Use CodeCeption assertion in conditional (if) statement - php

Question

I'm totally new with CodeCeption.
I want to do an action/assertion depending on another assertion result, like this:
if ($I->see('message')){
$I->click('button_close');
}
Is something like that possible? I tried, but doesn't work.
Probably the assertion result doesn't apply to IF, but is there any alternative?
Thanks in advance!
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
Finally Codeception now has the function performOn!!
http://codeception.com/docs/modules/WebDriver#performOn

Answer 1

I had this same issue. Although it's not ideal, you can do this:
try {
$I->see('message');
// Continue to do this if it's present
// ...
} catch (Exception $e) {
// Do this if it's not present.
// ...
}

Answer 2

In tests/_support/AcceptanceHelper.php add additional method
function seePageHasElement($element)
{
try {
$this->getModule('WebDriver')->_findElements($element);
} catch (\PHPUnit_Framework_AssertionFailedError $f) {
return false;
}
return true;
}
Then to test in your acceptance test use:
if ($I->seePageHasElement("input[name=address]")) {
$I->fillField("input[name=address]", "IM");
}

Answer 3

You can use a workaround like this or similar combinations:
$tmp = $I->grabTextFrom('SELECTOR');
if ($tmp == 'your text') {
$I->click('button_close');
}

Answer 4

ULTIMATE SOLUTION!
Finally Codeception now has the function performOn, wich does exactly what I asked for!!
[Version 2.2.9]
http://codeception.com/docs/modules/WebDriver#performOn
Answering my example:
$I->performOn('.message', ['click' => '#button_close'], 30);
Waits up to 30 seconds to see the element with class='message', then click the element with id='button_close'.

Answer 5

Codeception now has tryTo..., e.g, tryToSee() trytoClick(), etc., so there's no need for a Try/Catch block. I find it more readable than performOn().
You need to enable it with this in acceptance.suite.yml or codeception.yml:
# enable conditional $I actions like $I->tryToSee()
step_decorators:
- \Codeception\Step\TryTo
- \Codeception\Step\ConditionalAssertion`
You can click on something that may or may not be there with:
$I->tryToClick('#save_button`);
If there's no button, the code goes on with no error message. This could also be used to click on the node to expand a section of a tree before examining it, but only if that section is closed (there should always be a class that's only there when it's closed).
Another way to go is in an if statement. The tryTo... methods all return true on success and false on failure, so you can do this, which some might consider clearer than the above (no error will be thrown):
if ($I->tryToSee('some_locator')) {
$I->click('some_locator');
}
This form is also useful if there is a sequence of actions you want to perform based on a condition, the else is optional.
if ($I->tryToSee('some_locator')) {
$I->fillField('username', 'myname');
$I->fillfield('password', 'mypassword);
$I->click('Submit');
} else {
/* Do something else */
}

Answer 6

Release for my project comes on weeken
/**
* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26183792/use-codeception-assertion-in-conditional-if-statement
* #param $element
* #return bool
* #throws \Codeception\Exception\ModuleException
*/
public function seePageHasElement($element)
{
$findElement = $this->getModule('WebDriver')->_findElements($element);
return count($findElement) > 0;
}

Answer 7

The reason why the assertion doesn't work with conditional statements is that Codeception first executes the assertion inside the IF brackets, and in case it is not true - it fails the test right away. My way of overcoming this is using the SOFT assertions TryTo which will be ignored by Codeception if fails: https://codeception.com/docs/08-Customization#Step-Decorators
if ($I->tryToSee('message')){
$I->click('button_close');
}```

Answer 8

100% working solution !! Thanx me later ;)
In tests/_support/AcceptanceHelper.php add additional method
public function seePageHasElement($element)
{
try {
$this->getModule('WebDriver')->_findElements($element);
} catch (\PHPUnit_Framework_AssertionFailedError $f) {
return false;
}
return true;
}
Then to test in your acceptance test use:
if ($I->seePageHasElement($element)) {
$I->fillField($element);
}
The 'seeElement' function of WebDriver doesnot work on this case so needs little modified function as i have used one '_findElements' .Please donot forget to build your actors after any changes done.