UPDATE:

- add the possibility to test any protected or private method in a class
- add the possibility to test any protected or private static method in a class
- write new tests for the new features

Pilot.php

@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ public function run(int|string|null $id, Closure $test, string $description = ''
      * @param string $description
      * @param string|null $method
      * @param array $params
+     * @param bool $is_static
      * @return int|string
-     * @throws Exception("Runner's id: {$id} is already defined and locked")
      * @throws ReflectionException
      */
     public function runClassMethod(
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ public function runClassMethod(
         $reflection_method = new ReflectionMethod($class, $method);
         $reflection_method->setAccessible(true);
 
+        if ($reflection_method->isStatic()) {
+            $class = null;
+        }
+
         $runner = new Runner(fn() => $reflection_method->invoke($class, ...$params), $description);
         $runner->setId($id);
         $this->current_runner = $runner;

test.php

@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ protected function qrs(int $p, int $q): int
     {
         return 2*$p+4*$q;
     }
+
+    private static function tuv(): string
+    {
+        return 'tuv';
+    }
 }
 
 $foo = new Foo();
@@ -224,6 +229,14 @@ class: 'Foo',
 );
 $pilot->assertIsInt();
 $pilot->assertEqual(250);
+
+$pilot->runClassMethod(
+    id: '018',
+    description: 'private static method unit test',
+    class: 'Foo::tuv',
+);
+$pilot->assertIsString();
+$pilot->assertEqual('tuv');
 //endregion
 
 // manual test
@@ -236,13 +249,13 @@ class: 'Foo',
 );
 $pilot->assertIsArray();
 $pilot->assertEqual([
-    'nb_runs' => 17,
-    'passed_runs' => 17,
+    'nb_runs' => 18,
+    'passed_runs' => 18,
     'failed_runs' => 0,
     'passed_runs_percent' => 100.0,
     'failed_runs_percent' => 0.0,
-    'nb_assertions' => 42,
-    'passed_assertions' => 42,
+    'nb_assertions' => 44,
+    'passed_assertions' => 44,
     'failed_assertions' => 0,
     'passed_assertions_percent' => 100.0,
     'failed_assertions_percent' => 0.0