fpapadopou · September 3, 2017 15:33 · Sep 3, 2017 · Sep 17, 2011
diff --git a/MyWebTestCase.php b/MyWebTestCase.php
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+<?php
+
+use Liip\FunctionalTestBundle\Test\WebTestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Profiler\Profiler;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\UsernamePasswordToken;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @group functional
+ */
+class MyWebTestCase extends WebTestCase
+{
+    abstract protected function getCurrentUser();
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $firewallName
+     * @param array $options
+     * @param array $server
+     * @return Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Client
+     */
+    protected function createClientWithAuthentication($firewallName, array $options = array(), array $server = array())
+    {
+        /* @var $client \Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Client */
+        $client = $this->createClient($options, $server);
+        // has to be set otherwise "hasPreviousSession" in Request returns false.
+        $client->getCookieJar()->set(new \Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\Cookie(session_name(), true));
+
+        /* @var $user UserInterface */
+        $user = $this->getCurrentUser();
+
+        $token = new UsernamePasswordToken($user, null, $firewallName, $user->getRoles());
+        self::$kernel->getContainer()->get('session')->set('_security_' . $firewallName, serialize($token));
+
+        return $client;
+    }
+}