How to use an authenticated user in a Symfony2 functional test?

Question

I use the FacebookBundle to authenticate users in my Symfony2 application. However, I would like to create functional tests with phpunit which uses an authenticated user.

Moreover, I don't want to use a facebook user for this, but harcoded one.

Does anybody know how to implement this?

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 15 '16 at 11:23

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It's actually quite simple.

Setup security.yml for test environment (it's a snippet from Symfony 2.0-RC3)

security:
    encoders:
        Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\User: plaintext

    providers:
        in_memory:
            users:
                user:  { password: userpass, roles: [ 'ROLE_USER' ] }
                admin: { password: adminpass, roles: [ 'ROLE_ADMIN' ] }

    firewalls:
         secured-area:
             pattern:    ^/demo/secured/
             http_basic:
                 realm: "Secured Demo Area"

As you can see there is HTTP Authentication defined. So now, all you have to do is to setup a client in functional test:
```
$client = static::createClient(array(), array(
    'PHP_AUTH_USER' => 'user',
    'PHP_AUTH_PW'   => 'userpass',
));
```

This link might be useful: http://symfony.com/doc/current/testing.html

edited Nov 15 '16 at 11:23

Cliff Edge

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answered Jun 30 '11 at 15:25

Crozin

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Thanks for your answer. However, I want this user to have a lot of other property which are used in my application. For instance, they have a $facebookId property. How can I use hardcoded users with custom properties ? – Reuven Jun 30 '11 at 16:41
How do you specify a different security config for the test environment? I'd love to be able to change my cusom wsse proviver to basic in memory. – greg Jul 18 '12 at 18:05
@whistlergreg I believe all you have to do is to override `security` definition in `config_test.yml/.xml`. – Crozin Jul 18 '12 at 18:17
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tried that, i get `You are not allowed to define new elements for path "security.providers". Please define all elements for this path in one config file.` – greg Jul 18 '12 at 18:18
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@whistlergreg Then move import of `security.yml` from `config.yml` to `config_prod/dev.yml`, create `security_test.yml` and import it in `config_test.yml`. You might also need to remove a dependency for `config_dev.yml` from `config_test.yml`. – Crozin Jul 18 '12 at 22:05

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