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Cypress is a next-generation front end testing tool built for the modern web. It is a feature-rich end-to-end testing framework that makes testing anything that runs in a browser easier. Cypress provides a robust, complete framework for running automated tests on web applications.
End-to-End Testing
Cypress can be used to perform end-to-end testing on web applications. The code sample demonstrates how to visit a webpage, interact with elements, and assert that the actions have the expected outcome.
cy.visit('https://example.com')
.get('.new-todo')
.type('Learn Cypress{enter}')
.get('.todo-list li')
.should('have.length', 1)
Integration Testing
Cypress can also be used for testing React components by mounting them in the test runner. The code sample shows how to mount a component, simulate user interaction, and assert the result.
cy.mount(<MyComponent />)
.get('button').click()
.get('.result').should('contain', 'Clicked')
API Testing
Cypress can perform API testing by sending HTTP requests and asserting the responses. The code sample demonstrates how to send a POST request to an API endpoint and validate the response.
cy.request('POST', '/api/items', { name: 'Cypress' })
.then((response) => {
expect(response.body).to.have.property('id')
expect(response.body).to.have.property('name', 'Cypress')
})
Visual Testing
With the help of plugins, Cypress can be extended to perform visual regression testing. The code sample shows how to take a snapshot of an element and compare it to a baseline image for visual differences.
cy.visit('https://example.com')
.get('.important-element')
.matchImageSnapshot()
Selenium WebDriver is one of the most popular browser automation tools. It supports multiple browsers and programming languages. Compared to Cypress, Selenium tests can be slower and more flaky due to reliance on a separate server (Selenium Server) and the need to manage browser drivers.
Puppeteer is a Node library which provides a high-level API to control Chrome or Chromium over the DevTools Protocol. It is typically faster than Selenium and can be used for both end-to-end testing and web scraping. Unlike Cypress, Puppeteer only works with Chrome/Chromium, while Cypress supports multiple browsers.
Playwright is a Node library to automate the Chromium, WebKit, and Firefox browsers with a single API. It is similar to Puppeteer but provides cross-browser support. Playwright offers more features out of the box compared to Cypress, such as native mobile emulation.
TestCafe is a Node.js tool to automate end-to-end web testing. It is easy to set up and does not require WebDriver. TestCafe runs on multiple browsers and operating systems and can execute tests concurrently. It is a good alternative to Cypress with a different set of trade-offs, particularly in terms of test speed and debugging capabilities.
This is the CLI for https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress.
This CLI
enables you to interact with the Cypress Desktop Application through the command line. This is helpful for both local development and running Cypress on a CI server.
For instance you can do common tasks like:
npm install -g cypress
This will make the cypress
command globally available from your command line.
You can now execute the following commands:
--
Installs Cypress to the default location for each Operating System.
OS | Path |
---|---|
Mac | /Applications/Cypress.app |
Linux | /home/<user>/.cypress/Cypress |
## by default will install the latest version
cypress install
## install a specific version
cypress install --cypress-version 0.13.0
Additionally if you have a CYPRESS_VERSION
environment variable set, it will automatically download that version. Useful in CI.
Updates Cypress to the latest version. This does the same thing as cypress install
.
## now we have the latest version
cypress update
Runs Cypress headlessly. By default will run all your tests. Useful when developing locally.
## by default will use your current path
cypress run
## or you can specify a path to the project
cypress run /users/john/projects/TodoMVC
## specify a port to use which overrides values in cypress.json
cypress run --port 8080
## specify a mocha reporter to use
cypress run --reporter json
## specify a spec to run instead of running all the tests
cypress run --spec app_spec.js
## specify environment variables
cypress run --env host=api.dev.local
You can read more about environment variables here.
Run Cypress headlessly in CI. Read the Continuous Integration docs for examples.
## provide the CI secret key directly
cypress ci 1234-abcd-efgh-9876
## or if its setup in an env variable called CYPRESS_CI_KEY
cypress ci
Opens the Cypress application. This is the same thing as double-clicking the application.
In Mac you'll see the Cy
icon in the tray, and in Linux you'll see the Cypress application window open.
Returns the path Cypress will be install to. Additionally checks to see if Cypress already exists at that path.
Returns your secret project key for use in CI.
Creates a new secret project key and returns that key for use in CI. This will negate previous secret keys, so be sure to update your CI to use this new key.
Verifies that the Cypress application is found.
These commands have not yet been released:
npm test ## run tests
npm run test-debug ## run tests w/node inspector
npm version [major | minor | patch] -m "release %s" ## update version
npm publish ## publish to npm
FAQs
Cypress is a next generation front end testing tool built for the modern web
The npm package cypress receives a total of 4,487,241 weekly downloads. As such, cypress popularity was classified as popular.
We found that cypress demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 12 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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