Sending proper authentication request HTTP headers with phpunit for Laravel basic auth middleware
Submitted by Novica89 - 8 years ago
Bumped into a problem while trying to authorize user against laravel basic auth middleware when testing a REST API through phpunit. I used phpunit call method to send a POST request to API's endpoint which needed users basic HTTP authentication. Every time, laravels basic auth middleware rejected it and I had no idea why, since I've sent proper HTTP Authorization header with phpunit call. Here is the solution ! Or watch it in a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCrt7jqDsgU Read more on http://laravel.io/forum/03-20-2014-authbasic-fails
/**
* @test
*/
public function existing_user_can_create_new_book_which_gets_assigned_to_him()
{
// given we have a registered user
$user = factory("App\\User")->create();
// when this user tries to create a new book
$this->call("POST", "api/v1/book", [
"title" => "Amazing book of REST APIs",
"language" => "English",
"original_language" => "Serbian",
"publishing_year" => "2004",
"authors" => "Nick Wright,SomeGuy Great"
],[], [], [
"HTTP_Authorization" => "Basic " . base64_encode($user->username . ":" . "password"),
"PHP_AUTH_USER" => $user->username, // must add this header since PHP won't set it correctly
"PHP_AUTH_PW" => "password" // must add this header since PHP won't set it correctly as well
]);
// then a new book should be created for that user
$this->assertResponseStatus(201);
$this->seeInDatabase("books", [
"title" => "Amazing book of REST APIs",
"user_id" => $user->id
]);
}
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