This plugin contains a specific filter which just records user's interactions in a symfony Functional Test format.

So mainly you navigate accross your application, submit your forms and click on links, and boom ... you have a functional test almost ready to use.

Please read the original blog post : swFilterFunctionalTest

• Install swFunctionalTestGenerationPlugin

  • via svn : http://svn.symfony-project.com/plugins/swFunctionalTestGenerationPlugin/tags/VERSION_1_2_0
  • via pear : ./symfony plugin:install --release=1.2.0 swFunctionalTestGenerationPlugin

• Clear your cache

  • ./symfony cc

• Edit the filters.yml file and add these configuration lines after the rendering filter

    [yml]
    functional_test:
      class: swFilterFunctionalTest
  

• Make sure the debug panel is enabled

• Enable the functional test in the debug bar

• Perform a scenario on your project

• once done, copy-paste the generated code into a test file