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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<phpunit
+        colors="true"
+        processIsolation="false"
+        stopOnFailure="false"
+        syntaxCheck="false"
+        bootstrap="tests/bootstrap.php"
+>
+    <php>
+        <ini name="memory_limit" value="-1"/>
+        <ini name="apc.enable_cli" value="1"/>
+    </php>
+
+    <testsuites>
+        <testsuite name="app">
+            <directory>tests/TestCase/</directory>
+            <!-- Exclude example controller test -->
+            <exclude>tests/TestCase/Controller/PagesControllerTest.php</exclude>
+        </testsuite>
+    </testsuites>
+
+    <!-- Setup a listener for fixtures -->
+    <listeners>
+        <listener class="\Cake\TestSuite\Fixture\FixtureInjector">
+            <arguments>
+                <object class="\Cake\TestSuite\Fixture\FixtureManager"/>
+            </arguments>
+        </listener>
+    </listeners>
+
+    <!-- Ignore vendor tests in code coverage reports -->
+    <filter>
+        <whitelist>
+            <directory suffix=".php">src/</directory>
+            <directory suffix=".php">plugins/*/src/</directory>
+            <exclude>
+                <file>src/Console/Installer.php</file>
+            </exclude>
+        </whitelist>
+    </filter>
+</phpunit>