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actor: AcceptanceTester
modules:
enabled:
- Symfony:
part: services
- Doctrine2:
depends: Symfony
- WebDriver:
url: http://example.com
browser: firefox
If you're using Symfony with Eloquent ORM (instead of Doctrine), you can load the ORM part of Laravel module
in addition to Symfony module.
Home`
- ``
For checking the raw source code, use `seeInSource()`.
#### dontSeeAuthentication
* `return void`
Check that user is not authenticated.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeAuthentication();
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeCheckboxIsChecked
* `param ` $checkbox
* `return void`
Check that the specified checkbox is unchecked.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeCheckboxIsChecked('#agree'); // I suppose user didn't agree to terms
$I->seeCheckboxIsChecked('#signup_form input[type=checkbox]'); // I suppose user didn't check the first checkbox in form.
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeCookie
* `param ` $cookie
* `param ` $params
* `return mixed|void`
Checks that there isn't a cookie with the given name.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path` as array passed in last argument.
#### dontSeeCurrentUrlEquals
* `param string` $uri
* `return void`
Checks that the current URL doesn't equal the given string.
Unlike `dontSeeInCurrentUrl`, this only matches the full URL.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeCurrentUrlEquals('/');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeCurrentUrlMatches
* `param string` $uri
* `return void`
Checks that current url doesn't match the given regular expression.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeCurrentUrlMatches('~^/users/(\d+)~');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeElement
* `param ` $selector
* `param array` $attributes
* `return void`
Checks that the given element is invisible or not present on the page.
You can also specify expected attributes of this element.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeElement('.error');
$I->dontSeeElement('//form/input[1]');
$I->dontSeeElement('input', ['name' => 'login']);
$I->dontSeeElement('input', ['value' => '123456']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeEmailIsSent
* `return void`
Checks that no email was sent.
The check is based on `\Symfony\Component\Mailer\EventListener\MessageLoggerListener`, which means:
If your app performs a HTTP redirect, you need to suppress it using [stopFollowingRedirects()](
https://codeception.com/docs/modules/Symfony#stopFollowingRedirects) first; otherwise this check will *always* pass.
Starting with version 2.0.0, `codeception/module-symfony` requires your app to use [Symfony Mailer](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/mailer.html). If your app still uses [Swift Mailer](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/email.html), set your version constraint to `^1.6`.
#### dontSeeEventTriggered
* `param string|object|string[]` $expected
* `return void`
Verifies that one or more event listeners were not called during the test.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeEventTriggered('App\MyEvent');
$I->dontSeeEventTriggered(new App\Events\MyEvent());
$I->dontSeeEventTriggered(['App\MyEvent', 'App\MyOtherEvent']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeFormErrors
* `return void`
Verifies that there are no errors bound to the submitted form.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeFormErrors();
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInCurrentUrl
* `param string` $uri
* `return void`
Checks that the current URI doesn't contain the given string.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInCurrentUrl('/users/');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInField
* `param string|array` $field
* `param ` $value
* `return void`
Checks that an input field or textarea doesn't contain the given value.
For fuzzy locators, the field is matched by label text, CSS and XPath.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInField('Body','Type your comment here');
$I->dontSeeInField('form textarea[name=body]','Type your comment here');
$I->dontSeeInField('form input[type=hidden]','hidden_value');
$I->dontSeeInField('#searchform input','Search');
$I->dontSeeInField('//form/*[@name=search]','Search');
$I->dontSeeInField(['name' => 'search'], 'Search');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInFormFields
* `param ` $formSelector
* `param array` $params
* `return void`
Checks if the array of form parameters (name => value) are not set on the form matched with
the passed selector.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInFormFields('form[name=myform]', [
'input1' => 'non-existent value',
'input2' => 'other non-existent value',
]);
{% endhighlight %}
To check that an element hasn't been assigned any one of many values, an array can be passed
as the value:
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInFormFields('.form-class', [
'fieldName' => [
'This value shouldn\'t be set',
'And this value shouldn\'t be set',
],
]);
{% endhighlight %}
Additionally, checkbox values can be checked with a boolean.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInFormFields('#form-id', [
'checkbox1' => true, // fails if checked
'checkbox2' => false, // fails if unchecked
]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInSession
* `param string` $attribute
* `param mixed|null` $value
* `return void`
Assert that a session attribute does not exist, or is not equal to the passed value.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInSession('attribute');
$I->dontSeeInSession('attribute', 'value');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInSource
* `param string` $raw
* `return void`
Checks that the current page contains the given string in its
raw source code.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeInSource('
');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeInTitle
* `param ` $title
* `return mixed|void`
Checks that the page title does not contain the given string.
#### dontSeeLink
* `param string` $text
* `param string` $url
* `return void`
Checks that the page doesn't contain a link with the given string.
If the second parameter is given, only links with a matching "href" attribute will be checked.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeLink('Logout'); // I suppose user is not logged in
$I->dontSeeLink('Checkout now', '/store/cart.php');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeOptionIsSelected
* `param ` $selector
* `param ` $optionText
* `return mixed|void`
Checks that the given option is not selected.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeOptionIsSelected('#form input[name=payment]', 'Visa');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeOrphanEvent
* `param string|object|string[]` $expected
* `return void`
Verifies that there were no orphan events during the test.
An orphan event is an event that was triggered by manually executing the
[`dispatch()`](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/event_dispatcher.html#dispatch-the-event) method
of the EventDispatcher but was not handled by any listener after it was dispatched.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeOrphanEvent();
$I->dontSeeOrphanEvent('App\MyEvent');
$I->dontSeeOrphanEvent(new App\Events\MyEvent());
$I->dontSeeOrphanEvent(['App\MyEvent', 'App\MyOtherEvent']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeRememberedAuthentication
* `return void`
Check that user is not authenticated with the 'remember me' option.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeRememberedAuthentication();
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeRenderedTemplate
* `param string` $template
* `return void`
Asserts that a template was not rendered in the response.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeRenderedTemplate('home.html.twig');
{% endhighlight %}
#### dontSeeResponseCodeIs
* `param int` $code
* `return void`
Checks that response code is equal to value provided.
{% highlight php %}
dontSeeResponseCodeIs(200);
// recommended \Codeception\Util\HttpCode
$I->dontSeeResponseCodeIs(\Codeception\Util\HttpCode::OK);
{% endhighlight %}
#### fillField
* `param ` $field
* `param ` $value
* `return void`
Fills a text field or textarea with the given string.
{% highlight php %}
fillField("//input[@type='text']", "Hello World!");
$I->fillField(['name' => 'email'], 'jon@example.com');
{% endhighlight %}
#### followRedirect
* `return void`
Follow pending redirect if there is one.
{% highlight php %}
followRedirect();
{% endhighlight %}
#### goToLogoutPath
* `return void`
Go to the configured logout url (by default: `/logout`).
This method includes redirection to the destination page configured after logout.
See the Symfony documentation on ['Logging Out'](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/security.html#logging-out).
#### grabAttributeFrom
* `param ` $cssOrXpath
* `param string` $attribute
* `return mixed`
Grabs the value of the given attribute value from the given element.
Fails if element is not found.
{% highlight php %}
grabAttributeFrom('#tooltip', 'title');
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabCookie
* `param string` $cookie
* `param array` $params
* `return mixed`
Grabs a cookie value.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path` in array passed as last argument.
If the cookie is set by an ajax request (XMLHttpRequest), there might be some delay caused by the browser, so try `$I->wait(0.1)`.
#### grabFromCurrentUrl
* `param ?string` $uri
* `return mixed`
Executes the given regular expression against the current URI and returns the first capturing group.
If no parameters are provided, the full URI is returned.
{% highlight php %}
grabFromCurrentUrl('~^/user/(\d+)/~');
$uri = $I->grabFromCurrentUrl();
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabLastSentEmail
* `return \Symfony\Component\Mime\Email|null`
Returns the last sent email.
The function is based on `\Symfony\Component\Mailer\EventListener\MessageLoggerListener`, which means:
If your app performs a HTTP redirect after sending the email, you need to suppress it using [stopFollowingRedirects()](
https://codeception.com/docs/modules/Symfony#stopFollowingRedirects) first.
Starting with version 2.0.0, `codeception/module-symfony` requires your app to use [Symfony Mailer](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/mailer.html). If your app still uses [Swift Mailer](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/email.html), set your version constraint to `^1.6`.
See also: [grabSentEmails()](
https://codeception.com/docs/modules/Symfony#grabSentEmails)
{% highlight php %}
grabLastSentEmail();
$address = $email->getTo()[0];
$I->assertSame('john_doe@example.com', $address->getAddress());
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabMultiple
* `param ` $cssOrXpath
* `param ?string` $attribute
* `return string[]`
Grabs either the text content, or attribute values, of nodes
matched by $cssOrXpath and returns them as an array.
{% highlight html %}
First
Second
Third
{% endhighlight %}
{% highlight php %}
grabMultiple('a');
// would return ['#first', '#second', '#third']
$aLinks = $I->grabMultiple('a', 'href');
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabNumRecords
* `param string` $entityClass The entity class
* `param array` $criteria Optional query criteria
* `return int`
Retrieves number of records from database
'id' is the default search parameter.
{% highlight php %}
grabNumRecords('User::class', ['name' => 'davert']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabPageSource
* `throws ModuleException` if no page was opened.
* `return string` Current page source code.
Grabs current page source code.
#### grabParameter
* `param string` $name
* `return array|bool|float|int|string|null`
Grabs a Symfony parameter
{% highlight php %}
grabParameter('app.business_name');
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabRepository
* `param object|string` $mixed
* `return \Doctrine\ORM\EntityRepository|null`
Grab a Doctrine entity repository.
Works with objects, entities, repositories, and repository interfaces.
{% highlight php %}
grabRepository($user);
$I->grabRepository(User::class);
$I->grabRepository(UserRepository::class);
$I->grabRepository(UserRepositoryInterface::class);
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabSentEmails
* `return \Symfony\Component\Mime\Email[]`
Returns an array of all sent emails.
The function is based on `\Symfony\Component\Mailer\EventListener\MessageLoggerListener`, which means:
If your app performs a HTTP redirect after sending the email, you need to suppress it using [stopFollowingRedirects()](
https://codeception.com/docs/modules/Symfony#stopFollowingRedirects) first.
Starting with version 2.0.0, `codeception/module-symfony` requires your app to use [Symfony Mailer](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/mailer.html). If your app still uses [Swift Mailer](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/email.html), set your version constraint to `^1.6`.
See also: [grabLastSentEmail()](
https://codeception.com/docs/modules/Symfony#grabLastSentEmail)
{% highlight php %}
grabSentEmails();
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabService
* `part` services
* `param string` $serviceId
* `return object`
Grabs a service from the Symfony dependency injection container (DIC).
In "test" environment, Symfony uses a special `test.service_container`.
See the "[Public Versus Private Services](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/service_container/alias_private.html#marking-services-as-public-private)" documentation.
Services that aren't injected somewhere into your app, need to be defined as `public` to be accessible by Codeception.
{% highlight php %}
grabService('doctrine');
{% endhighlight %}
#### grabTextFrom
* `param ` $cssOrXPathOrRegex
* `return mixed`
Finds and returns the text contents of the given element.
If a fuzzy locator is used, the element is found using CSS, XPath,
and by matching the full page source by regular expression.
{% highlight php %}
grabTextFrom('h1');
$heading = $I->grabTextFrom('descendant-or-self::h1');
$value = $I->grabTextFrom('~grabValueFrom('Name');
$name = $I->grabValueFrom('input[name=username]');
$name = $I->grabValueFrom('descendant-or-self::form/descendant::input[@name = 'username']');
$name = $I->grabValueFrom(['name' => 'username']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### haveHttpHeader
* `param string` $name the name of the request header
* `param string` $value the value to set it to for subsequent
requests
* `return void`
Sets the HTTP header to the passed value - which is used on
subsequent HTTP requests through PhpBrowser.
Example:
{% highlight php %}
haveHttpHeader('X-Requested-With', 'Codeception');
$I->amOnPage('test-headers.php');
{% endhighlight %}
To use special chars in Header Key use HTML Character Entities:
Example:
Header with underscore - 'Client_Id'
should be represented as - 'Client_Id' or 'Client_Id'
{% highlight php %}
haveHttpHeader('Client_Id', 'Codeception');
{% endhighlight %}
#### haveServerParameter
* `param string` $name
* `param string` $value
* `return void`
Sets SERVER parameter valid for all next requests.
{% highlight php %}
$I->haveServerParameter('name', 'value');
{% endhighlight %}
#### invalidateCachedRouter
* `return void`
Invalidate previously cached routes.
#### logout
* `return void`
Alias method for [`logoutProgrammatically()`](
https://codeception.com/docs/modules/Symfony#logoutProgrammatically)
{% highlight php %}
logout();
{% endhighlight %}
#### logoutProgrammatically
* `return void`
Invalidates the current user's session and expires the session cookies.
This method does not include any redirects after logging out.
{% highlight php %}
logoutProgrammatically();
{% endhighlight %}
#### makeHtmlSnapshot
* `param ?string` $name
* `return void`
Use this method within an [interactive pause](
https://codeception.com/docs/02-GettingStarted#Interactive-Pause) to save the HTML source code of the current page.
{% highlight php %}
makeHtmlSnapshot('edit_page');
// saved to: tests/_output/debug/edit_page.html
$I->makeHtmlSnapshot();
// saved to: tests/_output/debug/2017-05-26_14-24-11_4b3403665fea6.html
{% endhighlight %}
#### moveBack
* `param int` $numberOfSteps (default value 1)
* `return void`
Moves back in history.
#### persistPermanentService
* `part` services
* `param string` $serviceName
* `return void`
Get service $serviceName and add it to the lists of persistent services,
making that service persistent between tests.
#### persistService
* `part` services
* `param string` $serviceName
* `return void`
Get service $serviceName and add it to the lists of persistent services.
#### rebootClientKernel
* `return void`
Reboot client's kernel.
Can be used to manually reboot kernel when 'rebootable_client' => false
{% highlight php %}
rebootClientKernel();
// Perform other requests
{% endhighlight %}
#### resetCookie
* `param ` $cookie
* `param ` $params
* `return mixed|void`
Unsets cookie with the given name.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path` in array passed as last argument.
#### runSymfonyConsoleCommand
* `param string` $command The console command to execute
* `param array` $parameters Parameters (arguments and options) to pass to the command
* `param array` $consoleInputs Console inputs (e.g. used for interactive questions)
* `param int` $expectedExitCode The expected exit code of the command
* `return string` Returns the console output of the command
Run Symfony console command, grab response and return as string.
Recommended to use for integration or functional testing.
{% highlight php %}
runSymfonyConsoleCommand('hello:world', ['arg' => 'argValue', 'opt1' => 'optValue'], ['input']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### see
* `param string` $text
* `param array|string` $selector optional
* `return void`
Checks that the current page contains the given string (case insensitive).
You can specify a specific HTML element (via CSS or XPath) as the second
parameter to only search within that element.
{% highlight php %}
see('Logout'); // I can suppose user is logged in
$I->see('Sign Up', 'h1'); // I can suppose it's a signup page
$I->see('Sign Up', '//body/h1'); // with XPath
$I->see('Sign Up', ['css' => 'body h1']); // with strict CSS locator
{% endhighlight %}
Note that the search is done after stripping all HTML tags from the body,
so `$I->see('strong')` will return true for strings like:
- `
I am Stronger than thou
`
- `<script>document.createElement('strong');</script>`
But will *not* be true for strings like:
- `
Home`
- `
Home`
- ``
For checking the raw source code, use `seeInSource()`.
#### seeAuthentication
* `return void`
Checks that a user is authenticated.
{% highlight php %}
seeAuthentication();
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCheckboxIsChecked
* `param ` $checkbox
* `return void`
Checks that the specified checkbox is checked.
{% highlight php %}
seeCheckboxIsChecked('#agree'); // I suppose user agreed to terms
$I->seeCheckboxIsChecked('#signup_form input[type=checkbox]'); // I suppose user agreed to terms, If there is only one checkbox in form.
$I->seeCheckboxIsChecked('//form/input[@type=checkbox and @name=agree]');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCookie
* `param ` $cookie
* `param ` $params
* `return mixed|void`
Checks that a cookie with the given name is set.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path` as array passed in last argument.
{% highlight php %}
seeCookie('PHPSESSID');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCurrentActionIs
* `param string` $action
* `return void`
Checks that current page matches action
{% highlight php %}
seeCurrentActionIs('PostController::index');
$I->seeCurrentActionIs('HomeController');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCurrentRouteIs
* `param string` $routeName
* `param array` $params
* `return void`
Checks that current url matches route.
{% highlight php %}
seeCurrentRouteIs('posts.index');
$I->seeCurrentRouteIs('posts.show', ['id' => 8]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCurrentTemplateIs
* `param string` $expectedTemplate
* `return void`
Asserts that the current template matches the expected template.
{% highlight php %}
seeCurrentTemplateIs('home.html.twig');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCurrentUrlEquals
* `param string` $uri
* `return void`
Checks that the current URL is equal to the given string.
Unlike `seeInCurrentUrl`, this only matches the full URL.
{% highlight php %}
seeCurrentUrlEquals('/');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeCurrentUrlMatches
* `param string` $uri
* `return void`
Checks that the current URL matches the given regular expression.
{% highlight php %}
seeCurrentUrlMatches('~^/users/(\d+)~');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeElement
* `param ` $selector
* `param array` $attributes
* `return void`
Checks that the given element exists on the page and is visible.
You can also specify expected attributes of this element.
{% highlight php %}
seeElement('.error');
$I->seeElement('//form/input[1]');
$I->seeElement('input', ['name' => 'login']);
$I->seeElement('input', ['value' => '123456']);
// strict locator in first arg, attributes in second
$I->seeElement(['css' => 'form input'], ['name' => 'login']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeEmailIsSent
* `param int` $expectedCount The expected number of emails sent
* `return void`
Checks if the given number of emails was sent (default `$expectedCount`: 1).
The check is based on `\Symfony\Component\Mailer\EventListener\MessageLoggerListener`, which means:
If your app performs a HTTP redirect after sending the email, you need to suppress it using [stopFollowingRedirects()](
https://codeception.com/docs/modules/Symfony#stopFollowingRedirects) first.
Starting with version 2.0.0, `codeception/module-symfony` requires your app to use [Symfony Mailer](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/mailer.html). If your app still uses [Swift Mailer](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/email.html), set your version constraint to `^1.6`.
{% highlight php %}
seeEmailIsSent(2);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeEventTriggered
* `param string|object|string[]` $expected
* `return void`
Verifies that one or more event listeners were called during the test.
{% highlight php %}
seeEventTriggered('App\MyEvent');
$I->seeEventTriggered(new App\Events\MyEvent());
$I->seeEventTriggered(['App\MyEvent', 'App\MyOtherEvent']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeFormErrorMessage
* `param string` $field
* `param string|null` $message
* `return void`
Verifies that a form field has an error.
You can specify the expected error message as second parameter.
{% highlight php %}
seeFormErrorMessage('username');
$I->seeFormErrorMessage('username', 'Username is empty');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeFormErrorMessages
* `param string[]` $expectedErrors
* `return void`
Verifies that multiple fields on a form have errors.
If you only specify the name of the fields, this method will
verify that the field contains at least one error of any type:
{% highlight php %}
seeFormErrorMessages(['telephone', 'address']);
{% endhighlight %}
If you want to specify the error messages, you can do so
by sending an associative array instead, with the key being
the name of the field and the error message the value.
This method will validate that the expected error message
is contained in the actual error message, that is,
you can specify either the entire error message or just a part of it:
{% highlight php %}
seeFormErrorMessages([
'address' => 'The address is too long'
'telephone' => 'too short', // the full error message is 'The telephone is too short'
]);
{% endhighlight %}
If you don't want to specify the error message for some fields,
you can pass `null` as value instead of the message string,
or you can directly omit the value of that field. If that is the case,
it will be validated that that field has at least one error of any type:
{% highlight php %}
seeFormErrorMessages([
'telephone' => 'too short',
'address' => null,
'postal code',
]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeFormHasErrors
* `return void`
Verifies that there are one or more errors bound to the submitted form.
{% highlight php %}
seeFormHasErrors();
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInCurrentRoute
* `param string` $routeName
* `return void`
Checks that current url matches route.
Unlike seeCurrentRouteIs, this can matches without exact route parameters
{% highlight php %}
seeInCurrentRoute('my_blog_pages');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInCurrentUrl
* `param string` $uri
* `return void`
Checks that current URI contains the given string.
{% highlight php %}
seeInCurrentUrl('home');
// to match: /users/1
$I->seeInCurrentUrl('/users/');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInField
* `param string|array` $field
* `param ` $value
* `return void`
Checks that the given input field or textarea *equals* (i.e. not just contains) the given value.
Fields are matched by label text, the "name" attribute, CSS, or XPath.
{% highlight php %}
seeInField('Body','Type your comment here');
$I->seeInField('form textarea[name=body]','Type your comment here');
$I->seeInField('form input[type=hidden]','hidden_value');
$I->seeInField('#searchform input','Search');
$I->seeInField('//form/*[@name=search]','Search');
$I->seeInField(['name' => 'search'], 'Search');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInFormFields
* `param ` $formSelector
* `param array` $params
* `return void`
Checks if the array of form parameters (name => value) are set on the form matched with the
passed selector.
{% highlight php %}
seeInFormFields('form[name=myform]', [
'input1' => 'value',
'input2' => 'other value',
]);
{% endhighlight %}
For multi-select elements, or to check values of multiple elements with the same name, an
array may be passed:
{% highlight php %}
seeInFormFields('.form-class', [
'multiselect' => [
'value1',
'value2',
],
'checkbox[]' => [
'a checked value',
'another checked value',
],
]);
{% endhighlight %}
Additionally, checkbox values can be checked with a boolean.
{% highlight php %}
seeInFormFields('#form-id', [
'checkbox1' => true, // passes if checked
'checkbox2' => false, // passes if unchecked
]);
{% endhighlight %}
Pair this with submitForm for quick testing magic.
{% highlight php %}
'value',
'field2' => 'another value',
'checkbox1' => true,
// ...
];
$I->submitForm('//form[@id=my-form]', string $form, 'submitButton');
// $I->amOnPage('/path/to/form-page') may be needed
$I->seeInFormFields('//form[@id=my-form]', string $form);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInSession
* `param string` $attribute
* `param mixed|null` $value
* `return void`
Assert that a session attribute exists.
{% highlight php %}
seeInSession('attribute');
$I->seeInSession('attribute', 'value');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInSource
* `param string` $raw
* `return void`
Checks that the current page contains the given string in its
raw source code.
{% highlight php %}
seeInSource('
');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeInTitle
* `param ` $title
* `return mixed|void`
Checks that the page title contains the given string.
{% highlight php %}
seeInTitle('Blog - Post #1');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeLink
* `param string` $text
* `param ?string` $url
* `return void`
Checks that there's a link with the specified text.
Give a full URL as the second parameter to match links with that exact URL.
{% highlight php %}
seeLink('Logout'); // matches
Logout
$I->seeLink('Logout','/logout'); // matches
Logout
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeNumRecords
* `param int` $expectedNum Expected number of records
* `param string` $className A doctrine entity
* `param array` $criteria Optional query criteria
* `return void`
Checks that number of given records were found in database.
'id' is the default search parameter.
{% highlight php %}
seeNumRecords(1, User::class, ['name' => 'davert']);
$I->seeNumRecords(80, User::class);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeNumberOfElements
* `param ` $selector
* `param int|int[]` $expected
* `return void`
Checks that there are a certain number of elements matched by the given locator on the page.
{% highlight php %}
seeNumberOfElements('tr', 10);
$I->seeNumberOfElements('tr', [0,10]); // between 0 and 10 elements
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeOptionIsSelected
* `param ` $selector
* `param ` $optionText
* `return mixed|void`
Checks that the given option is selected.
{% highlight php %}
seeOptionIsSelected('#form input[name=payment]', 'Visa');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeOrphanEvent
* `param string|object|string[]` $expected
* `return void`
Verifies that one or more orphan events were dispatched during the test.
An orphan event is an event that was triggered by manually executing the
[`dispatch()`](
https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/event_dispatcher.html#dispatch-the-event) method
of the EventDispatcher but was not handled by any listener after it was dispatched.
{% highlight php %}
seeOrphanEvent('App\MyEvent');
$I->seeOrphanEvent(new App\Events\MyEvent());
$I->seeOrphanEvent(['App\MyEvent', 'App\MyOtherEvent']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seePageIsAvailable
* `param string|null` $url
* `return void`
Verifies that a page is available.
By default it checks the current page, specify the `$url` parameter to change it.
{% highlight php %}
amOnPage('/dashboard');
$I->seePageIsAvailable();
$I->seePageIsAvailable('/dashboard'); // Same as above
{% endhighlight %}
#### seePageNotFound
* `return void`
Asserts that current page has 404 response status code.
#### seePageRedirectsTo
* `param string` $page
* `param string` $redirectsTo
* `return void`
Goes to a page and check that it redirects to another.
{% highlight php %}
seePageRedirectsTo('/admin', '/login');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeRememberedAuthentication
* `return void`
Checks that a user is authenticated with the 'remember me' option.
{% highlight php %}
seeRememberedAuthentication();
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeRenderedTemplate
* `param string` $template
* `return void`
Asserts that a template was rendered in the response.
That includes templates built with [inheritance](
https://twig.symfony.com/doc/3.x/templates.html#template-inheritance).
{% highlight php %}
seeRenderedTemplate('home.html.twig');
$I->seeRenderedTemplate('layout.html.twig');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeRequestTimeIsLessThan
* `param int|float` $expectedMilliseconds The expected time in milliseconds
* `return void`
Asserts that the time a request lasted is less than expected.
If the page performed a HTTP redirect, only the time of the last request will be taken into account.
You can modify this behavior using [stopFollowingRedirects()](
https://codeception.com/docs/modules/Symfony#stopFollowingRedirects) first.
Also, note that using code coverage can significantly increase the time it takes to resolve a request,
which could lead to unreliable results when used together.
It is recommended to set [`rebootable_client`](
https://codeception.com/docs/modules/Symfony#Config) to `true` (=default),
cause otherwise this assertion gives false results if you access multiple pages in a row, or if your app performs a redirect.
#### seeResponseCodeIs
* `param int` $code
* `return void`
Checks that response code is equal to value provided.
{% highlight php %}
seeResponseCodeIs(200);
// recommended \Codeception\Util\HttpCode
$I->seeResponseCodeIs(\Codeception\Util\HttpCode::OK);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeResponseCodeIsBetween
* `param int` $from
* `param int` $to
* `return void`
Checks that response code is between a certain range. Between actually means [from <= CODE <= to]
#### seeResponseCodeIsClientError
* `return void`
Checks that the response code is 4xx
#### seeResponseCodeIsRedirection
* `return void`
Checks that the response code 3xx
#### seeResponseCodeIsServerError
* `return void`
Checks that the response code is 5xx
#### seeResponseCodeIsSuccessful
* `return void`
Checks that the response code 2xx
#### seeSessionHasValues
* `param array` $bindings
* `return void`
Assert that the session has a given list of values.
{% highlight php %}
seeSessionHasValues(['key1', 'key2']);
$I->seeSessionHasValues(['key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeUserHasRole
* `param string` $role
* `return void`
Check that the current user has a role
{% highlight php %}
seeUserHasRole('ROLE_ADMIN');
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeUserHasRoles
* `param string[]` $roles
* `return void`
Verifies that the current user has multiple roles
{% highlight php %}
seeUserHasRoles(['ROLE_USER', 'ROLE_ADMIN']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### seeUserPasswordDoesNotNeedRehash
* `param UserInterface|null` $user
* `return void`
Checks that the user's password would not benefit from rehashing.
If the user is not provided it is taken from the current session.
You might use this function after performing tasks like registering a user or submitting a password update form.
{% highlight php %}
seeUserPasswordDoesNotNeedRehash();
$I->seeUserPasswordDoesNotNeedRehash($user);
{% endhighlight %}
#### selectOption
* `param ` $select
* `param ` $option
* `return void`
Selects an option in a select tag or in radio button group.
{% highlight php %}
selectOption('form select[name=account]', 'Premium');
$I->selectOption('form input[name=payment]', 'Monthly');
$I->selectOption('//form/select[@name=account]', 'Monthly');
{% endhighlight %}
Provide an array for the second argument to select multiple options:
{% highlight php %}
selectOption('Which OS do you use?', array('Windows','Linux'));
{% endhighlight %}
Or provide an associative array for the second argument to specifically define which selection method should be used:
{% highlight php %}
selectOption('Which OS do you use?', array('text' => 'Windows')); // Only search by text 'Windows'
$I->selectOption('Which OS do you use?', array('value' => 'windows')); // Only search by value 'windows'
{% endhighlight %}
#### sendAjaxGetRequest
* `param string` $uri
* `param array` $params
* `return void`
Sends an ajax GET request with the passed parameters.
See `sendAjaxPostRequest()`
#### sendAjaxPostRequest
* `param string` $uri
* `param array` $params
* `return void`
Sends an ajax POST request with the passed parameters.
The appropriate HTTP header is added automatically:
`X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest`
Example:
{% highlight php %}
sendAjaxPostRequest('/add-task', ['task' => 'lorem ipsum']);
{% endhighlight %}
Some frameworks (e.g. Symfony) create field names in the form of an "array":
``
In this case you need to pass the fields like this:
{% highlight php %}
sendAjaxPostRequest('/add-task', ['form' => [
'task' => 'lorem ipsum',
'category' => 'miscellaneous',
]]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### sendAjaxRequest
* `param string` $method
* `param string` $uri
* `param array` $params
* `return void`
Sends an ajax request, using the passed HTTP method.
See `sendAjaxPostRequest()`
Example:
{% highlight php %}
sendAjaxRequest('PUT', '/posts/7', ['title' => 'new title']);
{% endhighlight %}
#### setCookie
* `param ` $name
* `param ` $val
* `param ` $params
* `return mixed|void`
Sets a cookie with the given name and value.
You can set additional cookie params like `domain`, `path`, `expires`, `secure` in array passed as last argument.
{% highlight php %}
setCookie('PHPSESSID', 'el4ukv0kqbvoirg7nkp4dncpk3');
{% endhighlight %}
#### setMaxRedirects
* `param int` $maxRedirects
* `return void`
Sets the maximum number of redirects that the Client can follow.
{% highlight php %}
setMaxRedirects(2);
{% endhighlight %}
#### setServerParameters
* `param array` $params
* `return void`
Sets SERVER parameters valid for all next requests.
this will remove old ones.
{% highlight php %}
$I->setServerParameters([]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### startFollowingRedirects
* `return void`
Enables automatic redirects to be followed by the client.
{% highlight php %}
startFollowingRedirects();
{% endhighlight %}
#### stopFollowingRedirects
* `return void`
Prevents automatic redirects to be followed by the client.
{% highlight php %}
stopFollowingRedirects();
{% endhighlight %}
#### submitForm
* `param ` $selector
* `param array` $params
* `param ?string` $button
* `return void`
Submits the given form on the page, with the given form
values. Pass the form field's values as an array in the second
parameter.
Although this function can be used as a short-hand version of
`fillField()`, `selectOption()`, `click()` etc. it has some important
differences:
* Only field *names* may be used, not CSS/XPath selectors nor field labels
* If a field is sent to this function that does *not* exist on the page,
it will silently be added to the HTTP request. This is helpful for testing
some types of forms, but be aware that you will *not* get an exception
like you would if you called `fillField()` or `selectOption()` with
a missing field.
Fields that are not provided will be filled by their values from the page,
or from any previous calls to `fillField()`, `selectOption()` etc.
You don't need to click the 'Submit' button afterwards.
This command itself triggers the request to form's action.
You can optionally specify which button's value to include
in the request with the last parameter (as an alternative to
explicitly setting its value in the second parameter), as
button values are not otherwise included in the request.
Examples:
{% highlight php %}
submitForm('#login', [
'login' => 'davert',
'password' => '123456'
]);
// or
$I->submitForm('#login', [
'login' => 'davert',
'password' => '123456'
], 'submitButtonName');
{% endhighlight %}
For example, given this sample "Sign Up" form:
{% highlight html %}
Login:
Password:
Do you agree to our terms?
Subscribe to our newsletter?
Select pricing plan:
Free
Paid
{% endhighlight %}
You could write the following to submit it:
{% highlight php %}
submitForm(
'#userForm',
[
'user' => [
'login' => 'Davert',
'password' => '123456',
'agree' => true
]
],
'submitButton'
);
{% endhighlight %}
Note that "2" will be the submitted value for the "plan" field, as it is
the selected option.
To uncheck the pre-checked checkbox "newsletter", call `$I->uncheckOption(['name' => 'user[newsletter]']);` *before*,
then submit the form as shown here (i.e. without the "newsletter" field in the `$params` array).
You can also emulate a JavaScript submission by not specifying any
buttons in the third parameter to submitForm.
{% highlight php %}
submitForm(
'#userForm',
[
'user' => [
'login' => 'Davert',
'password' => '123456',
'agree' => true
]
]
);
{% endhighlight %}
This function works well when paired with `seeInFormFields()`
for quickly testing CRUD interfaces and form validation logic.
{% highlight php %}
'value',
'field2' => 'another value',
'checkbox1' => true,
// ...
];
$I->submitForm('#my-form', $form, 'submitButton');
// $I->amOnPage('/path/to/form-page') may be needed
$I->seeInFormFields('#my-form', $form);
{% endhighlight %}
Parameter values can be set to arrays for multiple input fields
of the same name, or multi-select combo boxes. For checkboxes,
you can use either the string value or boolean `true`/`false` which will
be replaced by the checkbox's value in the DOM.
{% highlight php %}
submitForm('#my-form', [
'field1' => 'value',
'checkbox' => [
'value of first checkbox',
'value of second checkbox',
],
'otherCheckboxes' => [
true,
false,
false
],
'multiselect' => [
'first option value',
'second option value'
]
]);
{% endhighlight %}
Mixing string and boolean values for a checkbox's value is not supported
and may produce unexpected results.
Field names ending in `[]` must be passed without the trailing square
bracket characters, and must contain an array for its value. This allows
submitting multiple values with the same name, consider:
{% highlight php %}
submitForm('#my-form', [
'field[]' => 'value',
'field[]' => 'another value', // 'field[]' is already a defined key
]);
{% endhighlight %}
The solution is to pass an array value:
{% highlight php %}
submitForm('#my-form', [
'field' => [
'value',
'another value',
]
]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### submitSymfonyForm
* `param string` $name The `name` attribute of the `` (you cannot use an array as selector here)
* `param string[]` $fields
* `return void`
Submit a form specifying the form name only once.
Use this function instead of [`$I->submitForm()`](#submitForm) to avoid repeating the form name in the field selectors.
If you customized the names of the field selectors use `$I->submitForm()` for full control.
{% highlight php %}
submitSymfonyForm('login_form', [
'[email]' => 'john_doe@example.com',
'[password]' => 'secretForest'
]);
{% endhighlight %}
#### switchToIframe
* `param string` $name
* `return void`
Switch to iframe or frame on the page.
Example:
{% highlight html %}
<iframe name="another_frame" src="
http://example.com">
{% endhighlight %}
{% highlight php %}
switchToIframe("another_frame");
{% endhighlight %}
#### uncheckOption
* `param ` $option
* `return void`
Unticks a checkbox.
{% highlight php %}
uncheckOption('#notify');
{% endhighlight %}
#### unpersistService
* `part` services
* `param string` $serviceName
* `return void`
Remove service $serviceName from the lists of persistent services.