zf- phpunit - best way to mock / test $this->getRequest()->getParam('controller')

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phpunit - zend framework

what's the best way to mock / how to test this code $this->getRequest()->getParam('controller') in a controller action helper?

(or any param or that matter as it's all related)

I'm guessing I need to mock the request object and put an expectation on it that method getParam will be found at least once with value controller.

Can someone show me kind of a code example or let me know the best way to do this? thanks!

read this response http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1935541/phpunit-test-mvc-controller-with-post-variable#answer-1935553 — Jimmy Collazos, May 06 '12 at 19:34
Those zf classes have already been unit tested. Trying to do it again is a pain. I found unit testing controllers too much trouble, so I moved all the logic I could into my models and stopped doing it. Improved my code immensely and made unit testing a breeze. — vascowhite, May 06 '12 at 21:02
as part of the method i'm testing, information is set using this so I will not receive code coverage without demonstrating that this can be successfully set in the action helper. I am expected to maintain 100% code coverage. — jsteinmann, May 06 '12 at 23:00
That's a bit short sighted, this is probably the best place to start http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.test.introduction.html, however I would stick by my original recommendation. — vascowhite, May 07 '12 at 06:36

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 07 '12 at 11:14

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If you mean how to test your controller with certain params - you can do

$this->request->setParam($paramName, $paramValue);

answered May 07 '12 at 11:14

Tomáš Fejfar

in an action helper i need to do this – jsteinmann May 07 '12 at 15:02
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$this->_actionController->request->setParam(...) ? – Tomáš Fejfar May 07 '12 at 16:39

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