A test case class intended to make integration tests of your controllers easier.
This test class provides a number of helper methods and features that make dispatching requests and checking their responses simpler. It favours full integration tests over mock objects as you can test more of your code easily and avoid some of the maintenance pitfalls that mock objects create.
$_appArgs
protected array|null
$_appClass
protected string|null
$_controller
protected $_cookie
protected array
$_cookieEncryptionKey
protected null|string
$_csrfToken
protected boolean
Boolean flag for whether or not the request should have a CSRF token added.
$_exception
protected Exception|null
$_layoutName
protected string|null
$_request
protected array
$_requestSession
protected Cake\Network\Session|null
$_response
protected Cake\Http\Response|null
$_securityToken
protected boolean
Boolean flag for whether or not the request should have a SecurityComponent token added.
$_session
protected array
$_useHttpServer
protected boolean
Track whether or not tests are run against the PSR7 HTTP stack.
$_viewName
protected string|null
Asserts cookie values which are encrypted by the CookieComponent.
Calling this method will enable a SecurityComponent compatible token to be added to request data. This lets you easily test actions protected by SecurityComponent.
_addTokens( string $url , array $data )
Add the CSRF and Security Component tokens if necessary.
$url
$data
_assertStatus( integer $min , integer $max , string $message )
Helper method for status assertions.
$min
$max
$message
_buildRequest( string|array $url , string $method , array|null $data )
Creates a request object with the configured options and parameters.
$url
$method
$data
_getBodyAsString( )
Get the response body as string
_getCookieEncryptionKey( )
Returns the encryption key to be used.
_handleError( Exception $exception )
Attempts to render an error response for a given exception.
This method will attempt to use the configured exception renderer. If that class does not exist, the built-in renderer will be used.
$exception
_makeDispatcher( )
Get the correct dispatcher instance.
_sendRequest( string|array $url , string $method , array|null $data [] )
Creates and send the request into a Dispatcher instance.
Receives and stores the response for future inspection.
$url
$method
$data
optional [] _url( string|array $url )
Creates a valid request url and parameter array more like Request::_url()
$url
assertContentType( string $type , string $message '' )
Asserts content type
$type
$message
optional '' assertCookie( string $expected , string $name , string $message '' )
Asserts cookie values
$expected
$name
$message
optional '' assertCookieEncrypted( string $expected , string $name , string|boolean $encrypt 'aes' , string|null $key null , string $message '' )
Asserts cookie values which are encrypted by the CookieComponent.
The difference from assertCookie() is this decrypts the cookie value like the CookieComponent for this assertion.
$expected
$name
$encrypt
optional 'aes' $key
optional null Encryption key used. Defaults to Security.salt.
$message
optional '' assertCookieNotSet( string $cookie , string $message '' )
Asserts a cookie has not been set in the response
$cookie
$message
optional '' assertFileResponse( string $expected , string $message '' )
Asserts that a file with the given name was sent in the response
$expected
$message
optional '' assertHeader( string $header , string $content , string $message '' )
Asserts response headers
$header
$content
$message
optional '' assertHeaderContains( string $header , string $content , string $message '' )
Asserts response header contains a string
$header
$content
$message
optional '' assertLayout( string $content , string $message '' )
Asserts that the search string was in the layout name.
$content
$message
optional '' assertNoRedirect( string $message '' )
Asserts that the Location header is not set.
$message
optional '' assertRedirect( string|array|null $url null , string $message '' )
Asserts that the Location header is correct.
$url
optional null The URL you expected the client to go to. This can either be a string URL or an array compatible with Router::url(). Use null to simply check for the existence of this header.
$message
optional '' assertRedirectContains( string $url , string $message '' )
Asserts that the Location header contains a substring
$url
$message
optional '' assertResponseCode( integer $code )
Asserts a specific response status code.
$code
assertResponseContains( string $content , string $message '' )
Asserts content exists in the response body.
$content
$message
optional '' assertResponseEmpty( string $message '' )
Assert response content is empty.
$message
optional '' assertResponseEquals( mixed $content , string $message '' )
Asserts content exists in the response body.
$content
$message
optional '' assertResponseError( )
Asserts that the response status code is in the 4xx range.
assertResponseFailure( )
Asserts that the response status code is in the 5xx range.
assertResponseNotContains( string $content , string $message '' )
Asserts content does not exist in the response body.
$content
$message
optional '' assertResponseNotEmpty( string $message '' )
Assert response content is not empty.
$message
optional '' assertResponseNotRegExp( string $pattern , string $message '' )
Asserts that the response body does not match a given regular expression.
$pattern
$message
optional '' assertResponseOk( )
Asserts that the response status code is in the 2xx range.
assertResponseRegExp( string $pattern , string $message '' )
Asserts that the response body matches a given regular expression.
$pattern
$message
optional '' assertResponseSuccess( )
Asserts that the response status code is in the 2xx/3xx range.
assertSession( string $expected , string $path , string $message '' )
Asserts session contents
$expected
$path
$message
optional '' assertTemplate( string $content , string $message '' )
Asserts that the search string was in the template name.
$content
$message
optional '' configApplication( string $class , array|null $constructorArgs )
Configure the application class to use in integration tests.
Combined with useHttpServer()
to customize the class name and constructor arguments of your application class.
$class
$constructorArgs
configRequest( array $data )
Configures the data for the next request.
This data is cleared in the tearDown() method.
You can call this method multiple times to append into the current state.
$data
controllerSpy( Cake\Event\Event $event , Cake\Controller\Controller|null $controller null )
Adds additional event spies to the controller/view event manager.
Cake\Event\Event
$event
Cake\Controller\Controller
|null $controller
optional null cookie( string $name , mixed $value )
Sets a request cookie for future requests.
This method lets you configure the session data you want to be used for requests that follow. The session state is reset in each tearDown().
You can call this method multiple times to append into the current state.
$name
$value
cookieEncrypted( string $name , mixed $value , string|boolean $encrypt 'aes' , string|null $key null )
Sets a encrypted request cookie for future requests.
The difference from cookie() is this encrypts the cookie value like the CookieComponent.
$name
$value
$encrypt
optional 'aes' $key
optional null Encryption key used. Defaults to Security.salt.
delete( string|array $url )
Performs a DELETE request using the current request data.
The response of the dispatched request will be stored as a property. You can use various assert methods to check the response.
$url
enableCsrfToken( )
Calling this method will add a CSRF token to the request.
Both the POST data and cookie will be populated when this option is enabled. The default parameter names will be used.
enableSecurityToken( )
Calling this method will enable a SecurityComponent compatible token to be added to request data. This lets you easily test actions protected by SecurityComponent.
get( string|array $url )
Performs a GET request using the current request data.
The response of the dispatched request will be stored as a property. You can use various assert methods to check the response.
$url
patch( string|array $url , array $data [] )
Performs a PATCH request using the current request data.
The response of the dispatched request will be stored as a property. You can use various assert methods to check the response.
$url
$data
optional [] post( string|array $url , array $data [] )
Performs a POST request using the current request data.
The response of the dispatched request will be stored as a property. You can use various assert methods to check the response.
$url
$data
optional [] put( string|array $url , array $data [] )
Performs a PUT request using the current request data.
The response of the dispatched request will be stored as a property. You can use various assert methods to check the response.
$url
$data
optional [] session( array $data )
Sets session data.
This method lets you configure the session data you want to be used for requests that follow. The session state is reset in each tearDown().
You can call this method multiple times to append into the current state.
$data
setUp( )
Auto-detect if the HTTP middleware stack should be used.
Cake\TestSuite\TestCase::setUp()
tearDown( )
Clears the state used for requests.
Cake\TestSuite\TestCase::tearDown()
useHttpServer( boolean $enable )
Toggle whether or not you want to use the HTTP Server stack.
$enable
viewVariable( string $name )
Fetches a view variable by name.
If the view variable does not exist, null will be returned.
$name
_assertAttributes( array $assertions , string $string , boolean $fullDebug false , array|string $regex '' )
Check the attributes as part of an assertTags() check.
$assertions
$string
$fullDebug
optional false $regex
optional '' assertHtml
_normalizePath( string $path )
Normalize a path for comparison.
$path
assertEventFired( string $name , Cake\Event\EventManager|null $eventManager null , string $message '' )
Asserts that a global event was fired. You must track events in your event manager for this assertion to work
$name
Cake\Event\EventManager
|null $eventManager
optional null $message
optional '' assertEventFiredWith( string $name , string $dataKey , string $dataValue , Cake\Event\EventManager|null $eventManager null , string $message '' )
Asserts an event was fired with data
If a third argument is passed, that value is used to compare with the value in $dataKey
$name
$dataKey
$dataValue
Cake\Event\EventManager
|null $eventManager
optional null $message
optional '' assertHtml( array $expected , string $string , boolean $fullDebug false )
Asserts HTML tags.
Takes an array $expected and generates a regex from it to match the provided $string. Samples for $expected:
Checks for an input tag with a name attribute (contains any non-empty value) and an id attribute that contains 'my-input':
['input' => ['name', 'id' => 'my-input']]
Checks for two p elements with some text in them:
[ ['p' => true], 'textA', '/p', ['p' => true], 'textB', '/p' ]
You can also specify a pattern expression as part of the attribute values, or the tag being defined, if you prepend the value with preg: and enclose it with slashes, like so:
[ ['input' => ['name', 'id' => 'preg:/FieldName\d+/']], 'preg:/My\s+field/' ]
Important: This function is very forgiving about whitespace and also accepts any permutation of attribute order. It will also allow whitespace between specified tags.
$expected
$string
$fullDebug
optional false assertNotWithinRange( float $expected , float $result , float $margin , string $message '' )
Compatibility function to test if a value is not between an acceptable range.
$expected
$result
$margin
$message
optional '' assertPathEquals( string $expected , string $result , string $message '' )
Compatibility function to test paths.
$expected
$result
$message
optional '' assertTags( string $string , array $expected , boolean $fullDebug false )
Asserts HTML tags.
$string
$expected
$fullDebug
optional false assertTextContains( string $needle , string $haystack , string $message '' , boolean $ignoreCase false )
Assert that a string contains another string, ignoring differences in newlines. Helpful for doing cross platform tests of blocks of text.
$needle
$haystack
$message
optional '' $ignoreCase
optional false assertTextEndsNotWith( string $suffix , string $string , string $message '' )
Asserts that a string ends not with a given prefix, ignoring differences in newlines. Helpful for doing cross platform tests of blocks of text.
$suffix
$string
$message
optional '' assertTextEndsWith( string $suffix , string $string , string $message '' )
Asserts that a string ends with a given prefix, ignoring differences in newlines. Helpful for doing cross platform tests of blocks of text.
$suffix
$string
$message
optional '' assertTextEquals( string $expected , string $result , string $message '' )
Assert text equality, ignoring differences in newlines. Helpful for doing cross platform tests of blocks of text.
$expected
$result
$message
optional '' assertTextNotContains( string $needle , string $haystack , string $message '' , boolean $ignoreCase false )
Assert that a text doesn't contain another text, ignoring differences in newlines. Helpful for doing cross platform tests of blocks of text.
$needle
$haystack
$message
optional '' $ignoreCase
optional false assertTextNotEquals( string $expected , string $result , string $message '' )
Assert text equality, ignoring differences in newlines. Helpful for doing cross platform tests of blocks of text.
$expected
$result
$message
optional '' assertTextStartsNotWith( string $prefix , string $string , string $message '' )
Asserts that a string starts not with a given prefix, ignoring differences in newlines. Helpful for doing cross platform tests of blocks of text.
$prefix
$string
$message
optional '' assertTextStartsWith( string $prefix , string $string , string $message '' )
Asserts that a string starts with a given prefix, ignoring differences in newlines. Helpful for doing cross platform tests of blocks of text.
$prefix
$string
$message
optional '' assertWithinRange( float $expected , float $result , float $margin , string $message '' )
Compatibility function to test if a value is between an acceptable range.
$expected
$result
$margin
$message
optional '' getMockForModel( string $alias , array $methods [] , array $options [] )
Mock a model, maintain fixtures and table association
$alias
$methods
optional [] $options
optional [] Cake\ORM\Table
|PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObjectCake\ORM\Exception\MissingTableClassException
loadFixtures( )
Chooses which fixtures to load for a given test
Each parameter is a model name that corresponds to a fixture, i.e. 'Posts', 'Authors', etc.
skipIf( boolean $shouldSkip , string $message '' )
Overrides SimpleTestCase::skipIf to provide a boolean return value
$shouldSkip
$message
optional '' skipUnless( boolean $condition , string $message '' )
Compatibility function for skipping.
$condition
$message
optional '' _checkCipher( string $encrypt )
Helper method for validating encryption cipher names.
$encrypt
_decode( string $value , string|false $encrypt , string|null $key )
Decodes and decrypts a single value.
$value
$encrypt
$key
_decrypt( array $values , string|boolean $mode , string|null $key null )
Decrypts $value using public $type method in Security class
$values
$mode
$key
optional null _encrypt( string $value , string|boolean $encrypt , string|null $key null )
Encrypts $value using public $type method in Security class
$value
$encrypt
Encryption mode to use. False disabled encryption.
$key
optional null _explode( string $string )
Explode method to return array from string set in CookieComponent::_implode() Maintains reading backwards compatibility with 1.x CookieComponent::_implode().
$string
_implode( array $array )
Implode method to keep keys are multidimensional arrays
$array
_buildFieldToken( string $url , array $fields , array $unlockedFields [] )
Generate the token data for the provided inputs.
$url
$fields
If set specifies the list of fields to use when generating the hash.
$unlockedFields
optional [] The list of fields that are excluded from field validation.
protected Cake\Controller\Controller
|null
The controller used in the last request.
null
protected boolean
Boolean flag for whether or not the request should have a CSRF token added.
false
protected Cake\Network\Session
|null
The session instance from the last request
null
protected boolean
Boolean flag for whether or not the request should have a SecurityComponent token added.
false
protected boolean
Track whether or not tests are run against the PSR7 HTTP stack.
false
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