Testing Symfony APIs Effectively with PHPUnit When it comes to building and maintaining reliable web APIs, testing isn't just a bonus, it's essential. In the Symfony ecosystem, PHPUnit is the tool of choice, providing developers with the means for ensuring their APIs are robust, secure, and reliable. Today, we'll explore the best practices and nuances around testing Symfony APIs using PHPUnit—both from the unit test perspective at the method level and endpoint-level testing for API-only Symfony projects. Understanding Method-Level Unit Tests in Symfony Unit tests are the cornerstone of ensuring code quality. These tests typically are small, quick, and targeted exactly at the method you're writing. They validate isolated parts of your application, and Symfony encourages this style of isolated, efficient testing. Let's look at a concise example. Suppose we have a simple helper method within a service that calculates discounts: name...
How to Yank the Buffer File Name in Neovim to Your Clipboard How to Yank the Buffer File Name in Neovim to Your Clipboard Hi there! If you're a Neovim user like me and you frequently use AI-powered plugins like code-ai.nvim , you probably find yourself needing to yank file names into prompts or chats pretty often. The Problem: Jumping Back and Forth to Yank File Names When using code AI or other plugins to enhance your workflow, you might often need the exact filename—or path—of the buffer you're currently editing. Yanking file paths or names seems trivial at first, but it can quickly become cumbersome. Not to mention distracting. Typically, you’d have to exit Neovim or switch to another shell window just to remember the exact file or path you're editing. Needless to say, this interrupts the smooth workflow that makes using Neovim enjoyable in the first place. The Solution: Neovim Keybindings to the Rescue! I grew tired of having to pause my workfl...