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Class TestFixture

Cake TestFixture is responsible for building and destroying tables to be used during testing.

Namespace: Cake\TestSuite\Fixture

Property Summary

  • $_constraints protected
    array<string, mixed>

    Fixture constraints to be created.

  • $_schema protected
    Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchemaInterfaceCake\Database\Schema\SqlGeneratorInterface

    The schema for this fixture.

  • $_tableLocator protected
    Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface|null

    Table locator instance

  • $connection public
    string

    Fixture Datasource

  • $defaultTable protected
    string|null

    This object's default table alias.

  • $fields public
    array

    Fields / Schema for the fixture.

  • $import public
    array|null

    Configuration for importing fixture schema

  • $records public
    array

    Fixture records to be inserted.

  • $table public
    string

    Full Table Name

Method Summary

  • __construct() public

    Instantiate the fixture.

  • _getRecords() protected

    Converts the internal records into data used to generate a query.

  • _schemaFromFields() protected

    Build the fixtures table schema from the fields property.

  • _schemaFromImport() protected

    Build fixture schema from a table in another datasource.

  • _schemaFromReflection() protected

    Build fixture schema directly from the datasource

  • _tableFromClass() protected

    Returns the table name using the fixture class

  • connection() public

    Get the connection name this fixture should be inserted into.

  • create() public

    Create the fixture schema/mapping/definition

  • createConstraints() public

    Build and execute SQL queries necessary to create the constraints for the fixture

  • drop() public

    Run after all tests executed, should remove the table/collection from the connection.

  • dropConstraints() public

    Build and execute SQL queries necessary to drop the constraints for the fixture

  • fetchTable() public

    Convenience method to get a table instance.

  • getTableLocator() public

    Gets the table locator.

  • getTableSchema() public

    Get and set the schema for this fixture.

  • init() public

    Initialize the fixture.

  • insert() public

    Run before each test is executed.

  • setTableLocator() public

    Sets the table locator.

  • setTableSchema() public

    Get and set the schema for this fixture.

  • sourceName() public

    Get the table/collection name for this fixture.

  • truncate() public

    Truncates the current fixture.

Method Detail

__construct() public

__construct()

Instantiate the fixture.

Throws

Cake\Core\Exception\CakeException
on invalid datasource usage.

_getRecords() protected

_getRecords(): array

Converts the internal records into data used to generate a query.

Returns

array

_schemaFromFields() protected

_schemaFromFields(): void

Build the fixtures table schema from the fields property.

Returns

void

_schemaFromImport() protected

_schemaFromImport(): void

Build fixture schema from a table in another datasource.

Returns

void

Throws

Cake\Core\Exception\CakeException
when trying to import from an empty table.

_schemaFromReflection() protected

_schemaFromReflection(): void

Build fixture schema directly from the datasource

Returns

void

Throws

Cake\Core\Exception\CakeException
when trying to reflect a table that does not exist

_tableFromClass() protected

_tableFromClass(): string

Returns the table name using the fixture class

Returns

string

connection() public

connection(): string

Get the connection name this fixture should be inserted into.

Returns

string

create() public

create(Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection): bool

Create the fixture schema/mapping/definition

Parameters

Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection

Returns

bool

createConstraints() public

createConstraints(Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection): bool

Build and execute SQL queries necessary to create the constraints for the fixture

Parameters

Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection

Returns

bool

drop() public

drop(Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection): bool

Run after all tests executed, should remove the table/collection from the connection.

Parameters

Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection

Returns

bool

dropConstraints() public

dropConstraints(Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection): bool

Build and execute SQL queries necessary to drop the constraints for the fixture

Parameters

Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection

Returns

bool

fetchTable() public

fetchTable(string|null $alias = null, array<string, mixed> $options = []): Cake\ORM\Table

Convenience method to get a table instance.

Parameters

string|null $alias optional

The alias name you want to get. Should be in CamelCase format. If null then the value of $defaultTable property is used.

array<string, mixed> $options optional

The options you want to build the table with. If a table has already been loaded the registry options will be ignored.

Returns

Cake\ORM\Table

Throws

Cake\Core\Exception\CakeException
If `$alias` argument and `$defaultTable` property both are `null`.

See Also

\Cake\ORM\TableLocator::get()

getTableLocator() public

getTableLocator(): Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface

Gets the table locator.

Returns

Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface

getTableSchema() public

getTableSchema(): Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchemaInterfaceCake\Database\Schema\SqlGeneratorInterface

Get and set the schema for this fixture.

Returns

Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchemaInterfaceCake\Database\Schema\SqlGeneratorInterface

init() public

init(): void

Initialize the fixture.

Returns

void

Throws

Cake\ORM\Exception\MissingTableClassException
When importing from a table that does not exist.

insert() public

insert(Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection): Cake\Database\StatementInterface|bool

Run before each test is executed.

Should insert all the records into the test database.

Parameters

Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection

Returns

Cake\Database\StatementInterface|bool

setTableLocator() public

setTableLocator(Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface $tableLocator): $this

Sets the table locator.

Parameters

Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface $tableLocator

LocatorInterface instance.

Returns

$this

setTableSchema() public

setTableSchema(Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchemaInterfaceCake\Database\Schema\SqlGeneratorInterface $schema): $this

Get and set the schema for this fixture.

Parameters

Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchemaInterfaceCake\Database\Schema\SqlGeneratorInterface $schema

Returns

$this

sourceName() public

sourceName(): string

Get the table/collection name for this fixture.

Returns

string

truncate() public

truncate(Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection): bool

Truncates the current fixture.

Parameters

Cake\Datasource\ConnectionInterface $connection

Returns

bool

Property Detail

$_constraints protected

Fixture constraints to be created.

Type

array<string, mixed>

$_schema protected

The schema for this fixture.

Type

Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchemaInterfaceCake\Database\Schema\SqlGeneratorInterface

$_tableLocator protected

Table locator instance

Type

Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorInterface|null

$connection public

Fixture Datasource

Type

string

$defaultTable protected

This object's default table alias.

Type

string|null

$fields public

Fields / Schema for the fixture.

This array should be compatible with {@link \Cake\Database\Schema\Schema}. The _constraints, _options and _indexes keys are reserved for defining constraints, options and indexes respectively.

Type

array

$import public

Configuration for importing fixture schema

Accepts a connection and model or table key, to define which table and which connection contain the schema to be imported.

Type

array|null

$records public

Fixture records to be inserted.

Type

array

$table public

Full Table Name

Type

string

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