src/SimpleUser/UserManager.php
public function loginAsUser(User $user)
    {
        if (null !== ($current_token = $this->app['security']->getToken())) {
            $providerKey = method_exists($current_token, 'getProviderKey') ? $current_token->getProviderKey() : $current_token->getKey();
            $token = new UsernamePasswordToken($user, null, $providerKey);
            $this->app['security']->setToken($token);

            $this->app['user'] = $user;
        }
    }
public function loginAsUser(User $user)
    {
        if (null !== ($current_token = $this->app['security']->getToken())) {
            $providerKey = method_exists($current_token, 'getProviderKey') ? $current_token->getProviderKey() : $current_token->getKey();
            $token = new UsernamePasswordToken($user, null, $providerKey);
            $this->app['security']->setToken($token);

            $this->app['user'] = $user;
        }
    }
Log in as the given user.

Sets the security token for the current request so it will be logged in as the given user.

@param User $user