codeceptjs-dbhelper

Let your CodeceptJS tests talk to databases

This is a Helper for CodeceptJS that allows you to execute database queries and commands using database-js.

👉 It works with CodeceptJS 1, 2, and 3.

Install

You have to install the library and the desired database drivers

Step 1 of 2: Install the helper

npm i -D codeceptjs-dbhelper

Step 2 of 2: Install a database driver

Driver (wrapper)	Note	Installation command
ActiveX Data Objects	Windows only	npm i -D database-js-adodb
CSV files		npm i -D database-js-csv
Excel files		npm i -D database-js-xlsx
Firebase		npm i -D database-js-firebase
INI files		npm i -D database-js-ini
JSON files		npm i -D database-js-json
MySQL		npm i -D database-js-mysql
MS SQL Server		npm i -D database-js-mssql
PostgreSQL		npm i -D database-js-postgres
SQLite		npm i -D database-js-sqlite

See database-js for the full list of available drivers.

Configure

In your CodeceptJS configuration file (e.g., codecept.conf.js, codecept.json), include DbHelper in the property helpers :

  ...
  "helpers": {
    ...
    "DbHelper": {
      "require": "./node_modules/codeceptjs-dbhelper"
    }
  },
  ...

Usage

Syntax differences between CodeceptJS 2 and CodeceptJS 3

In CodeceptJS 2, every callback receives I as an argument:

Scenario('test something', async ( I ) => {   // CodeceptJS 2 notation
   /* ... */
} );

In CodeceptJS 3, every callback receives an object that contains the property I - that is, { I }:

Scenario('test something', async ( { I } ) => {   // CodeceptJS 3 notation
   /* ... */
} );

See the CodeceptJS docs for more information on how to upgrade your codebase.

Usage

The following examples are written with CodeceptJS 3.

Example 1

BeforeSuite( async( { I } ) => {
    // Connects to a database
    // The first parameter is the key that will hold a reference to the database
    I.connect( "testdb", "mysql://root:mypassword@localhost:3306/testdb" );
} );

AfterSuite( async( { I } ) => {
    // Disconnects and removes the reference to the database
    await I.removeConnection( "testdb" );
} );


Before( async( { I } ) => {

  // Deletes all the records from the table 'user'
  await I.run( "testdb", "DELETE FROM user" );

  // Inserting some users
  await I.run( "testdb", "INSERT INTO user ( username, password ) VALUES ( ?, ? )", "admin", "123456" );
  await I.run( "testdb", "INSERT INTO user ( username, password ) VALUES ( ?, ? )", "bob", "654321" );
  await I.run( "testdb", "INSERT INTO user ( username, password ) VALUES ( ?, ? )", "alice", "4lic3p4s$" );
} );


// ... your feature ...

// ... your scenarios ...

Example 2

Feature( 'Foo' );

Scenario( 'Bar', async( { I } ) => {

    // Queries a user from the database
    const results = await I.query( "testdb", "SELECT username, password FROM user WHERE username = ?", "bob" );
    const user = results[ 0 ]; // object in the first row

    I.amOnPage( '/login' );
    I.fillField( '#username', user.username ); // bob
    I.fillField( '#password', user.password ); // 654321
    I.click( '#ok' );
    I.see( 'Welcome' );
} );

API

    /**
     * Connects to the database described by the given connection string.
     *
     * @param {string|number}    key         Identification for using in other commands.
     * @param {string|object}    conn        JDBC-like connection string or a connection object accepted by `database-js`.
     * @param {object|undefined} [driver]    [OPTIONAL] Driver object, used by `database-js`.
     *
     * @returns {Connection} DatabaseJS' connection
     */
    connect(key: string | number, conn: string | object, driver?: object | undefined): any;
    /**
     * Disconnects and removes the database connection identified by the given key.
     *
     * @param {string|number} key Database identification key set in connect().
     *
     * @returns {Promise<boolean>} If it was successful.
     */
    disconnect(key: string | number): Promise<boolean>;
    /**
     * Disconnects and removes the database connection identified by the given key.
     *
     * @param {string|number} key Database identification key set in connect().
     *
     * @returns {Promise<boolean>} If it was successful.
     */
    removeConnection(key: string | number): Promise<boolean>;
    /**
     * Performs a query.
     *
     * @param {string|number}      key       Database identification key set in connect().
     * @param {string}             command   Query to run.
     * @param {...any[]|undefined} [params]  [OPTIONAL] Query parameters.
     *
     * @returns {Promise<any[]>} Query results.
     */
    query(key: string | number, command: string, ...params?: (any[] | undefined)[]): Promise<any[]>;
    /**
     * Executes a command.
     *
     * @param {string|number} key       Database identification key set in connect().
     * @param {string}        command   Command to run.
     * @param {any[]}         [params]  [OPTIONAL] Command parameters.
     *
     * @returns {Promise<any[]>} Command results.
     */
    run(key: string | number, command: string, ...params?: any[]): Promise<any[]>;
    /**
     * Creates a database connection.
     *
     * @param {string|object}       conn     JDBC-like connection string or a connection object accepted by `database-js`.
     * @param {object|undefined}    [driver] [OPTIONAL] Driver object, used by `database-js`.
     *
     * @returns {Connection} DatabaseJS' connection
     */
    createConnection(conn: string | object, driver?: object | undefined): any;
    /**
     * Checks if there is a database connection with the given key.
     *
     * @param {string|number} key Database identification key set in connect().
     *
     * @returns {boolean}
     */
    hasConnection(key: string | number): boolean;
    /**
     * Gets the database connection with the given key.
     *
     * @param {string|number} key Database identification key set in connect().
     *
     * @returns {Connection} DatabaseJS' connection.
     */
    getConnection(key: string | number): any;

See also

codeceptjs-cmdhelper - Execute commands in the console/terminal

License

MIT © Thiago Delgado Pinto