PHP：我可以在它的第一个深度上拆分JSONstring而不必重新编码吗？

Question

As I'm not aware if behat can inject my Behat FeatureContext function parameters with anything but strings, I'd like to know if I could split strings in such a way that I am left with an array of json_objects.

I've managed to do this with json_decode and json_encode, but that feels a bit repetitive as I first decode the string of objects, only to encode it back into a single object.

Per example have the following Behat feature:

Feature: Provide a consistent standard JSON API endpoint

  In order to build interchangeable front ends
  As a JSON API developer
  I need to allow Create, Read, Update, and Delete functionality

  Background:
    Given there are Albums with the following details:
      """
      [{
        "artist":"Pink Floyd",
        "title":"The Dark Side of the Moon",
        "songs":[
          {"title":"Speak to Me", "length":254}
          {"title":"Breathe", "length":192}
          {"title":"On the Run", "length":188}
        ] 
      },
      {
        "artist":"AC/DC",
        "title":"Back to Black",
        "songs":[
          {"title":"Hells Bells", "length":205}
          {"title":"Shoot to Thrill", "length":302}
          {"title":"What Do You Do for Money Honey", "length":244}
        ] 
      }]    
      """
      And the "Content-Type" request header is "application/json"

and the following function in FeatureContext.php:

...

public function thereAreAlbumsWithTheFollowingDetails(string $jsonString) {
    $albums = json_decode($jsonString, true);

    foreach ($albums as $album) {
        $albumJson = json_encode($album);
        $this->apiContext->setRequestBody($albumJson);
        $this->apiContext->requestPath("/api/album", "POST");
    }
}

...

Answer 1

I was following a tutorial that added the first test objects via REST, but that doesn't have to happen.

I have also learned that nested tables for Behat are a bad idea.

https://joebuschmann.com/specflow-nested-tables-a-bad-idea/

behat.yml

default:
    suites:
        default:
            contexts:
                - App\Features\Bootstrap\FeatureContext:
                    container: '@service_container'
                    entityManager: "@doctrine.orm.default_entity_manager"
                - Imbo\BehatApiExtension\Context\ApiContext
    extensions:
        Imbo\BehatApiExtension:
            apiClient:
                base_uri: http://127.0.0.1:8000
        Behat\Symfony2Extension:
            kernel:
                bootstrap: config\behat\bootstrap.php
                class: App\Kernel

Code below is not exactly correct, but it's close enough.

FeatureContext.php

...

/**
     * @Given there are Albums with the following details:
     */
    public function thereAreAlbumsWithTheFollowingDetails(TableNode $table) {
        foreach ($table->getColumnsHash() as $row) {
            $album = new Album();
            $album->setTitle($row['title']);
            $album->setReleaseDate(new \DateTime($row['release_date']));
            array_push($this->entities, $album);
        }
        $this->em->flush();
    }

    /**
     * @Given albums with the following Songs:
     */
    public function albumsWithTheFollowingSongs(TableNode $table) {
        $i = 0;
        foreach ($table->getColumnsHash() as $row) {
            $song = new Song($row['title']);
            $this->entities[$i]->setSong($song);
            $i = $i + 1;
        }
    }

    /**
     * @When they are saved into the database
     */
    public function theyAreSavedIntoTheDatabase() {
        foreach ($this->entities as $entity) {
            $this->em->persist($entity);
        }
        $this->em->flush();
    }
...