user_load() queries the main users table instead of the temporary simpletest users table
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<p>The documentation for <code>drupalLogin()</code> suggests that in order to load a full user object, you should call <code>user_load()</code>:</p>
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<pre><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br> </span><span style="color: #FF8000">// Create a user.<br></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$this</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">drupalCreateUser</span><span style="color: #007700">(array());<br></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$this</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">drupalLogin</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// Load real user object.<br></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$pass_raw </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">pass_raw</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">user_load</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">uid</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">pass_raw </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$pass_raw</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span></span></pre></div>
<p>However, <code>user_load()</code> queries the db's users table, not the temporary simpletest users table, so it always fails (unless you have an active user with the same id in your db). This makes it hard to test things like <code>user_pass_reset()</code> in D6.</p>
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