symfony 2 test configuration

config_test.yml

imports:
    - { resource: config_dev.yml }

framework:
    test: ~
    session:
        storage_id: session.storage.filesystem

doctrine:
    dbal:
        default_connection: default
        connections:
            default:
                driver:   pdo_sqlite
                path:     %kernel.cache_dir%/test.db

my_phpunit_bootstrap.php

<?php

// in /app/my_phpunit_bootstrap.php:
require_once __DIR__.'/bootstrap.php.cache';
require_once __DIR__.'/AppKernel.php';

use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Console\Application;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArrayInput;

use Symfony\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Command\DropDatabaseDoctrineCommand;
use Symfony\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Command\CreateDatabaseDoctrineCommand;
use Symfony\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Command\Proxy\CreateSchemaDoctrineCommand;
use Symfony\Bundle\DoctrineFixturesBundle\Command\LoadDataFixturesDoctrineCommand;
use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\CacheWarmupCommand;

$kernel = new AppKernel('test', true); // create a "test" kernel
$kernel->boot();

$application = new Application($kernel);

// add the database:drop command to the application and run it
$command = new DropDatabaseDoctrineCommand();
$application->add($command);
$input = new ArrayInput(array(
    'command' => 'doctrine:database:drop',
    '--force' => true,
));
$command->run($input, new ConsoleOutput());

// add the database:create command to the application and run it
$command = new CreateDatabaseDoctrineCommand();
$application->add($command);
$input = new ArrayInput(array(
    'command' => 'doctrine:database:create',
));
$command->run($input, new ConsoleOutput());

// let Doctrine create the database schema (i.e. the tables)
$command = new CreateSchemaDoctrineCommand();
$application->add($command);
$input = new ArrayInput(array(
    'command' => 'doctrine:schema:create',
));
$command->run($input, new ConsoleOutput());

//load fixtures
$command = new LoadDataFixturesDoctrineCommand();
$application->add($command);
$input = new ArrayInput(array(
    'command' => 'doctrine:fixtures:load',
    '--env'   => 'test'
));
$command->run($input, new ConsoleOutput());

//warmup cache
$command = new CacheWarmupCommand();
$application->add($command);
$input = new ArrayInput(array(
    'command' => 'cache:warmup',
    '--env'   => 'test'
));
$command->run($input, new ConsoleOutput());

phpunit.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!-- http://www.phpunit.de/manual/current/en/appendixes.configuration.html -->
<phpunit
    backupGlobals               = "false"
    backupStaticAttributes      = "false"
    colors                      = "true"
    convertErrorsToExceptions   = "true"
    convertNoticesToExceptions  = "true"
    convertWarningsToExceptions = "true"
    processIsolation            = "false"
    stopOnFailure               = "false"
    syntaxCheck                 = "false"
    bootstrap                   = "my_phpunit_bootstrap.php" >

    <testsuites>
        <testsuite name="Project Test Suite">
            <directory>../src/*/*Bundle/Tests</directory>
            <directory>../src/*/Bundle/*Bundle/Tests</directory>
        </testsuite>
    </testsuites>

    <filter>
        <whitelist>
            <directory>../src</directory>
            <exclude>
                <directory>../src/*/*Bundle/Resources</directory>
                <directory>../src/*/*Bundle/Tests</directory>
                <directory>../src/*/Bundle/*Bundle/Resources</directory>
                <directory>../src/*/Bundle/*Bundle/Tests</directory>
            </exclude>
        </whitelist>
    </filter>

</phpunit>