Codeception Functional API tests with Laravel5 authentication

Question

I'm trying to test an API that requires users to be logged in via Laravel through the web. Javascript will be accessing a REST API with a CSRF token. When I try to test this using Codeception it seems like the authentication is not being recognized with the sendPOST call.

I'm using the following Modules in my Api Suite:

modules:
    enabled:
        - Laravel5
        - \Helper\Api
        - REST:
              depends: PhpBrowser
              url: http://app.dev/api/

Here is my test:

public function verifyFileIsRequired(ApiTester $I)
{
    $I->amLoggedAs($this->user);
    $I->sendPOST(self::URL_GOES_HERE);
    $I->seeResponseCodeIs(422);
}

I keep getting a 401 response code. I have a feeling that this is due to the sendPOST method not sending the Laravel session info. Is there a way to make this work?

Thanks!

You could use codeception.com/docs/modules/Laravel5#sendAjaxPostRequest instead — Naktibalda
– Naktibalda, Commented Jun 27, 2016 at 16:32
That seems to work well! As long as the REST module is disabled. Is there any reason to use the REST module & the Laravel5 module? — rand0mb1ts
– rand0mb1ts, Commented Jun 27, 2016 at 16:56
REST module has useful methods for inspecting JSON and XML responses. — Naktibalda
– Naktibalda, Commented Jun 27, 2016 at 17:00

rand0mb1ts · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-27 17:58:13Z

1

Naktibalda pointed me in the right direction to get this solved. Posting answer incase someone else runs into this problem.

In my api.suite.yml I should have had REST module depend on Laravel5.

modules:
    enabled:
        - Laravel5
        - \Helper\Api
        - REST:
            depends: Laravel5    <-- this was the fix

answered Jun 27, 2016 at 17:58

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