Create test user accounts in controller with faker data

jscott · December 25, 2016, 4:35pm

I need to create a lot of account information for testing my app.

I am creating a test controller that I can call to add some number of user accounts ( 10 or 20 per call ).

Generating the test data with faker is no problem, but I am not sure how I can create a "proper" and functioning user account.

I am using the dektrium/yii2-user library.

I need to be able to add accounts without user intervention or verification.

Thanks

-John

alirz23 · December 26, 2016, 5:03am

dektrium/yii2-user provides a handy utility for adding and confirming users

github.com

dektrium/yii2-user/blob/master/docs/console.md

# Console commands

## Setup
To enable console commands, you need to add module into console config of you app.
`/config/console.php` in yii2-app-basic template, or `/console/config/main.php` in yii2-app-advanced.

```php

    return [
        'id' => 'app-console',
        'modules' => [
            'user' => [
                'class' => 'dektrium\user\Module',
            ],
        ],
        ...

```

## Available console actions

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jscott · December 26, 2016, 4:36pm

Hi alirz23,

I saw that command line function, but I needed a way to add users from a controller action.

If I only needed to add a few, that would work fine, but I need to add thousands…

I finally solved it after looking at the migrations that come with the dektrium/yii2-user package.

The migration showed me how to populate fields to create a functional user.

It is working great now.

-John