PHPUnit_Extensions_Database_DataSet_CompositeDataSet() requires an array argument.

[denilsonsa]

http://phpunit.de/manual/current/en/database.html#database.composite-dataset

The documentation example calls PHPUnit_Extensions_Database_DataSet_CompositeDataSet() with no arguments, but it is wrong. It should be called with an array().

Which is the meaning of that array? Also undocumented.

I only know that an empty array works because of http://someguyjeremy.com/blog/database-testing-with-phpunit

(footnote: actually, it doesn't work, it complains about InvalidArgumentException: DataSet contains a table that already exists: foobar)

[elazar]

Are you using DbUnit 1.3.1? I believe this issue was addressed in that release.

[denilsonsa]

Commit 89139eaa168e0cdfd9c2ee4bae2e7d5fb5e58c76 makes that constructor parameter optional, and indeed it was released last week.

Thanks! (but the documentation is still lacking)

[elazar]

Can you provide specifics on why the documentation is lacking? There's an example of CompositeDataSet usage near the bottom of this manual section:

<?php
class CompositeTest extends PHPUnit_Extensions_Database_TestCase
{
    public function getDataSet()
    {
        $ds1 = $this->createFlatXmlDataSet('fixture1.xml');
        $ds2 = $this->createFlatXmlDataSet('fixture2.xml');

        $compositeDs = new PHPUnit_Extensions_Database_DataSet_CompositeDataSet();
        $compositeDs->addDataSet($ds1);
        $compositeDs->addDataSet($ds2);

        return $compositeDs;
    }
}
?>

[denilsonsa]

Lacking the description of the (optional) parameter from the constructor.

(sorry for my tone, I guess I was a bit too angry, I should have calmed down and posted a more helpful issue)

[elazar]

No worries, just trying to get as much information as I can while the apparently painful memory is still fresh. ;) We'll try to get this addressed. Thanks for the issue report!

[sebastianbergmann]

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