Behat: PHPUnit 4.6.* global assert

[iongion]

I have uncommented in my FeatureContext.php

require_once 'PHPUnit/Autoload.php';
require_once 'PHPUnit/Framework/Assert/Functions.php';

And I get a stack trace:

PHP Warning:  require_once(PHPUnit/Autoload.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /Users/me/Projects/API/features/bootstrap/FeatureContext.php
....

And I am unable to use the assertions functions

My composer.json

{
    "require": {
        "php": ">=5.3.0",
        "slim/slim": "2.*",
        "slim/extras": "2.*",
        "diversen/http-send-file": "dev-master"
    },
    "require-dev": {
        "phpunit/phpunit": "4.6.*",
        "phpspec/phpspec": "~2.0",
        "behat/behat": "2.4.*@stable"
    },
    "autoload": {
        "psr-4": {
            "": "project/classes/"
        },
        "psr-0": {
            "": "src/"
        }
    },
    "config": {
        "bin-dir": "bin"
    }
}

[jakzal]

You don't need those require_once statements if you install phpunit with composer.

[iongion]

But then the assert functions cannot be found:

<?php

use Behat\Behat\Context\ClosuredContextInterface,
    Behat\Behat\Context\TranslatedContextInterface,
    Behat\Behat\Context\BehatContext,
    Behat\Behat\Exception\PendingException;
use Behat\Gherkin\Node\PyStringNode,
    Behat\Gherkin\Node\TableNode;

//
// Require 3rd-party libraries here:
//
//   require_once 'PHPUnit/Autoload.php';
//   require_once 'PHPUnit/Framework/Assert/Functions.php';
//

/**
 * Features context.
 */
class FeatureContext extends BehatContext
{
    /**
     * Initializes context.
     * Every scenario gets it's own context object.
     *
     * @param array $parameters context parameters (set them up through behat.yml)
     */
    public function __construct(array $parameters)
    {
        // Initialize your context here
    }

    /**
     * @Given /^I am in a directory "([^"]*)"$/
     */
    public function iAmInADirectory($arg1)
    {
      assertEquals(2, "2", 'they are not equal');
    }

    /**
     * @Given /^I have a file named "([^"]*)"$/
     */
    public function iHaveAFileNamed($arg1)
    {
    }

    /**
     * @When /^I run "([^"]*)"$/
     */
    public function iRun($arg1)
    {
    }

    /**
     * @Then /^I should get:$/
     */
    public function iShouldGet(PyStringNode $string)
    {
    }

}

after running bin/behat

Feature: ls
  In order to see the directory structure
  As a UNIX user
  I need to be able to list the current directory's contents

  Scenario: List 2 files in a directory # features\ls.feature:7
PHP Fatal error:  Call to undefined function assertEquals() in W:\Workspace\api\features\bootstrap\FeatureContext.php on line 38
PHP Stack trace:
PHP   1. {main}() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\bin\behat:0
PHP   2. Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\bin\behat:32
PHP   3. Behat\Behat\Console\BehatApplication->doRun() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\symfony\console\Symfony\Component\Console\Application.php:126
PHP   4. Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Console\BehatApplication.php:68
PHP   5. Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\symfony\console\Symfony\Component\Console\Application.php:195
PHP   6. Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\symfony\console\Symfony\Component\Console\Application.php:874
PHP   7. Behat\Behat\Console\Command\BehatCommand->execute() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\symfony\console\Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command.php:257
PHP   8. Behat\Behat\Console\Command\BehatCommand->runFeatures() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Console\Command\BehatCommand.php:128
PHP   9. Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode->accept() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Console\Command\BehatCommand.php:150
PHP  10. Behat\Behat\Tester\FeatureTester->visit() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\gherkin\src\Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode.php:42
PHP  11. Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode->accept() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\FeatureTester.php:88
PHP  12. Behat\Behat\Tester\ScenarioTester->visit() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\gherkin\src\Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode.php:42
PHP  13. Behat\Behat\Tester\ScenarioTester->visitStep() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\ScenarioTester.php:87
PHP  14. Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode->accept() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\ScenarioTester.php:148
PHP  15. Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester->visit() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\gherkin\src\Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode.php:42
PHP  16. Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester->executeStep() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester.php:95
PHP  17. Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester->executeStepDefinition() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester.php:126
PHP  18. Behat\Behat\Definition\Annotation\Definition->run() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester.php:157
PHP  19. call_user_func_array:{W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Definition\Annotation\Definition.php:155}() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Definition\Annotation\Definition.php:155
PHP  20. FeatureContext->iAmInADirectory() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Definition\Annotation\Definition.php:155

Fatal error: Call to undefined function assertEquals() in W:\Workspace\api\features\bootstrap\FeatureContext.php on line 38

Call Stack:
    0.0002     646712   1. {main}() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\bin\behat:0
    0.0144    2981320   2. Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\bin\behat:32
    0.0188    3550616   3. Behat\Behat\Console\BehatApplication->doRun() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\symfony\console\Symfony\Component\Console\Application.php:126
    0.1825   10778248   4. Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Console\BehatApplication.php:68
    0.1828   10778328   5. Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\symfony\console\Symfony\Component\Console\Application.php:195
    0.1828   10778488   6. Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\symfony\console\Symfony\Component\Console\Application.php:874
    0.2250   13141400   7. Behat\Behat\Console\Command\BehatCommand->execute() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\symfony\console\Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command.php:257
    0.2255   13156328   8. Behat\Behat\Console\Command\BehatCommand->runFeatures() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Console\Command\BehatCommand.php:128
    0.2382   13514096   9. Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode->accept() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Console\Command\BehatCommand.php:150
    0.2382   13514096  10. Behat\Behat\Tester\FeatureTester->visit() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\gherkin\src\Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode.php:42
    0.2411   13627080  11. Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode->accept() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\FeatureTester.php:88
    0.2411   13627080  12. Behat\Behat\Tester\ScenarioTester->visit() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\gherkin\src\Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode.php:42
    0.2425   13655200  13. Behat\Behat\Tester\ScenarioTester->visitStep() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\ScenarioTester.php:87
    0.2433   13715192  14. Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode->accept() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\ScenarioTester.php:148
    0.2433   13715192  15. Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester->visit() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\gherkin\src\Behat\Gherkin\Node\AbstractNode.php:42
    0.2434   13715576  16. Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester->executeStep() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester.php:95
    0.2454   13844120  17. Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester->executeStepDefinition() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester.php:126
    0.2454   13844120  18. Behat\Behat\Definition\Annotation\Definition->run() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Tester\StepTester.php:157
    0.2454   13845032  19. call_user_func_array:{W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Definition\Annotation\Definition.php:155}() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Definition\Annotation\Definition.php:155
    0.2454   13845352  20. FeatureContext->iAmInADirectory() W:\Workspace\api\vendor\behat\behat\src\Behat\Behat\Definition\Annotation\Definition.php:155

[iongion]

Found a way to make it work on some obscure thread

use PHPUnit_Framework_Assert as Assert;
// then you can use assertions as static methods of Assert, I would still prefer globals
Assert::assertEquals(2, "2", "strange equality")

[stof]

@iongion When PHPUnit is installed through Composer, the library is not added in the include_path. So to find the functions, you will need to give a path:

require_once __DIR__.'/../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/Framework/Assert/Functions.php';

You may need to adjust the path to the vendor folder depending of the location of your file of course

[iongion]

Indeed, but got confused by those two comments that are auto-generated by Behat

[iongion]

Closing it as is not a Behat issue itself, but it can appear for beginner Behat users as me, there are at least two ways of working with PHPUnit as explained above by @stof and myself. Hopefully all this thread will help others that might encounter the non-issue.

[stof]

@iongion Behta 3 does not generate such comment anymore

[iongion]

@stof When i started using Behat, I followed the available info on the
documentation page, the sections is basically:

{
    "require": {
        "behat/behat": "2.4.*@stable"
    }
}

Maybe this should be updated, the docs, by default the site opens at

http://docs.behat.org/en/v2.5