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Unable to authenticate user when doing unit testing - Morph - 10-01-2024
I'm building an API with CodeIgniter v4.5.5.
I'm also using Shield and using the token based authentication.
I can successfully register and login a user through a POST request using a REST client.
However, I am unable to login the user in a unit test. Other POST requests (like registering a new user) work fine in unit tests.
This is the section of code which authenticates a user:
PHP Code:
// Attempt to login
$result = auth()->attempt($validData);
// If login fails
if (!$result->isOK()) {
throw new UnauthorizedException(['auth' => 'Unable to log you in. Please check your credentials.']);
}
Works fine with a REST client.
This is the output of dump($result) when attempting to POST to /login in my unit tests:
Code:
CodeIgniter\Shield\Result^ {#498
#success: false
#reason: "Every request must have a bearer token in the Authorization header."
#extraInfo: null
}So when attempting the POST request through the framework , Shield is refusing to authenticate due to a bearer token missing.
This endpoint (/login) is excluded from the tokens filter in the Filters.php configuration.
How do I workaround this with a POST request to /login?
RE: Unable to authenticate user when doing unit testing - kenjis - 10-03-2024
> Every request must have a bearer token in the Authorization header.
Why don't you send a bearer token in the Authorization header?
RE: Unable to authenticate user when doing unit testing - Morph - 10-03-2024
Because the endpoint is excluded from the tokens filter in the global routing config.
Also I have tried passing a bearer token as a "hack" - it still does not work.
It is a bug in Shield.