[DataFactory] Entity from database missing on persist operation

[amigian74]

I'm trying to create a new user entity using DataFactory. The status of the user is another entity and retrieved from the test database using the entity manager.

public function _beforeSuite($settings = [])
    {
        parent::_beforeSuite($settings);
        $factory = $this->getModule("DataFactory");
        $em = $this->getModule("Doctrine2")->_getEntityManager();

        $factory->_define(User::class, [
            "username" => Faker::name(),
            "roles" => ["ROLE_USER"],
            "status" => $em->getRepository(Status::class)->findOneBy([ 'id' => Status::ACTIVE ]),
            "password" => ""
        ]);
    }

When trying to create a new user it fails.

There was 1 error:

---------
1) UserCest: Try to delete user
 Test  tests/api/UserCest.php:tryToDeleteUser



  [Doctrine\ORM\ORMInvalidArgumentException] A new entity was found through the relationship 'App\Entity\User#status' that was not configured to cascade persist operations for entity: App\Entity\Status@00000000163eb841000000007b52f6a7. To solve this issue: Either explicitly call EntityManager#persist() on this unknown entity or configure cascade persist this association in the mapping for example @ManyToOne(..,cascade={"persist"}). If you cannot 
find out which entity causes the problem implement 'App\Entity\Status#__toString()' to get a clue.




Scenario Steps:

 2. $I->have("App\Entity\User") at tests/api/UserCest.php:38
 1. $I->amHttpAuthenticated("test","pits1Test!") at tests/api/UserCest.php:8

Codeception/Codeception#1  /var/www/envi/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/ORMInvalidArgumentException.php:114
Codeception/Codeception#2  /var/www/envi/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/UnitOfWork.php:3492
Codeception/Codeception#3  /var/www/envi/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/UnitOfWork.php:383
Codeception/Codeception#4  /var/www/envi/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityManager.php:376
Codeception/Codeception#5  /var/www/envi/var/cache/test/Container046J49q/App_KernelTestDebugContainer.php:13207
Codeception/Codeception#6  /var/www/envi/vendor/league/factory-muffin/src/Stores/RepositoryStore.php:98
Codeception/Codeception#7  /var/www/envi/vendor/league/factory-muffin/src/Stores/RepositoryStore.php:78
Codeception/Codeception#8  /var/www/envi/vendor/league/factory-muffin/src/Stores/AbstractStore.php:61
Codeception/Codeception#9  /var/www/envi/vendor/league/factory-muffin/src/FactoryMuffin.php:108
Codeception/Codeception#10 Codeception\Module\DataFactory->have

public function tryToDeleteUser(ApiTester $I)
    {
        $userId = $I->have('App\Entity\User');
        ...
    }

Details

• Codeception version: 4.1.6
• PHP Version: 7.2.34
• Operating System: Ubuntu/Windows
• Installation type: Composer
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• Suite configuration:

actor: ApiTester
modules:
    enabled:
        - \App\Tests\Helper\Api
        - Symfony:
            app_path: 'src'
            environment: 'test'
        - Doctrine2:
            depends: Symfony
        - REST:
            url: https://localhost
            depends: Symfony
        - DataFactory:
            depends: Doctrine2
        - \App\Tests\Helper\Factories