How to run a specific phpunit xml testsuite?

Question

how can i choose a specific testsuite to be executed?

$ phpunit --configuration config.xml

config.xml:

<testsuites>
    <testsuite name="Library">
        <directory>library</directory>
    </testsuite>
    <testsuite name="XXX_Form">
        <file>library/XXX/FormTest.php</file>
        <directory>library/XXX/Form</directory>
    </testsuite>
</testsuites>

Answer 1

Here's the code as if PHPUnit 3.7.13

$ phpunit --configuration config.xml --testsuite Library
$ phpunit --configuration config.xml --testsuite XXX_Form

If you want to run a group of the test suites then you can do this

<testsuites>
  <testsuite name="Library">
    <directory>library</directory>
  </testsuite>
  <testsuite name="XXX_Form">
    <file>library/XXX/FormTest.php</file>
    <directory>library/XXX/Form</directory>
  </testsuite>
  <testsuite name="Both">
    <directory>library</directory>
    <file>library/XXX/FormTest.php</file>
    <directory>library/XXX/Form</directory>
  </testsuite>
</testsuites>

Then

$ phpunit --configuration config.xml --testsuite Both

Unfortunately PHPUnit currently does not support nested testsuites like this

<testsuites>
    <testsuite name="Both">
      <testsuite name="Library">
        <directory>library</directory>
      </testsuite>
      <testsuite name="XXX_Form">
        <file>library/XXX/FormTest.php</file>
        <directory>library/XXX/Form</directory>
      </testsuite>
  </testsuite>
</testsuites>

So if you wanted to run groups of test suites this way you have to have xml configuration duplication!