Bootstrap file only loaded if --bootstrap option included on command line

[GreeKatrina]

My folder structure

tests/
    Controller/
    Library/
    Model/
    MainTest.php
    bootstrap.php
    phpunit.xml
env.php

My phpunit.xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<document>
    <phpunit bootstrap="bootstrap.php">
        <testsuites>
            <testsuite name="Library">
              <directory>./Library/</directory>
            </testsuite>
            <testsuite name="Model">
                <directory>./Model/</directory>
            </testsuite>
            <testsuite name="Controller">
                <directory>./Controller/</directory>
            </testsuite>
        </testsuites>
    </phpunit>
</document>

My MainTest.php file:

<?php

class MainTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    public function testTestingEnvironment()
    {
        //constants are defined in env.php
        $this->assertTrue(defined(APP_ROOT));
        $this->assertFileExists(VENDOR_PATH.'autoloader.php');
        $this->assertTrue(class_exists('MyApp\Library\Utility'));
    }
}

When I run phpunit --bootstrap bootstrap.php MainTest everything works fine. But since I have included the bootstrap file in my phpunit.xml file, I shouldn't need to do that. However, when I run phpunit MainTest it doesn't include my bootstrap file. It will throw an error that APP_ROOT has not been defined. APP_ROOT is defined in env.php, which is included in the bootstrap.php file.

I would like to be able to run my tests without having to explicitly include my bootstrap file since that functionality is built in.

Thanks in advance for the help.

[sebastianbergmann]

Dear contributor,

thanks to the hard work by @belanur, @starikovm, @trueromio, and others, the changes outlined in #471 (comment) have been implemented.

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