phpunit static called method in method

Question

I have this method:

public function getLocale()
    {
        $languageId = $this->_user->language->id;
        $page = Wire::getModule('myModule')->getPage($languageId);
        $locale = $page->locale;

        if (!!$locale) {
            return $locale;
        }

        // fallback to browser's locale
        $browserLocale = new SBD_Language();
        $locale = $browserLocale->getLanguageLocale('_');

        return $locale;
    }

Now I want to write a test for it, but I get this error: Trying to get property of non-object which is caused by Wire::getModule('myModule').

So I'd like to override the Wire::getModule response with phpunit. I just don't know how to do that.

So far I have created a mock over the class in which the method getLocale is placed and that is all working fine but how would I tell that mock class that it should actually call a mock of the Wire class?

You could intercept the call to the static method if you really wish to test it.. So have a proxy class that calls the static method itself, you can mock that proxy class $this->callProxy($something) can be mocked, and the callProxy($something) method could simply call the static method with $something — Jack hardcastle
– Jack hardcastle, Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 9:53
You can use Phake test library that support Mock static method — Matteo
– Matteo, Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 9:54
Ideally you should refactor this method and not call global functions from it. I would redefine it like this: public function getLocale($page) then you can pass a mock page object to it from the test class. — laurent
– laurent, Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 10:17

Jack hardcastle · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-17 10:11:10Z

1

You can kind of mock static methods by proxying the call to the static method, as such

class StaticClass
{
    static function myStaticFunction($param)
    {
        // do something with $param...
    }
}

class ProxyClass
{
    static function myStaticFunction($param)
    {
        StaticClass::myStaticFunction($param);
    }
}

class Caller
{
    // StaticClass::myStaticFunction($param);
    (new ProxyClass())->myStaticFunction($param); 
    // the above would need injecting to mock correctly
}

class Test
{
    $this->mockStaticClass = \Phake::mock(ProxyClass::class);
    \Phake::verify($this->mockStaticClass)->myStaticMethod($param);
}

That example is with Phake, but it should work with PHPUnit the same way.

answered Mar 17, 2017 at 10:11

Jack hardcastle

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