Add Drupal test traits library to GovCMS

[acbramley]

What value does this module/package add to GovCMS?

Allows writing phpunit tests that run against a preinstalled site (i.e against a database image) to test site functionality in PHPUnit easily without having to setup site configuration or install an existing site in a test.

Writing automated tests is crucial for the stability of a website. Without this library, writing phpunit tests for a preinstalled site is cumbersome. Behat tests are an alternative but are much more restrictive and not ideal for testing complex business logic or functionality.

https://git.drupalcode.org/project/dtt

Is the module Drupal 10 compatible?
Yes, it's a library

Please provide a brief outline of what this module does.
Provides traits that can be included in PHPUnit tests in order to run a test against an already installed site.

Who does this module benefit:
[ ] end users
[ ] content editors
[x] site builders
[ ] themers
[x] developers

How could you provide/replicate the functionality of this module using alternative methods, eg in your theme?
Copy all the code from the library into tests/phpunit

If this module styles or alters HTML or JavaScript output, can the functionality be provided via the theme? What alternatives have you considered.
N/A

What is the maintenance and support status of the module. Describe the issue queue activity.
Actively maintained

What permissions are needed to utilise the module (and are any new permissions provided by the module)?
N/A

Does the module modify the database structure and/or store additional metadata on nodes or other entities? If so, why? What are the risks for future updates?
No

Is the module designed to capture anonymous user data?
No

Is the output of the module typically fully cacheable? Would the inclusion of this module potentially render pages uncacheable.
N/A

What is your assessment of the quality of this module, the contribution history of the module's maintainers, and the uptake of the module within the Drupal community?
Very high.

Additional information
This is a dev requirement only, it would not be installed on govcms environments, only in CI.

[kobus-vanwyk]

Hi @acbramley

Thanks for submitting the module to be reviewed.

Module can be found on drupal.org Drupal Test Traits

Does anyone else have a need for this module included for their sites? Leaving this to seek further community interest before we consider including.
Seeking views from the GovCMS community.

[simesy]

This feature is no brainer.

Seeking views from the GovCMS community

This type of consultation process has been proven over successive feature requests to not be effective, and a way of gaslighting the community into thinking that we don't engage well enough. However I'll both like it AND +1 it in hope.

[DanielVeza]

This library is incredibly important for writing tests against a real world version of a site, not a mocked site where all content types, config and content have to be recreated manually.

It saves time when writing tests and allows for much more reliable and consistent tests. As @simesy said, it's a no brainer.

[acbramley]

I see this is tagged as a module, but it's not a module. It's a library, just like behat or cypress which is already supported in SaaS. However, PHPUnit testing is much closer to what people are used to when testing Drupal.

This library will enhance the ability for developers of SaaS sites to write phpunit tests. At the moment (as explained above) it would be far too hard to do.

I also want to reiterate that this would be a dev dependency so would have no impact at all on the running environments.

[larowlan]

+1 for this, its the defacto standard for writing tests for real world sites with Drupal