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+<?php
+
+class CI_TestCase extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
+	
+	protected $ci_config;
+	protected $ci_instance;
+	protected static $ci_test_instance;
+		
+	private $global_map = array(
+		'benchmark'	=> 'bm',
+		'config'	=> 'cfg',
+		'hooks'		=> 'ext',
+		'utf8'		=> 'uni',
+		'router'	=> 'rtr',
+		'output'	=> 'out',
+		'security'	=> 'sec',
+		'input'		=> 'in',
+		'lang'		=> 'lang',
+		'loader'	=> 'load',
+		'model'		=> 'model'
+	);
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		parent::__construct();
+		
+		$this->ci_config = array();
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	public function setUp()
+	{
+		if (method_exists($this, 'set_up'))
+		{
+			$this->set_up();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	public function tearDown() 
+	{
+		if (method_exists($this, 'tear_down'))
+		{
+			$this->tear_down();
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	public static function instance()
+	{
+		return self::$ci_test_instance;
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	function ci_set_config($key, $val = '')
+	{
+		if (is_array($key))
+		{
+			$this->ci_config = $key;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->ci_config[$key] = $val;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	function ci_get_config()
+	{
+		return $this->ci_config;
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	function ci_instance($obj = FALSE)
+	{
+		if ( ! is_object($obj))
+		{
+			return $this->ci_instance;
+		}
+		
+		$this->ci_instance = $obj;
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	function ci_instance_var($name, $obj = FALSE)
+	{
+		if ( ! is_object($obj))
+		{
+			return $this->ci_instance->$name;
+		}
+		
+		$this->ci_instance->$name =& $obj;
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Grab a core class
+	 *
+	 * Loads the correct core class without extensions
+	 * and returns a reference to the class name in the
+	 * globals array with the correct key. This way the
+	 * test can modify the variable it assigns to and
+	 * still maintain the global.
+	 */
+	function &ci_core_class($name)
+	{
+		$name = strtolower($name);
+		
+		if (isset($this->global_map[$name]))
+		{
+			$class_name = ucfirst($name);
+			$global_name = $this->global_map[$name];
+		}
+		elseif (in_array($name, $this->global_map))
+		{
+			$class_name = ucfirst(array_search($name, $this->global_map));
+			$global_name = $name;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			throw new Exception('Not a valid core class.');
+		}
+		
+		if ( ! class_exists('CI_'.$class_name))
+		{
+			require_once BASEPATH.'core/'.$class_name.'.php';
+		}
+		
+		$GLOBALS[strtoupper($global_name)] = 'CI_'.$class_name;
+		return $GLOBALS[strtoupper($global_name)];
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	// convenience function for global mocks
+	function ci_set_core_class($name, $obj)
+	{
+		$orig =& $this->ci_core_class($name);
+		$orig = $obj;
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Internals
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	/**
+	 * Overwrite runBare
+	 *
+	 * PHPUnit instantiates the test classes before
+	 * running them individually. So right before a test
+	 * runs we set our instance. Normally this step would
+	 * happen in setUp, but someone is bound to forget to
+	 * call the parent method and debugging this is no fun.
+	 */
+	public function runBare()
+	{
+		self::$ci_test_instance = $this;
+		parent::runBare();
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	function helper($name)
+	{
+		require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/'.$name.'_helper.php');
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	/**
+	 * This overload is useful to create a stub, that need to have a specific method.
+	 */
+	function __call($method, $args)
+	{
+		if ($this->{$method} instanceof Closure) 
+		{
+			return call_user_func_array($this->{$method},$args);
+		} 
+		else 
+		{
+			return parent::__call($method, $args);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// EOF
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