Rule `php_unit_dedicate_assert`¶

PHPUnit assertions like assertInternalType, assertFileExists, should be used over assertTrue.

Warning¶

Fixer could be risky if one is overriding PHPUnit’s native methods.

Target version of PHPUnit.

Allowed values: '3.0', '3.5', '5.0', '5.6' and 'newest'

Default value: 'newest'

Default configuration.

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 final class MyTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
     public function testSomeTest()
     {
-        $this->assertTrue(is_float( $a), "my message");
-        $this->assertTrue(is_nan($a));
+        $this->assertInternalType('float', $a, "my message");
+        $this->assertNan($a);
     }
 }

With configuration: ['target' => '5.6'].

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 final class MyTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
     public function testSomeTest()
     {
-        $this->assertTrue(is_dir($a));
-        $this->assertTrue(is_writable($a));
-        $this->assertTrue(is_readable($a));
+        $this->assertDirectoryExists($a);
+        $this->assertIsWritable($a);
+        $this->assertIsReadable($a);
     }
 }

The rule is part of the following rule sets: