Codeception, how override url from command line for a specific (or not specific) suite test? - codeception

Question

I'm looking for a way to override the base url of my tests from the command line. In the future, I'll tests a lot of websites, so it's very unwieldy if I must add each website in a new environment in the acceptance.suite.yml file.
Currently, my acceptance.suite.yml is:
actor: AcceptanceTester
modules:
enabled:
- WebDriver:
url: http://foo.com
browser: chrome
I see I can use the option 'override' with the run command, but even if I read the codeception document and navigate through help website (like stack overflox..), I can't find a good way for override. Can someone help me?
When I prints all config (via ./vendor/bin/concept), I get:
Array
(
actor => AcceptanceTester
modules => Array
(
enabled => Array
(
0 => Array
(
WebDriver => Array
(
url => http://foo.foo
browser => chrome
)
)
1 => \Helper\Acceptance
)
config => Array
(
)
depends => Array
(
)
)
I tried : ./vendor/bin/codecept run acceptance --steps -o 'modules: enabled: 0: WebDriver: url: http://faa.faa, but the test run ever on http://foo.foo
In this codeception issue post, it seems it's impossible to override a config value when we run a specific suite (my english is not very good , so maybe I misunderstood). So I add an env in my acceptance.suite.yml file :
actor: AcceptanceTester
modules:
enabled:
- WebDriver:
url: http://foo.foo
browser: chrome
env:
generic:
modules:
config:
WebDriver:
url: http://faa.faa
And I tried theses commands :
./vendor/bin/codecept run acceptance --env generic --steps -o 'env: generic: modules: config: WebDriver: url: http://faa.faa
And
./vendor/bin/codecept run acceptance --env generic --steps -o 'WebDriver: url: http://faa.faa
And nothing happened. My test are always on http://foo.foo
EDIT AFTER "LEGION" HELP
When I use this acceptance.suite.yml :
actor: AcceptanceTester
modules:
enabled:
- WebDriver
config:
WebDriver:
url: ''
browser: ''
env:
chrome:
modules:
config:
WebDriver: {}
I get an error :
So when I use this acceptance.suite.yml :
actor: AcceptanceTester
modules:
enabled:
- WebDriver
config:
WebDriver:
url: ''
browser: chrome
env:
chrome:
modules:
config:
WebDriver: {}
I get an another error :
And if I use this acceptance.suite.yml :
actor: AcceptanceTester
modules:
enabled:
- WebDriver
config:
WebDriver:
url: ''
browser: chrome
env:
chrome:
modules:
config:
WebDriver:
url: 'http://foo.foo'
browser: 'chrome'
No error ! buuuUUUT ! I'm not on the good url x)
The url I get is "data:", its strange...
For get the url, I add this simple line in my test file :
$this->comment("I am on the url : " . $this->executeJS("return window.location.href") . "\n");

Answer 1

N.B: You need Codeception 1.8 or above! Before that version is bugged.
If the version is > 1.8 it should works... you may try editing your acceptance file like below and see if something is changed:
actor: AcceptanceTester
modules:
enabled:
- WebDriver
config:
WebDriver:
url: 'http://foo.foo/'
browser: 'firefox'
env:
chrome: #or watherver you want
modules:
config:
WebDriver:
url: 'http://fuu.fuu/'
browser: 'chrome'
run it like below:
php vendor/bin/codecept run acceptance --env chrome
** EDIT **
To pass the url from commandline you need empty WebDriver Configuration:
actor: AcceptanceTester
modules:
enabled:
- WebDriver
config:
WebDriver: {}
env:
chrome: #or watherver you want
modules:
config:
WebDriver:
url:'http://foo.foo'
browser:'firefox'
commandline:
./vendor/bin/codecept run acceptance --env chrome --steps -o 'WebDriver: url: \'http://faa.faa\' browser: \'chrome\''
(I usually use apex for url and browser... but not sure are really neded).