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This module allows you to run functional tests for Laravel 4. Module is very fresh and should be improved with Laravel testing capabilities. Please try it and leave your feedbacks. If you want to maintain it - connect Codeception team.

Uses 'bootstrap/start.php' to launch.

https://github.com/Codeception/sample-l4-app

• Maintainer: Davert
• Stability: stable
• Contact: davert.codeception@mailican.com

• cleanup: boolean, default true - all db queries will be run in transaction, which will be rolled back at the end of test.
• unit: boolean, default true - Laravel will run in unit testing mode.
• environment: string, default testing - When running in unit testing mode, we will set a different environment.
• start: string, default bootstrap/start.php - Relative path to start.php config file.
• root: string, default - Root path of our application.
• filters: boolean, default: false - enable or disable filters for testing.

• kernel - Illuminate\Foundation\Application instance
• client - BrowserKit client

Authenticates user for HTTP_AUTH

• param $username
• param $password

Set the currently logged in user for the application. Takes either UserInterface instance or array of credentials.

• param \Illuminate\Auth\UserInterface|array $user
• param string $driver @return void

Opens web page by action name

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• param $action
• param array $params

Opens the page for the given relative URI.

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• param $page

Opens web page using route name and parameters.

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• param $route
• param array $params

Attaches a file relative to the Codeception data directory to the given file upload field.

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• param $field
• param $filename

Ticks a checkbox. For radio buttons, use the selectOption method instead.

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• param $option

Perform a click on a link or a button, given by a locator. If a fuzzy locator is given, the page will be searched for a button, link, or image matching the locator string. For buttons, the "value" attribute, "name" attribute, and inner text are searched. For links, the link text is searched. For images, the "alt" attribute and inner text of any parent links are searched.

The second parameter is a context (CSS or XPath locator) to narrow the search.

Note that if the locator matches a button of type submit, the form will be submitted.

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• param $link
• param $context

Checks that the current page doesn't contain the text specified. Give a locator as the second parameter to match a specific region.

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• param $text
• param null $selector

Check that user is not authenticated

Check that the specified checkbox is unchecked.

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• param $checkbox

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.

• param $cookie

• param array $params

Checks that the current URL doesn't equal the given string. Unlike dontSeeInCurrentUrl, this only matches the full URL.

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• param $uri

Checks that current url doesn't match the given regular expression.

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• param $uri

Checks that the given element is invisible or not present on the page. You can also specify expected attributes of this element.

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• param $selector
• param array $attributes

Checks that the current URI doesn't contain the given string.

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• param $uri

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.

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• param $field
• param $value

Checks that the page title does not contain the given string.

• param $title

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.

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• param $text
• param null $url

Checks that the given option is not selected.

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• param $selector
• param $optionText

Checks that record does not exist in database.

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• param $model
• param array $attributes

Fills a text field or textarea with the given string.

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• param $field
• param $value

Grabs the value of the given attribute value from the given element. Fails if element is not found.

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• param $cssOrXpath
• param $attribute
• internal param $element

Grabs a cookie value. You can set additional cookie params like domain, path in array passed as last argument.

• param $cookie

• param array $params

Executes the given regular expression against the current URI and returns the first match. If no parameters are provided, the full URI is returned.

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• param null $uri

• internal param $url

Retrieves record from database

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• param $model
• param array $attributes

Return an instance of a class from the IoC Container. (http://laravel.com/docs/ioc)

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• param string $class

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.

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• param $cssOrXPathOrRegex

• param $field

@return array|mixed|null|string

Disable Laravel filters for next requests.

Enable Laravel filters for next requests.

Inserts record into the database.

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• param $model
• param array $attributes

Logs user out

Unsets cookie with the given name. You can set additional cookie params like domain, path in array passed as last argument.

• param $cookie

• param array $params

Checks that the current page contains the given string. Specify a locator as the second parameter to match a specific region.

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• param $text
• param null $selector

Checks that user is authenticated

Checks that the specified checkbox is checked.

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• param $checkbox

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.

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• param $cookie
• param array $params

Checks that current url matches action

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• param $action
• param array $params

Checks that current url matches route

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• param $route
• param array $params

Checks that the current URL is equal to the given string. Unlike seeInCurrentUrl, this only matches the full URL.

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• param $uri

Checks that the current URL matches the given regular expression.

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• param $uri

Checks that the given element exists on the page and is visible. You can also specify expected attributes of this element.

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• param $selector
• param array $attributes @return

Checks that current URI contains the given string.

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• param $uri

Checks that the given input field or textarea contains the given value. For fuzzy locators, fields are matched by label text, the "name" attribute, CSS, and XPath.

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• param $field
• param $value

Assert that the session has a given list of values.

• param string|array $key
• param mixed $value @return void

Checks that the page title contains the given string.

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• param $title

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.

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• param $text
• param null $url

Checks that there are a certain number of elements matched by the given locator on the page.

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• param $selector
• param mixed $expected:

• string: strict number
• array: range of numbers [0,10]

Checks that the given option is selected.

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• param $selector
• param $optionText

Asserts that current page has 404 response status code.

Checks that record exists in database.

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$I->seeRecord('users', array('name' => 'davert'));

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• param $model
• param array $attributes

Checks that response code is equal to value provided.

• param $code

Assert that Session has error messages The seeSessionHasValues cannot be used, as Message bag Object is returned by Laravel4

Useful for validation messages and generally messages array e.g. return Redirect::to('register')->withErrors($validator);

Example of Usage

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• param array $bindings

Assert that the session has errors bound.

@return bool

Assert that the session has a given list of values.

• param array $bindings @return void

Selects an option in a select tag or in radio button group.

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Provide an array for the second argument to select multiple options:

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• param $select
• param $option

If your page triggers an ajax request, you can perform it manually. This action sends a GET ajax request with specified params.

See ->sendAjaxPostRequest for examples.

• param $uri
• param $params

If your page triggers an ajax request, you can perform it manually. This action sends a POST ajax request with specified params. Additional params can be passed as array.

Example:

Imagine that by clicking checkbox you trigger ajax request which updates user settings. We emulate that click by running this ajax request manually.

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• param $name
• param $val
• param array $params
• internal param $cookie
• internal param $value

Submits the given form on the page, optionally with the given form values. Give the form fields values as an array.

Skipped fields will be filled by their values from the page. You don't need to click the 'Submit' button afterwards. This command itself triggers the request to form's action.

You can optionally specify what 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:

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• param $option