codeception-skill
Testing & QualityGenerates Codeception tests in PHP covering acceptance, functional, and unit testing. BDD-style with Actor pattern. Use when user mentions "Codeception", "$I->amOnPage", "$I->see", "Cest". Triggers on: "Codeception", "$I->amOnPage", "AcceptanceTester", "Codeception PHP", "Cest".
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Codeception Testing Skill
Core Patterns
Acceptance Test (Cest)
<?php
// tests/Acceptance/LoginCest.php
class LoginCest
{
public function _before(AcceptanceTester $I)
{
$I->amOnPage('/login');
}
public function loginWithValidCredentials(AcceptanceTester $I)
{
$I->fillField('email', 'user@test.com');
$I->fillField('password', 'password123');
$I->click('Login');
$I->see('Dashboard');
$I->seeInCurrentUrl('/dashboard');
$I->seeElement('.welcome-message');
}
public function loginWithInvalidCredentials(AcceptanceTester $I)
{
$I->fillField('email', 'wrong@test.com');
$I->fillField('password', 'wrong');
$I->click('Login');
$I->see('Invalid credentials');
$I->seeInCurrentUrl('/login');
}
}
Actor Methods (AcceptanceTester $I)
// Navigation
$I->amOnPage('/path');
$I->click('Button Text');
$I->click('#id');
$I->click(['xpath' => '//button']);
// Forms
$I->fillField('Name or Label', 'value');
$I->selectOption('Select', 'Option');
$I->checkOption('Checkbox');
$I->uncheckOption('Checkbox');
$I->attachFile('Upload', 'file.txt');
$I->submitForm('#form', ['email' => 'test@x.com']);
// Assertions
$I->see('Text');
$I->dontSee('Text');
$I->seeElement('#id');
$I->dontSeeElement('.error');
$I->seeInField('email', 'expected@value.com');
$I->seeInCurrentUrl('/dashboard');
$I->seeInTitle('Page Title');
$I->seeCheckboxIsChecked('#agree');
$I->seeNumberOfElements('li', 5);
// Grabbers
$text = $I->grabTextFrom('.element');
$attr = $I->grabAttributeFrom('#link', 'href');
$value = $I->grabValueFrom('#input');
Page Objects (Step Objects)
<?php
// tests/_support/Page/Login.php
namespace Page;
class Login
{
public static $url = '/login';
public static $emailField = '#email';
public static $passwordField = '#password';
public static $loginButton = 'button[type="submit"]';
protected $I;
public function __construct(\AcceptanceTester $I) { $this->I = $I; }
public function login(string $email, string $password): void
{
$this->I->amOnPage(self::$url);
$this->I->fillField(self::$emailField, $email);
$this->I->fillField(self::$passwordField, $password);
$this->I->click(self::$loginButton);
}
}
Cloud (TestMu AI)
Full setup: reference/cloud-integration.md. Capabilities reference: shared/testmu-cloud-reference.md.
Cloud Config (acceptance.suite.yml)
actor: AcceptanceTester
modules:
enabled:
- WebDriver:
url: 'http://localhost:3000'
host: 'hub.lambdatest.com'
port: 80
browser: chrome
capabilities:
'LT:Options':
user: '%LT_USERNAME%'
accessKey: '%LT_ACCESS_KEY%'
build: 'Codeception Build'
video: true
Setup: composer require --dev codeception/codeception codeception/module-webdriver
Init: php vendor/bin/codecept bootstrap
Run: php vendor/bin/codecept run acceptance
Deep Patterns
See reference/playbook.md for production-grade patterns:
| Section | What You Get |
|---|---|
| §1 Project Setup | Installation, codeception.yml, suite configurations |
| §2 Acceptance Tests | Cest pattern, @dataProvider, WebDriver interactions |
| §3 API Tests | REST module, CRUD operations, @depends, HttpCode |
| §4 Page Objects | Page class with static selectors, reusable methods |
| §5 Database Testing | haveInDatabase, seeInDatabase, updateInDatabase |
| §6 Custom Helpers | Custom module extending Codeception Module |
| §7 CI/CD Integration | GitHub Actions with MySQL, Selenium, coverage |
| §8 Debugging Table | 12 common problems with causes and fixes |
| §9 Best Practices | 14-item Codeception testing checklist |