Re: SKIPIF print vs die

zoe wrote: > Daniel Convissor wrote: >> Hi Folks: >> >> I'm reading up on .phpt's because I'll be giving a tutorial at New >> York's test fest event. >> >> The SKIPIF section info at http://qa.php.net/write-test.php >> uses print >> 'skip whatever' rather than die('skip whatever'), which is commonly >> used in actual tests. die() seems preferable since it will halt >> undesirable execution when calling the .phpt file directly (as >> discussed at the bottom of the write-test web page. >> > Yes, I see your point. From that point of view using die() is preferable. >> I'm wondering what people think about this and whether write-test >> needs tweaking. >> > I'll tweak it no one comes up with a counter argument. I've had a few cases where die() was less desirable because I wanted to be able to run the test even when it would fail, so I could step through to fix things. In other cases, the SKIPIF was complex enough that it would sometimes skip when it shouldn't. Thus, I'd say use per-test criteria to determine which way is better. Perhaps use // use echo 'skip whatever'; if you want to be able to step through the // test with a debugger no matter what die('skip whatever'); to suggest the most commonly successful skipping method, but mention the other. Greg