1. Install dependencies (make sure Node and NPM installed)

   npm install
   

2. Run Cypress with Test Runner

   Prerequisite for Cypress against localhost: Boot your server first, then run Cypress (e.g. in two separate terminals) (see Setup CI)

   npm run cypress:open
   

   NOTE: Cypress watches the ./cypress/integration folder. Hence, new e2e integration tests can be added without relaunch with the existing support/*.

Cypress relies on Mocha syntax for writing tests and provides additional Cypress API & Concepts for writing methods and test the web application.

// cypress/integration/sample.spec.js

describe("My First Test", () => {
  it("does not do much!", () => {
    expect(true).to.equal(true);
  });
});

1. Run Cypress via CLI in Headless mode.

   npm run cypress:ci
   

   NOTE:

   • Cypress is capable to do video recording (by default) of the processed E2E integration tests and stores them into ./cypress/videos, rewriting files on every run. Path is in .gitignore for now.
   • Cypress is capable to do screenshot comparison if the precessed E2E integration tests called specific cypress command to take a screenshot, which would be stored into ./cypress/screenshots and would be compared with the previous version of the screenshot (with the same name). Path is in .gitignore for now.