PHP entity object factory method for tests. PHPUnit/Symfony

BaseTestCase.php

<?php

class BaseTestCase extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    /**
     * Creates an arbitrary object with specified property values.
     *
     * @param string $className
     * @param array  $propertyValues
     *
     * @return object
     */
    protected function create(string $className, array $propertyValues)
    {
        $object = new $className();
        foreach ($propertyValues as $propertyName => $propertyValue) {
            $property = new \ReflectionProperty($className, $propertyName);
            $property->setAccessible(true);
            $property->setValue($object, $propertyValue);
        }

        return $object;
    }
}