Using Codeception functional tests to POST data

Question

I want to create a test which will directly post data to a Laravel page to test it handling bad data.

I can run an acceptance test starting at the page with the form on, call $I->click('Search'); and the page processes the data as expected.

Reading the introduction to Functional Tests on the Codeception website, it states

In simple terms we set $_REQUEST, $_GET and $_POST variables, then we execute your script inside a test, we receive output, and then we test it.

This sounds ideal, set an array of POST data and fire it directly at the processing page. But I can't find any documentation for it. I've played with sendAjaxPostRequest but it's not passing anything to $_POST.

Is there a way I can test the pages in isolation like this?

Chris Armitage · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-03 08:36:07Z

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Turns out the solution lies with the Codeception REST module.

Adding this to the functional.suite.yml file allows you to write:

$I = new TestGuy($scenario);
$I->wantTo('check a page is resistant to POST injection');
$I->sendPOST(
    'search',
    array(
        'startDate' => '2013-07-03',
        'endDate' => '2013-07-10',
        'exec' => 'some dodgy commands',
    ));
$I->see('Search results');
$I->dontSee('Dodgy command executed');

A little clunky, but it allows testing of a single page.

answered Jul 3, 2013 at 8:36

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Rob Gordijn · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-27 15:05:32Z

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From the manual @ http://codeception.com/docs/04-AcceptanceTests

$I->submitForm('#update_form', array('user' => array(
     'name' => 'Miles',
     'email' => 'Davis',
     'gender' => 'm'
)));

answered Jun 27, 2013 at 15:05

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Chris Armitage Over a year ago

That relies on the preceding page with the form. If I could do something like that but specify the target instead of relying on a form selector, then I could test it in isolation.

Rob Gordijn Over a year ago

Hm, I got no solution for you. Maybe you should knock on some doors @codeception for this...

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