phpspec

Spec sheet

Purpose

phpspec is a PHP toolset for driving emergent design by specification.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

BDD workflow

Its SpecBDD workflow describes an object's behavior, implements enough code to meet the specification, and then refactors the code.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

Code generation

The configuration page documents a describe command that creates spec and source class files according to configured naming and path rules.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

Configuration

Project settings can be supplied in phpspec.yml, .phpspec.yml, or phpspec.yml.dist, with options for suites, paths, formatters, extensions, and bootstrapping.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

Distribution

The official site directs users to install phpspec in a PHP project with Composer and run its executable from the project bin directory.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

Extension support

The manual says extensions can add formatters and register custom matcher classes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

Installation

The manual says to install phpspec and its dependencies through Composer as a project development dependency.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

Intended use

The manual describes phpspec as a tool for specifying how classes implement features, at the implementation level.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

Matchers

The manual lists built-in matchers for identity, comparison, exceptions, types, object state, counts, iterables, and strings.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

Output formats

The configuration manual lists progress, html, pretty, junit, dot, and tap as built-in formatters.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

PHP requirement

The installation page says to ensure PHP 5.6 or 7 is installed.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

Test doubles

The manual documents using stubs to specify collaborator return values, mocks to expect calls, and spies to check calls after behavior runs.Read 4 Oct 2026 · phpspec.net

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Where Specifiction places it

• BDD Testing Tools#21 of 307.2