FOSUserBundle - PHPUnit - Mock a user - No User Provider - symfony

Question

I am using Symfony 3.2 with the FOSUserBundle and I am trying to write functional tests for function that require authentication in specific roles.
I used the approach posted by #tftd here, but when I run a phpunit test, I get a 500 error: There is no user provider for user "Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\User".
My webTestCase class looks like this:
abstract class CustomWebTestCase extends WebTestCase
{
/**
* #param array|null $roles
* #return \Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Client
*
* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35565196/fosuserbundle-phpunit-mock-a-user
*/
protected static function createAuthenticatedClient(array $roles = null) {
// Assign default user roles if no roles have been passed.
if($roles == null) {
$role = new Role('ROLE_SUPER_ADMIN');
$roles = array($role);
} else {
$tmpRoles = array();
foreach($roles as $role)
{
$role = new Role($role);
$tmpRoles[] = $role;
}
$roles = $tmpRoles;
}
$user = new User('test_super_admin', 'passwd', $roles);
return self::createAuthentication(static::createClient(), $user);
}
private static function createAuthentication(Client $client, User $user) {
// Read below regarding config_test.yml!
$session = $client->getContainer()->get('session');
// Authenticate
$firewall = 'main'; // This MUST MATCH the name in your security.firewalls.->user_area<-
$token = new UsernamePasswordToken($user, null, $firewall, $user->getRoles());
$session->set('_security_'.$firewall, serialize($token));
$session->save();
// Save authentication
$cookie = new Cookie($session->getName(), $session->getId());
$client->getCookieJar()->set($cookie);
return $client;
}
And my test routine looks like this:
class TryoutAdminControllerTest extends CustomWebTestCase
{
public function testTryoutListAction()
{
$authenticatedClient = self::createAuthenticatedClient(array('ROLE_USER'));
$crawler = $authenticatedClient->request('GET', '/admin/tryout');
$this->assertEquals(302, $authenticatedClient->getResponse()->getStatusCode(), 'No access allowed!');
$authorizedClient = self::createAuthenticatedClient(array('ROLE_ADMIN'));
$crawler = $authorizedClient->request('GET', '/admin/tryout');
$this->assertEquals(200, $authorizedClient->getResponse()->getStatusCode(), 'Access granted!');
}
}
security.yml:
security:
encoders:
FOS\UserBundle\Model\UserInterface: bcrypt
role_hierarchy:
ROLE_ADMIN: ROLE_USER
ROLE_SUPER_ADMIN: ROLE_ADMIN
providers:
fos_userbundle:
id: fos_user.user_provider.username
firewalls:
main:
pattern: ^/
form_login:
provider: fos_userbundle
csrf_token_generator: security.csrf.token_manager
logout: true
anonymous: true
switch_user: true
remember_me:
secret: '%secret%'
lifetime: 604800 # 1 week in seconds
path: /
domain: ~
user_provider: fos_userbundle
And finally config_test.yml
imports:
- { resource: config_dev.yml }
framework:
test: ~
session:
storage_id: session.storage.mock_file
profiler:
collect: false
web_profiler:
toolbar: false
intercept_redirects: false
swiftmailer:
disable_delivery: true
If someone could let me know what I'm missing, I'd appreciate it!

Answer 1

You probably need to instantiate your own User class that extends from FOS\UserBundle\Model\User instead of Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\User in your WebTestCase since you are using the FosUserBundle user provider.
Consider using a test database and data fixtures as you will probably need it for your functional tests. The LiipFunctionalTestBundle may help.
Keep in mind that nothing is being mocked in this test, as suggested in the question title. Mocks must be used in unit tests, not in functional tests.