E2E: Bypass UI for item creation using using the API

install/empty_data.php

@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ public function getEmptyData(): array
     {
         $tables = [];
 
+        // API need to be enabled to ease e2e testing
+        $is_testing = GLPI_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE === "testing";
+        $enable_api = $is_testing ? "1" : "0";
+        $enable_api_login_credentials = $is_testing ? "1" : "0";
+
         $tables['glpi_apiclients'] = [
             [
                 'id' => 1,
@@ -285,8 +290,8 @@ public function getEmptyData(): array
             'highcontrast_css' => '0',
             'default_central_tab' => '0',
             'smtp_check_certificate' => '1',
-            'enable_api' => '0',
-            'enable_api_login_credentials' => '0',
+            'enable_api' => $enable_api,
+            'enable_api_login_credentials' => $enable_api_login_credentials,
             'enable_api_login_external_token' => '1',
             'login_remember_time' => '604800',
             'login_remember_default' => '1',
@@ -9128,7 +9133,7 @@ public function getEmptyData(): array
         ];
 
         // Test environment data
-        if (GLPI_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE === 'testing') {
+        if ($is_testing) {
             $root_entity = array_filter($tables['glpi_entities'], static fn ($e) => $e['id'] === 0);
             $e2e_entity = array_shift($root_entity);
             $e2e_entity = array_replace($e2e_entity, [

tests/cypress/e2e/itil_followups.cy.js

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * GLPI - Gestionnaire Libre de Parc Informatique
+ *
+ * http://glpi-project.org
+ *
+ * @copyright 2015-2024 Teclib' and contributors.
+ * @copyright 2003-2014 by the INDEPNET Development Team.
+ * @licence   https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
+ *
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * LICENSE
+ *
+ * This file is part of GLPI.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+describe("ITIL Followups", () => {
+    it("can add a followup to a new ticket", () => {
+        cy.createWithAPI("Ticket", {
+            name: "Open ticket"
+        }).then((id) => {
+            cy.login();
+            cy.visit(`/front/ticket.form.php?id=${id}`);
+            cy.findByRole('button', {name: "Answer"}).should('exist');
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("can't add a followup to a closed ticket", () => {
+        cy.createWithAPI("Ticket", {
+            name: "Closed ticket",
+            status: 6,
+        }).then((id) => {
+            cy.login();
+            cy.visit(`/front/ticket.form.php?id=${id}`);
+            cy.findByRole('button', {name: "Answer"}).should('not.exist');
+        });
+    });
+});

tests/cypress/support/commands.js

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
+let api_token = null;
+
 /**
  * @memberof cy
  * @method login
@@ -278,3 +280,44 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("getMany", (names) => {
     }
     return cy.wrap(values);
 });
+
+Cypress.Commands.add("createWithAPI", (url, values) => {
+    return cy.initApi().doApiRequest("POST", url, values).then(response => {
+        return response.body.id;
+    });
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add("updateWithAPI", (url, values) => {
+    cy.initApi().doApiRequest("PUT", url, values);
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add("initApi", () => {
+    if (api_token !== null) {
+        return api_token;
+    }
+
+    return cy.request({
+        auth: {
+            'user': 'e2e_tests',
+            'pass': 'glpi',
+        },
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: '/apirest.php/initSession',
+    }).then((response) => {
+        api_token = response.body.session_token;
+        return api_token;
+    });
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add("doApiRequest", {prevSubject: true}, (token, method, endpoint, values) => {
+    return cy.request({
+        method: method,
+        url: '/apirest.php/' + encodeURI(endpoint),
+        body: {input: values},
+        headers: {
+            'Session-Token': token,
+        }
+    }).then((response) => {
+        return response;
+    });
+});