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ContentTranslationsControllerTest.php

<?php

class Admin_ContentTranslationsControllerTest extends Our_Test_ControllerTestCase
{
	function testEditFindTranslationByIdTheOldWay()
	{
		$this->table->insert(array('key' => 'foo'));
		$this->get('edit', array('id' => '1'));
		$this->assertEquals(1, $this->assigns->translation->id);
	}

	function testEditFindTranslationByIdTheNewWay()
	{
		$id = $this->table->insert(array('key' => 'foo'));
		$this->get('edit', array('id' => $id));
		$this->assertEquals($id, $this->assigns->translation->id);
	}
}

ControllerTest.php

<?php

class Admin_ContentTranslationsControllerTest extends Our_Test_ControllerTestCase
{
	function testIndexAssignTranslationsNewFirst()
	{
		$this->useTable($table = new Our_Model_Translation_Table);
		$table->insert(array('locale' => 'el', 'key' => 'foo'));
		$table->insert(array('locale' => 'el', 'key' => 'bar', 'translation' => 'baz'));
		$this->get('index');
		$this->assertNull($this->assigns->translations[0]->translation);
		$this->assertEquals('baz', $this->assigns->translations[1]->translation);
	}
}

abstract class Our_Test_ControllerTestCase extends Zend_Test_PHPUnit_ControllerTestCase
{
	public $bootstrap = array('Application', 'bootstrap');
	protected $_usedTables = array();

	function tearDown()
	{
		foreach ($this->_usedTables as $table) {
			$table->truncate();
		}
	}

	function useTable(Our_Db_Table_Abstract $table)
	{
		$this->_usedTables[get_class($table)] = $table;
	}
}

ControllerTestCase.php

<?php

abstract class Our_Test_ControllerTestCase extends Zend_Test_PHPUnit_ControllerTestCase
{
	function setUp()
	{
		Zend_Registry::get('database')->rollBack();
		parent::setUp();
		Zend_Registry::get('database')->beginTransaction();
	}
}

DatabaseTransaction.php

<?php

class Our_Test_Listener_DatabaseTransaction implements PHPUnit_Framework_TestListener
{
	public function startTest(PHPUnit_Framework_Test $test)
	{
		Zend_Registry::get('database')->beginTransaction();
	}

	public function endTest(PHPUnit_Framework_Test $test, $time)
	{
		Zend_Registry::get('database')->rollBack();
	}
}

ModelTest.php

<?php

class Our_Model_Admin_Employee_TableTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
	function setUp()
	{
		$this->table = new Our_Model_Admin_Employee_Table;
	}

	function tearDown()
	{
		$this->table->truncate();
	}

	function testFindActiveFirstFetchDeletedAsLast()
	{
		$this->table->insert(array('email' => 'w@w.com'));
		$this->table->insert(array('email' => 'w22@w.com', 'dateDeleted' => new Zend_Db_Expr('NOW()')));
		$this->table->insert(array('email' => 'w2@w.com'));

		$actual = $this->table->findActiveFirst();
		$this->assertEquals(3, $actual->count());
		$this->assertNotNull($actual[2]->dateDeleted);
	}
}

class Our_Model_QuestionTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
	function testUpdateAttributesSaveOnValid()
	{
		$question = Our_Model_Question::create();
		$question->updateAttributes(array('question' => 'q', 'answer' => 'a'));

		$this->assertEquals(1, $question->getTable()->count());

		$question->getTable()->truncate();
	}
}

phpunit.xml

<listeners>
	<listener class="Our_Test_Listener_DatabaseTransaction" file="library/Our/Test/Listener/DatabaseTransaction.php">
	</listener>
</listeners>