ENGCOM-8484: Removed 'cache:flush' command from tests #30996

 - Merge Pull Request #30996 from sergiy-v/magento2:mftf-cache-flush-command-improvements
 - Merged commits:
   1. ff2451b
   2. dc02c0a
   3. 551dd3f

Author: magento-engcom-team

app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/StorefrontOnlyXProductLeftForSimpleProductsTest.xml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                 <requiredEntity createDataKey="createCategory"/>
             </createData>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{CatalogInventoryOptionsOnlyXleftThreshold.path}} 10000" stepKey="setStockThresholdQty"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCache"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCache"/>
         </before>
         <after>
             <deleteData createDataKey="createCategory" stepKey="deleteCategory"/>

app/code/Magento/CatalogUrlRewrite/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminVerifyCheckboxIsDisabledCreatePermanentRedirectSetNoTest.xml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         </annotations>
         <before>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{DisableCreatePermanentRedirect.path}} {{DisableCreatePermanentRedirect.value}}" stepKey="enableCreatePermanentRedirect"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush" stepKey="flushCache"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCache"/>
             <createData entity="_defaultCategory" stepKey="createDefaultCategory"/>
             <createData entity="SimpleProduct" stepKey="createSimpleProduct">
                 <requiredEntity createDataKey="createDefaultCategory"/>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             <deleteData createDataKey="createSimpleProduct" stepKey="deleteSimpleProduct"/>
             <deleteData createDataKey="createDefaultCategory" stepKey="deleteDefaultCategory"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{EnableCreatePermanentRedirect.path}} {{EnableCreatePermanentRedirect.value}}" stepKey="disableCreatePermanentRedirect"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush" stepKey="flushCache"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCache"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLogoutActionGroup" stepKey="logout"/>
         </after>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminProductPageOpenByIdActionGroup" stepKey="goToProductEditPage">

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerAddProductToWishlistTest.xml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <createData entity="_defaultCategory" stepKey="createCategory"/>
             <createData entity="SimpleProduct" stepKey="createSimpleProduct">
                 <requiredEntity createDataKey="createCategory"/>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLogoutActionGroup" stepKey="logout"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Admin Login as Customer from Customer page -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerAutoDetectionTest.xml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
             <magentoCLI
                 command="config:set {{StorefrontEnableAddStoreCodeToUrls.path}} {{StorefrontEnableAddStoreCodeToUrls.value}}"
                 stepKey="enableAddStoreCodeToUrls"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLoginActionGroup" stepKey="adminLogin"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminCreateStoreViewActionGroup" stepKey="createCustomStoreView"/>
         </before>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             <magentoCLI
                 command="config:set {{StorefrontDisableAddStoreCodeToUrls.path}} {{StorefrontDisableAddStoreCodeToUrls.value}}"
                 stepKey="disableAddStoreCodeToUrls"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Login as Customer from Customer page -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerDirectlyToCustomWebsiteTest.xml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
             <magentoCLI
                 command="config:set {{StorefrontEnableAddStoreCodeToUrls.path}} {{StorefrontEnableAddStoreCodeToUrls.value}}"
                 stepKey="enableAddStoreCodeToUrls"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLoginActionGroup" stepKey="adminLogin"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminCreateWebsiteActionGroup" stepKey="createCustomWebsite">
                 <argument name="newWebsiteName" value="{{customWebsite.name}}"/>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
             <magentoCLI
                 command="config:set {{StorefrontDisableAddStoreCodeToUrls.path}} {{StorefrontDisableAddStoreCodeToUrls.value}}"
                 stepKey="disableAddStoreCodeToUrls"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Login as Customer from Customer page -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerEditCustomersAddressTest.xml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <createData entity="Simple_US_Customer_Assistance_Allowed" stepKey="createCustomer"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLoginActionGroup" stepKey="loginAdmin"/>
         </before>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             <deleteData createDataKey="createCustomer" stepKey="deleteCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Login as Customer Login from Customer page -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerLogNotShownIfLoginAsCustomerDisabledTest.xml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         </annotations>
         <before>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 0" stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLoginActionGroup" stepKey="login"/>
         </before>
         <after>

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerLoggingTest.xml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <createData entity="NewAdminUser" stepKey="createNewAdmin"/>
             <createData entity="Simple_US_Customer_Assistance_Allowed" stepKey="createFirstCustomer"/>
             <createData entity="Simple_US_CA_Customer_Assistance_Allowed" stepKey="createSecondCustomer"/>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLogoutActionGroup" stepKey="logoutAfter"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Login into First Customer account -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerManualChooseFromOrderPageTest.xml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 1"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerManualChoose"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLoginActionGroup" stepKey="adminLogin"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminCreateNewStoreGroupActionGroup" stepKey="createCustomStore">
                 <argument name="website" value="{{_defaultWebsite.name}}"/>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
             <deleteData createDataKey="createCustomer" stepKey="deleteCustomer"/>
             <deleteData createDataKey="createProduct" stepKey="deleteProduct"/>
             <deleteData createDataKey="createCategory" stepKey="deleteCategory"/>

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerManualChooseTest.xml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 1"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerManualChoose"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLoginActionGroup" stepKey="adminLogin"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminCreateNewStoreGroupActionGroup" stepKey="createCustomStore">
                 <argument name="website" value="{{_defaultWebsite.name}}"/>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
             <deleteData createDataKey="createCustomer" stepKey="deleteCustomer"/>
         </after>
 

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerMultishippingLoggingTest.xml

@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <actionGroup ref="CliCacheFlushActionGroup" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun">
-                <argument name="tags" value="config"/>
-            </actionGroup>
-
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <createData entity="SimpleProduct2" stepKey="createProduct1"/>
             <createData entity="SimpleProduct2" stepKey="createProduct2"/>
             <createData entity="Simple_US_Customer_Assistance_Allowed_Two_Addresses" stepKey="createCustomer"/>
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@
             <actionGroup ref="AdminOrdersGridClearFiltersActionGroup" stepKey="clearAllOrdersGridFilters"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLogoutActionGroup" stepKey="adminLogout"/>
             <actionGroup ref="CliDisableFreeShippingMethodActionGroup" stepKey="disableFreeShipping"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Login as Customer from Customer page -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerPlaceOrderTest.xml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <createData entity="_defaultCategory" stepKey="createCategory"/>
             <createData entity="SimpleProduct" stepKey="createProduct">
                 <requiredEntity createDataKey="createCategory"/>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Login as Customer from Customer page -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerReorderTest.xml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <createData entity="_defaultCategory" stepKey="createCategory"/>
             <createData entity="SimpleProduct" stepKey="createProduct">
                 <requiredEntity createDataKey="createCategory"/>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Login to storefront as Customer -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerSubscribeToNewsletterTest.xml

@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <createData entity="Simple_US_Customer_Assistance_Allowed" stepKey="createCustomer"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLoginActionGroup" stepKey="login"/>
         </before>
         <after>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLogoutActionGroup" stepKey="logout"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Admin Login as Customer from Customer page -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerUserLogoutTest.xml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <createData entity="Simple_US_Customer_Assistance_Allowed" stepKey="createCustomer"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLoginActionGroup" stepKey="loginAsDefaultUser"/>
         </before>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLogoutActionGroup" stepKey="logoutAfter"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Login into Customer account -->

app/code/Magento/LoginAsCustomer/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminLoginAsCustomerUserSingleSessionTest.xml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 1" stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomer"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerStoreViewLogin.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="enableLoginAsCustomerAutoDetection"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheBeforeTestRun"/>
             <createData entity="Simple_US_Customer_Assistance_Allowed" stepKey="createFirstCustomer"/>
             <createData entity="Simple_US_CA_Customer_Assistance_Allowed" stepKey="createSecondCustomer"/>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLoginActionGroup" stepKey="loginAsDefaultUser"/>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             <actionGroup ref="AdminLogoutActionGroup" stepKey="logoutAfter"/>
             <magentoCLI command="config:set {{LoginAsCustomerConfigDataEnabled.path}} 0"
                         stepKey="disableLoginAsCustomer"/>
-            <magentoCLI command="cache:flush config" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
+            <comment userInput="Adding the comment to replace 'cache:flush' command for preserving Backward Compatibility" stepKey="flushCacheAfterTestRun"/>
         </after>
 
         <!-- Login into First Customer account -->