Testing Craft CMS 5 plugins and modules with Pest — test isolation, database safety, and the markhuot/craft-pest-core harness. ALWAYS load when writing, running, fixing, or reviewing tests for a Craft plugin or module, and whenever a suite touches a real Craft install. Covers why rollback is opt-in, tests/Pest.php + tests/bootstrap.php wiring, phpunit.xml.dist pins (force DB name + table prefix, default connection coordinates for CI), why --configuration= defeats DB isolation, installing the plugin under test, process-timezone pinning, per-test site fixtures, idempotent Install migrations, stale service caches when components get swapped, muting audit sinks, queue stubs, factories, HTTP/DB assertions, CI test jobs. Triggers on: Pest, pestphp, craft-pest-core, markhuot, RefreshesDatabase, InstallsCraft, tests/Pest.php, phpunit.xml.dist, vendor/bin/pest, composer test, ddev craft pest, dbtest, CRAFTDBDATABASE, CRAFTDBTABLEPREFIX, Entry::factory(), assertDatabaseHas, afterEach, transaction rollback, test site fixture, fixture cleanup sweep, createIndexIfMissing, Db::findForeignKey, UserPermissions::reset(), TestCaseAlreadyInUse, cookieValidationKey with --filter, 'too many keys', 'tests pollute the database', 'tests created thousands of entries', 'passes on dev but fails in isolation', 'passes alone but fails in the suite', 'datetimes off by hours in tests', 'connects locally but not on CI', flaky order-dependent test, no Pest job in CI. Do NOT trigger for front-end/JS testing or PHP style analysis.
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Testing Craft CMS 5 plugins and modules with Pest — test isolation, database safety, and the markhuot/craft-pest-core harness. ALWAYS load when writing, running, fixing, or reviewing tests for a Craft plugin or module, and whenever a suite touches a real Craft install. Covers why rollback is opt-in, tests/Pest.php + tests/bootstrap.php wiring, phpunit.xml.dist pins (force DB name + table prefix, default connection coordinates for CI), why --configuration= defeats DB isolation, installing the plugin under test, process-timezone pinning, per-test site fixtures, idempotent Install migrations, stale service caches when components get swapped, muting audit sinks, queue stubs, factories, HTTP/DB assertions, CI test jobs. Triggers on: Pest, pestphp, craft-pest-core, markhuot, RefreshesDatabase, InstallsCraft, tests/Pest.php, phpunit.xml.dist, vendor/bin/pest, composer test, ddev craft pest, dbtest, CRAFTDBDATABASE, CRAFTDBTABLEPREFIX, Entry::factory(), assertDatabaseHas, afterEach, transaction rollback, test site fixture, fixture cleanup sweep, createIndexIfMissing, Db::findForeignKey, UserPermissions::reset(), TestCaseAlreadyInUse, cookieValidationKey with --filter, 'too many keys', 'tests pollute the database', 'tests created thousands of entries', 'passes on dev but fails in isolation', 'passes alone but fails in the suite', 'datetimes off by hours in tests', 'connects locally but not on CI', flaky order-dependent test, no Pest job in CI. Do NOT trigger for front-end/JS testing or PHP style analysis.
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Testing Craft CMS 5 plugins and modules with Pest — test isolation, database safety, and the markhuot/craft-pest-core harness. ALWAYS load when writing, running, fixing, or reviewing tests for a Craft plugin or module, and whenever a suite touches a real Craft install. Covers why rollback is opt-in, tests/Pest.php + tests/bootstrap.php wiring, phpunit.xml.dist <env> pins (force DB name + table prefix, default connection coordinates for CI), why --configuration= defeats DB isolation, installing the plugin under test, process-timezone pinning, per-test site fixtures, idempotent Install migrations, stale service caches when components get swapped, muting audit sinks, queue stubs, factories, HTTP/DB assertions, CI test jobs. Triggers on: Pest, pestphp, craft-pest-core, markhuot, RefreshesDatabase, InstallsCraft, tests/Pest.php, phpunit.xml.dist, vendor/bin/pest, composer test, ddev craft pest, db_test, CRAFT_DB_DATABASE, CRAFT_DB_TABLE_PREFIX, Entry::factory(), assertDatabaseHas, afterEach, transaction rollback, test site fixture, fixture cleanup sweep, createIndexIfMissing, Db::findForeignKey, UserPermissions::reset(), TestCaseAlreadyInUse, cookieValidationKey with --filter, 'too many keys', 'tests pollute the database', 'tests created thousands of entries', 'passes on dev but fails in isolation', 'passes alone but fails in the suite', 'datetimes off by hours in tests', 'connects locally but not on CI', flaky order-dependent test, no Pest job in CI. Do NOT trigger for front-end/JS testing or PHP style analysis.
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Category
Engineering
Reported license
MIT
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLI