Update user.js - alternative Administrator Login without GUI

[LadySolveig]

We do not need to load the GUI for the backend login - this command can be used alternatively if not the login method directly should be checked.

[laoneo]

What is the intention behind this pr? For the CMS tests we use session snapshots, so the slow login is only used once. For me it would be too confusing to have two different login ways. I would then rather replace the existing one with this one and move the login tests actually to the CMS repo.

[LadySolveig]

I personally have been using this snippet for my extension tests for a few months now. I don't want to test the basic functionality of Joomla, that is done in the CMS repo itself.
I just wanted to make it available in case it is also interesting for the package for other extension developers.

[laoneo]

I totally agree that the login code should be ported here. What do you think about joomla/joomla-cms#43673? And then I would replace the doAdministratorLogin with your code and not add a new function.

[LadySolveig]

Could also be a nice solution, as we have with your PR independent tests in the CMS itself especially for the login. I haven't even thought that far ahead yet 👍🏼

[laoneo]

Can you replace then the existing function, instead of adding a new one?

[LadySolveig]

I will test with 5.1 and 5.2 today and will be happy to make the desired change if all goes well. 👍🏼

[laoneo]

Thanks!

[muhme]

@LadySolveig If you can, could you please also test with 4.4-dev and 6.0-dev? joomla-cxpress supports all active Joomla branches. Or give me a short ping and I can test the four branches.

[LadySolveig]

As I mentioned in the other PR it is not possible to run the tests with 4.4 with a new version of this package cause of this modification b37bbf5 #11 and the corresponding change in cms for 5.1 onwards.
Otherwise it would first have to be tested what would have to be changed for the installation on 4.4 so that it works on both versions.

[muhme]

Language selection should not be the problem as shown in #13. We are on the way to have only one joomla-cypress version used in all active Joomla branches. With using actual joomla-cypress in 4.4-dev the Cypress.Commands.overwrite needs to be deleted and there are still four remaining places to be checked ...

My question is, will this new login with token work on all active Joomla releases dev-4.4 ... dev-6.0?

[laoneo]

It is also possible to select by the value or index, so we are independent by the language name. Perhaps it is an alternative to selecting by language string.

[laoneo]

@LadySolveig do you plan to implement the changes? Because I want to create soon a new release here.

[laoneo]

Do you want to move this one forward or should we close?

[laoneo]

Any idea how to move forward here?

[LadySolveig]

I'll be back to testing things over the next few weeks after a long time away. I'll have a look and let you know. :)