Testing & Fixtures: How to fill global fields with data?

[gddotorg]

Hi,

I am currently working on fixtures for our API tests. The Project Config already sets up a GlobalSet "Global options" with the necessary fields. Now I would like to fill out these fields with dummy data. As I understand the examples in the Craft core, GlobalSetFixture is intended for the setup, i.e. in my example the structure for "Global options". What I'm looking for, however, is a way to fill the global field "globalImprintPageText" with data. I tried using BaseElementFixture and EntryFixture, but my setup always failed. Does anyone have an idea?

[brandonkelly]

Currently there’s no way to set content to existing elements a la carte using fixtures.

The best way to do it would probably be from _before(), such as how we’re doing it from UserElementTest: (Although in your case you would be fetching the existing global set first, rather than creating a new one.)

cms/tests/unit/elements/UserElementTest.php

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	protected function _before(): void
	{
	parent::_before();
	$this->activeUser = new User(
	[
	'active' => true,
	'firstName' => 'active',
	'lastName' => 'user',
	'username' => 'activeUser',
	'email' => 'active@user.com',
	'password' => '$2a$13$5j8bSRoKQZipjtIg6FXWR.kGRR3UfCL.QeMIt2yTRH1.hCNHLQKtq',
	]
	);
	$this->inactiveUser = new User(
	[
	'firstName' => 'inactive',
	'lastName' => 'user',
	'username' => 'inactiveUser',
	'email' => 'inactive@user.com',
	'password' => '$2a$13$5j8bSRoKQZipjtIg6FXWR.kGRR3UfCL.QeMIt2yTRH1.hCNHLQKtq',
	]
	);
	$this->users = Craft::$app->getUsers();
	$this->tester->saveElement($this->activeUser);
	$this->tester->saveElement($this->inactiveUser);
	}