (simply, it means injecting instances as arguments to function instead of creating them inside the function). As a result you will be able easily to mock that argument while testing. You can google about other pros of DI, but here a few links for you: answer on SO, DI and phpunit

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answered Dec 01 '16 at 16:35

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Thank you, think the best way is to refactor code to use DI – pandomic Dec 02 '16 at 07:24

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