View file File name : README.md Content : Behat is a BDD framework for PHP to help you test business expectations. [](https://gitter.im/Behat/Behat) [](https://packagist.org/packages/behat/behat) [](https://travis-ci.org/Behat/Behat) [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/everzet/behat/branch/master) [](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/Behat/Behat/) Installing Behat ---------------- The easiest way to install Behat is by using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org): ```bash $> composer require --dev behat/behat ``` After that you'll be able to run Behat via: ```bash $> vendor/bin/behat ``` Installing Development Version ------------------------------ Clone the repository and install dependencies via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org): ```bash $> composer install ``` After that you will be able to run development version of Behat via: ```bash $> bin/behat ``` Contributing ------------ Before contributing to Behat, please take a look at the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) document. Versioning ---------- Starting from `v3.0.0`, Behat is following [Semantic Versioning v2.0.0](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html). This basically means that if all you do is implement interfaces (like [this one](https://github.com/Behat/Behat/blob/v3.1.0/src/Behat/Behat/Context/ContextClass/ClassResolver.php#L15-L22)) and use service constants (like [this one](https://github.com/Behat/Behat/blob/v3.1.0/src/Behat/Behat/Context/ServiceContainer/ContextExtension.php#L46)), you would not have any backwards compatibility issues with Behat up until `v4.0.0` (or later major) is released. Exception could be an extremely rare case where BC break is introduced as a measure to fix a serious issue. You can read detailed guidance on what BC means in [Symfony2 BC guide](http://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/code/bc.html). Useful Links ------------ - The main website is at [http://behat.org](http://behat.org) - The documentation is at [http://docs.behat.org/en/latest/](http://docs.behat.org/en/latest/) - Official Google Group is at [http://groups.google.com/group/behat](http://groups.google.com/group/behat) - IRC channel on [#freenode](http://freenode.net/) is `#behat` - [Note on Patches/Pull Requests](CONTRIBUTING.md) Contributors ------------ - Konstantin Kudryashov [everzet](http://github.com/everzet) [lead developer] - Other [awesome developers](https://github.com/Behat/Behat/graphs/contributors)