phpunit improvements

[basz]

fix these warning

PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase::getMock() is deprecated

$this->assert should also be replaced with static::assert

[prolic]

Do not replace $this->assert with static::assert for reasons explained here: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/1914#issuecomment-148407321

[basz]

sigh, awesome. Is that true for any static::phpunitMethod or only the assert* methods?

[prolic]

like what?

[basz]

static::at(0), static::returnValue(...)

[prolic]

same, use $this here

[hopeseekr]

The PHPUnit maintainer is simply wrong on this issue. I have thoroughly analyzed PHPUnit's code, and unless we are going to declare willfully disregarding the static method calls are OK, then such an important code quality tool as PHPUnit should have code written for it using self::assertEquals() vs. the contextually ambiguous $this->assertEquals().

Or, PHPUnit needs to have a third class that does something like

// Expose static assert methods for people who need them.
class Assert
{
    public static function assertEquals($expected, $actual, $memo='')
    {
        return (new AssertLogic())->assertEquals($expected, $actual, $memo);
    }
}

Then extend TestCase against AssertLogic. Then literally everyone can be happy, at probably minimal overhead. (if the news are too much, then private static $asserter.