How can I get IDE autocomplete for PHPUnit?

php symfony phpunit phpstorm

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Solution 1

Add it as a library... in the project that you are editing add it to 'External Libraries'.

It should then be included.

Solution 2

For me (Ubuntu 12.04) it was adding this folder as external library:

/usr/share/php/PHPUnit

Solution 3

For PHPStorm users, go to File -> Settings -> Project Settings ->PHP and add the path in there.

Solution 4

PhpStorm 2016.2 introduces a feature which - in this case - is also a bug.

Autocompletion now no longer includes static methods as an option when in $this-> context. (https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2016/07/completion-changes-in-phpstorm/#more-10425)

As phpunit tests are defined as static methods but called via $this->, autocomplete for phpunit is now effectively broken.

They've rolled back this change for phpunit in the next EAP (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-32530).

Workaround until the next stable release: Press CTRL-Space twice; this will then show static methods in the autocomplete field.

Solution 5

You can add package phpunit/phpunit to the require-dev section of your composer.json file.

After running composer install, PHPStorm will know about the PHPUnit classes.

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Updated on June 03, 2022

Comments

Vitalii Zurian almost 2 years
I am using Symfony2, everything is installed, my tests work so good so far.

I'd like to get an autocompletion of PHPUnit's methods.

Symfony's WebTestCase class extends from PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase just like below:
```
abstract class WebTestCase extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
```
The parent class is highlighted as not existing although.

How can I tell my IDE to use PHPUnit's library?

I am using PHPStorm
PHPUnit is available by path /Users/myUser/pear/share/pear/PHPUnit/
Shivaas about 11 years

FYI, to get to your project settings on Mac, click on PhpStorm -> Preferences, click PHP (under project settings), and then on the right you can add paths to your include path.
Jacob Thomason about 10 years

What about the .phar implementation of phpunit? UPDATE: I got around this on my mac by just using a homebrew install of the lib.
Blair McMillan almost 10 years

You can just add the .phar file to the include path (you don't have to have the homebrew install as well).
Loren over 9 years

With phpunit installed by homebrew, the path is /usr/local/opt/phpunit/libexec/ (this is a symlink so it will stay constant even with version changes)
Loren over 9 years

With phpunit installed by homebrew, the path is /usr/local/opt/phpunit/libexec/ (this is a symlink so it will stay constant even with version changes)
Maxim Pontyushenko over 8 years

Could you add some details to your answer?
Czechnology almost 8 years

This worked nicely for me, adding the lib manually (as in other answers) didn't work out for me.
Czechnology almost 8 years

Maxim: Just add e.g. "phpunit/phpunit": "^5.4.6" to the "require-dev" section of your composer.json and run composer update.
piersb almost 8 years

Tried this on PhpStorm 2016.2. No joy. :(
Nick almost 8 years

Wow, thank you, I was wondering about this and have searched a few times for bugs. The ctrl space works for the time being.
Pitt over 7 years

As for those having a global composer install of phpUnit, add ~/.config/composer/vendor/phpunit to the path. And for those using PHPStorm 2016.2 checkout @piersb 's answer below
paaacman over 7 years

Here is how to do that : jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/2016.2/…