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Make custom plugin file list less brittle
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Expand Up @@ -11,24 +11,18 @@ The following command uses several options to lets us specify the plugin slug, i
Success: Created test files.
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The above command generates a new folder called `wpcli-demo-plugin` in the plugins directory, with the following files structure.

| - bin/
| - tests/
| - .gitignore
| - .editorconfig
| - .phpcs.xml.dist
| - .travis.yml
| - Gruntfile.js
| - package.json
| - phpunit.xml.dist
| - readme.txt
| - wpcli-demo-plugin.php

Unless you use the --skip-tests flag the following files are always generated:
The above command generates a new folder called `wpcli-demo-plugin` in the plugins directory, with files such as:

- `wpcli-demo-plugin.php`
- `readme.txt`
- `package.json`
- `.gitignore`
- `.editorconfig`

Unless you use the --skip-tests flag, test-related files are generated too. These include:

- `phpunit.xml.dist` is the configuration file for PHPUnit.
- `.travis.yml` is the configuration file for Travis CI. Use `--ci=<provider>` to select a different service.
- A CI configuration file. Use `--ci=<provider>` to select a supported CI provider.
- `bin/install-wp-tests.sh` configures the WordPress test suite and a test database.
- `tests/bootstrap.php` is the file that makes the current plugin active when running the test suite.
- `tests/test-sample.php` is a sample file containing test cases.
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