Can not override a config option from the command line in a suite

[schmunk42]

What are you trying to achieve?

I want to override a config option from the command line in a suite.
In my case actually the base-URL for the WebDriver.

What do you get instead?

codecept config:validate -o 'foo: bar'

root@de43a6b7a5fc:/project/tests# codecept config:validate -o 'foo: bar'
Validating global config... foo: bar
Ok
------------------------------

Codeception Config:

Array
(
    foo => bar
    actor => Test
[...]

The above works, I can see foo: bar in the output, it's also shown in the first line.

codecept config:validate -o 'foo: bar' idp

root@de43a6b7a5fc:/project/tests# codecept config:validate -o 'foo: bar' idp
Validating idp config... Ok
------------------------------

idp Suite Config:
[...]

No override is applied, I tried several different formats eg. modules: config: ..., env: chrome: modules: ...

Details

• Codeception version: tested latest version for v3, v4, v5 (Docker image) - output above is from 5.0.5
• Suite configuration:

class_name: XyzTester
modules:
    enabled:
        - WebDriver
        - Asserts
        - Helper\Xyz
    config:
        WebDriver:
            host: chrome
            url: https://www-test.mydomain.de
            browser: chrome
            port: 4444
            window_size: 1024x768
            restart: true
env:
    chrome:
        modules:
            config:
                WebDriver:
                    browser: 'chrome'
                    host: chrome
                    window_size: 1440x960

    firefox:
    # nothing changed

Related issues:

• Override options does not work when a suite is specified #4102
• extend "--override" option in "run" command #5915
• [Multi Apps 4.2] Fix wrong behaviour for runtime options like --ext and --override #6536
• use overwriting config when running included apps #6452

[terrylinooo]

Try modifying your class_name: XyzTester to actor: XyzTester

[schmunk42]

Using actor made no difference.

From my latest tests it looks like the suite config overrides the options from the command line.
If I move the relevant part from suite-config to global-config, I can use the command line options.

Example:

 codecept run -o "modules: config: WebDriver: url: http://example.com" -- e2e

Is this an intended behavior?

CC: @Naktibalda @handcode @eluhr