ATmosphere Development Cycle

Quick reference for everyday workflows. Full reference: docs/development-environment.md.

Core Commands

# Environment.
npm run env-start            # WordPress at http://localhost:8884.
npm run env-stop

# Tests.
npm run env-test                            # All PHP tests.
npm run env-test -- --filter=pattern        # Subset by name.
npm run env-test -- --group=name            # Subset by @group.
composer test                               # Local (needs MySQL).

# Code quality.
composer lint                # PHPCS check.
composer lint:fix            # PHPCS auto-fix.

# Release.
npm run release              # Interactive release script. See the release skill.

Default URLs

• Frontend: http://localhost:8884
• Admin: http://localhost:8884/wp-admin — user admin, password password.
• Tests instance: http://localhost:8885

Typical Loop

# 1. Make changes.
# 2. Run relevant tests + lint.
npm run env-test -- --filter=FeatureName
composer lint

# 3. Commit.

WP-CLI Inside wp-env

There is no env npm script — call wp-env directly via npx:

npx wp-env run cli -- wp plugin list
npx wp-env run cli -- wp option get atmosphere_identity
npx wp-env run cli -- wp post create --post_title='Test' --post_status=publish --porcelain
npx wp-env run cli -- wp transient delete --all
npx wp-env run tests-cli -- wp option list     # Same, against the tests instance (:8885).

When to Read the Full Docs

Read docs/development-environment.md when you need:

• Prerequisites (Node version, Docker setup, Composer, gh CLI).
• Troubleshooting (Docker not running, port conflicts, DB connection errors, slow performance on macOS).
• Code coverage (Xdebug coverage mode, HTML coverage reports).
• PHPUnit argument reference (every flag we use).
• wp-env configuration (overriding PHP / WP versions, mounts, custom ports).

Related Skills

• code-style — PHP conventions, hooks, security, error handling.
• test — PHPUnit patterns, the Publisher capture fixture, simulating in-flight races.
• pr — pre-PR checklist, commit format, special situations.
• release — npm run release, patch releases.