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Apc

Installation

If you use Codeception installed using composer, install this module with the following command:

composer require --dev codeception/module-apc

Alternatively, you can enable Apc module in suite configuration file and run

codecept init upgrade4

This module was bundled with Codeception 2 and 3, but since version 4 it is necessary to install it separately.
Some modules are bundled with PHAR files.
Warning. Using PHAR file and composer in the same project can cause unexpected errors.

Description

This module interacts with the Alternative PHP Cache (APC) using APCu extension.

Performs a cleanup by flushing all values after each test run.

Status

Example (unit.suite.yml)

   modules:
       - Apc

Be sure you don’t use the production server to connect.

Actions

dontSeeInApc

  • param string $key
  • param mixed $value
  • return void

Checks item in APCu doesn’t exist or is the same as expected.

Examples:

<?php
// With only one argument, only checks the key does not exist
$I->dontSeeInApc('users_count');

// Checks a 'users_count' exists does not exist or its value is not the one provided
$I->dontSeeInApc('users_count', 200);

flushApc

  • return void

Clears the APCu cache

grabValueFromApc

  • param string $key
  • return mixed

Grabs value from APCu by key.

Example:

<?php
$users_count = $I->grabValueFromApc('users_count');

haveInApc

  • param string $key
  • param mixed $value
  • param int $expiration
  • return string

Stores an item $value with $key on the APCu.

Examples:

<?php
// Array
$I->haveInApc('users', ['name' => 'miles', 'email' => '[email protected]']);

// Object
$I->haveInApc('user', UserRepository::findFirst());

// Key as array of 'key => value'
$entries = [];
$entries['key1'] = 'value1';
$entries['key2'] = 'value2';
$entries['key3'] = ['value3a','value3b'];
$entries['key4'] = 4;
$I->haveInApc($entries, null);

seeInApc

  • param string $key
  • param mixed $value
  • return void

Checks item in APCu exists and the same as expected.

Examples:

<?php
// With only one argument, only checks the key exists
$I->seeInApc('users_count');

// Checks a 'users_count' exists and has the value 200
$I->seeInApc('users_count', 200);

 

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