@@ -21,23 +21,31 @@ are called if you implement your own methods.
2121
2222.. literalinclude :: feature/001.php
2323
24- Requesting A Page
24+ Requesting a Page
2525=================
2626
2727Essentially, feature tests simply allows you to call an endpoint on your application and get the results back.
28- to do this, you use the ``call() `` method. The first parameter is the HTTP method to use (most frequently either GET or POST).
29- The second parameter is the path on your site to test. The third parameter accepts an array that is used to populate the
30- superglobal variables for the HTTP verb you are using. So, a method of **GET ** would have the **$_GET ** variable
31- populated, while a **post ** request would have the **$_POST ** array populated.
28+ To do this, you use the ``call() `` method.
29+
30+ 1. The first parameter is the HTTP method to use (most frequently either GET or POST).
31+ 2. The second parameter is the URI path on your site to test.
32+ 3. The third parameter ``$params `` accepts an array that is used to populate the
33+ superglobal variables for the HTTP verb you are using. So, a method of **GET **
34+ would have the **$_GET ** variable populated, while a **POST ** request would
35+ have the **$_POST ** array populated.
36+
37+ .. note :: The ``$params`` array does not make sense for every HTTP verb, but is
38+ included for consistency.
3239
3340.. literalinclude :: feature/002.php
3441
42+ Shorthand Methods
43+ -----------------
44+
3545Shorthand methods for each of the HTTP verbs exist to ease typing and make things clearer:
3646
3747.. literalinclude :: feature/003.php
3848
39- .. note :: The ``$params`` array does not make sense for every HTTP verb, but is included for consistency.
40-
4149Setting Different Routes
4250------------------------
4351
@@ -74,22 +82,28 @@ to send out emails. You can tell the system to skip any event handling with the
7482
7583.. literalinclude :: feature/007.php
7684
77- Formatting The Request
85+ Formatting the Request
7886-----------------------
7987
8088You can set the format of your request's body using the ``withBodyFormat() `` method. Currently this supports either
81- `json ` or `xml `. This will take the parameters passed into ``call() ``, ``post() ``, ``get() ``... and assign them to the
82- body of the request in the given format. This will also set the `Content-Type ` header for your request accordingly.
89+ ``json `` or ``xml ``.
8390This is useful when testing JSON or XML APIs so that you can set the request in the form that the controller will expect.
8491
92+ This will take the parameters passed into ``call() ``, ``post() ``, ``get() ``... and assign them to the
93+ body of the request in the given format.
94+
95+ This will also set the `Content-Type ` header for your request accordingly.
96+
8597.. literalinclude :: feature/008.php
8698
8799Setting the Body
88100----------------
89101
90102You can set the body of your request with the ``withBody() `` method. This allows you to format the body how you want
91- to format it. It is recommended that you use this if you have more complicated XMLs to test. This will also not set
92- the Content-Type header for you so if you need that, you can set it with the ``withHeaders() `` method.
103+ to format it. It is recommended that you use this if you have more complicated XMLs to test.
104+
105+ This will not set
106+ the `Content-Type ` header for you. If you need that, you can set it with the ``withHeaders() `` method.
93107
94108Checking the Response
95109=====================
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