Unit testing cookies in PHP -

the default practice unit testing functionality relies on session/cookie information use abstraction library. if want write , unit test abstraction library? documentation php setcookiefunction says cookie available on next request. using command line tool testing, there no such thing "request". how can unit test correct cookie settings?

i want test if parameters of setcookie function set correctly abstraction library. parameters set according conditions , method calls.

the solution can think of mock setcookie function runkit extension, don't want install. other ideas?

i found another, simple solution: class wrapper around php setcookie function simple, not need unit tested:

/**  * wrapper around setcookie function better testability  */  class cookiesetter {   public function setcookie($name, $value = "",  $expire = 0,  $path = "",      $domain = "", $secure = false, $httponly = false) {     return setcookie($name, $value,  $expire, $path, $domain, $secure, $httponly);   } } 

the setcookie method can mocked. has additional benefit can implement other methods expirecookie.