Kahlan

What it does

Code coverage

Kahlan provides code coverage metrics, which require Xdebug or phpdbg.checked 10 Oct 2026

Contributing

The documentation invites contributors to submit pull requests against the dev branch and update specs.checked 10 Oct 2026

Coverage exports

The CLI documents Clover XML, Istanbul-compatible JSON, and lcov text coverage exports.checked 4 Oct 2026

Exporters

Built-in exporters include Coveralls, Code Climate, Scrutinizer, and Clover.checked 10 Oct 2026

Framework compatibility

Kahlan uses Composer autoloading and is compatible with most frameworks; some frameworks with their own autoloaders need manual namespace configuration.checked 4 Oct 2026

Framework integrations

The documentation describes a dedicated plugin for Laravel test facilities and a Kahlan bundle for Symfony 2.7 and later.checked 4 Oct 2026

Installation

The repository documents installation with Composer or by cloning the Git repository.checked 10 Oct 2026

Integration

The documentation includes a section on integration with popular frameworks.checked 10 Oct 2026

License

Kahlan is licensed under MIT; the license permits use, copying, modification, distribution, sublicensing, and sale.checked 10 Oct 2026

Monkey patching

Kahlan can replace methods, functions, or classes during testing without requiring PECL extensions.checked 4 Oct 2026

Performance limit

The configuration documentation says its source interception and rewriting approach makes code run a bit slower, and that patching can be limited to selected namespaces.checked 4 Oct 2026

Purpose

Kahlan is a PHP unit and BDD testing framework that uses a describe-it syntax.checked 4 Oct 2026

Reporting

Built-in reporters include dot, bar, JSON, TAP, and verbose formats, with output optionally redirected to a file.checked 4 Oct 2026

Reports

Built-in reporters provide terminal or HTML reporting through Istanbul or lcov.checked 10 Oct 2026

Requirements

The repository lists PHP 7.4+ and Composer as requirements; Xdebug or phpdbg is needed only for coverage analysis.checked 10 Oct 2026

Stubbing

Kahlan provides a built-in stubbing system and says Mockery or Prophecy are not needed.checked 4 Oct 2026

Stubbing and patching

It can stub or monkey patch code directly without requiring PECL extensions.checked 10 Oct 2026

Support

The repository lists an IRC support channel, #kahlan on chat.freenode.net.checked 10 Oct 2026

Test doubles

Its stubbing system supports dynamic mocking of class methods, and the docs say Mockery or Prophecy are no longer needed.checked 10 Oct 2026

Warranty

The MIT license provides the software as is, without warranty of any kind.checked 10 Oct 2026

What it does

Kahlan is a PHP unit and BDD test framework using a describe-it syntax similar to RSpec and JSpec.checked 10 Oct 2026

Workflow

The framework describes its workflow as extensible and customizable.checked 10 Oct 2026