get(\Magento\Widget\Model\ResourceModel\Widget\Instance::class); $model = \Magento\TestFramework\Helper\Bootstrap::getObjectManager() ->get(\Magento\Widget\Model\Widget\Instance::class); // Set default theme as work ground for MAGETWO-63643 /** @var \Magento\Framework\View\Design\ThemeInterface $theme */ $theme = \Magento\TestFramework\Helper\Bootstrap::getObjectManager()->create( \Magento\Framework\View\Design\ThemeInterface::class ); $theme->load('Magento/luma', 'theme_path'); $model->setData( [ 'instance_type' => 'Magento\\Widget\\NewSampleWidget', 'theme_id' => $theme->getId(), 'title' => 'New Sample widget title', 'store_ids' => [ 0 => '0', ], 'widget_parameters' => [ 'block_id' => '2', ], 'sort_order' => '0', 'page_groups' => [], 'instance_code' => 'new_sample_widget', ] ); $resourceModel->save($model);