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Cypress is a next generation front end testing tool built for modern web applications. It allows users to set up tests quickly, write tests in an easy to read format, and run fast and reliable tests. Cypress provides features such as time travel debugging, automatic waiting, and test orchestration that enable more effective testing than alternatives like Selenium. It can be used to write different types of tests including end-to-end, component, API, and more.

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Cypress is a next generation front end testing tool built for modern web applications. It allows users to set up tests quickly, write tests in an easy to read format, and run fast and reliable tests. Cypress provides features such as time travel debugging, automatic waiting, and test orchestration that enable more effective testing than alternatives like Selenium. It can be used to write different types of tests including end-to-end, component, API, and more.

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Why Cypress?

What you'll learn


What Cypress is and why you should use it
Our mission, and what we believe in
Key Cypress features
Types of tests Cypress is designed for

In a nutshell
Cypress is a next generation front end testing tool built for the modern web. We
address the key pain points developers and QA engineers face when testing modern
applications.

We make it possible to:

Set up tests
Write tests
Run tests
Debug Tests
Cypress is most often compared to Selenium; however Cypress is both fundamentally
and architecturally different. Cypress is not constrained by the same restrictions
as Selenium.

This enables you to write faster, easier and more reliable tests.

Who uses Cypress?


Our users are typically developers or QA engineers building web applications using
modern JavaScript frameworks.

Cypress enables you to write all types of tests:

End-to-end tests
Component tests
Integration tests
Unit tests
Cypress can test anything that runs in a browser.

Cypress ecosystem
Cypress consists of a free, open source, locally installed application and Cypress
Cloud for recording your tests.

First: Cypress helps you set up and start writing tests every day while you build
your application locally. TDD at its best!
Later: After building up a suite of tests and integrating Cypress with your CI
Provider, Cypress Cloud can record your test runs. You'll never have to wonder: Why
did this fail?
Our mission
Our mission is to build a thriving, open source ecosystem that enhances
productivity, makes testing an enjoyable experience, and generates developer
happiness. We hold ourselves accountable to champion a testing process that
actually works.

We believe our documentation should be approachable. This means enabling our


readers to understand fully not just the what but the why as well.

We want to help developers build a new generation of modern applications faster,


better, and without the stress and anxiety associated with managing tests. We aim
to elevate the art of software development by leveraging test results to generate
actionable insights for long-term stability by proactively identifying areas for
improvement.
We know that in order for us to be successful we must enable, nurture, and foster
an ecosystem that thrives on open source. Every line of test code is an investment
in your codebase, it will never be coupled to us as a paid service or company.
Tests will be able to run and work independently, always.

We believe testing needs a lot of ❤️ and we are here to build a tool, a service,
and a community that everyone can learn and benefit from. We're solving the hardest
pain points shared by every developer working on the web. We believe in this
mission and hope that you will join us to make Cypress a lasting ecosystem that
makes everyone happy.

Features
Cypress comes fully baked, batteries included. Here is a list of things it can do
that no other testing framework can:

Time Travel: Cypress takes snapshots as your tests run. Hover over commands in the
Command Log to see exactly what happened at each step.
Debuggability: Stop guessing why your tests are failing. Debug directly from
familiar tools like Developer Tools. Our readable errors and stack traces make
debugging lightning fast.
Automatic Waiting: Never add waits or sleeps to your tests. Cypress automatically
waits for commands and assertions before moving on. No more async hell.
Spies, Stubs, and Clocks: Verify and control the behavior of functions, server
responses, or timers. The same functionality you love from unit testing is right at
your fingertips.
Network Traffic Control: Easily control, stub, and test edge cases without
involving your server. You can stub network traffic however you like.
Consistent Results: Our architecture doesn't use Selenium or WebDriver. Say hello
to fast, consistent and reliable tests that are flake-free.
Screenshots and Videos: View screenshots taken automatically on failure, or videos
of your entire test suite when run from the CLI. Record to Cypress Cloud to store
them with your test results for zero-configuration debugging.
Cross Browser Testing: Run tests within Firefox and Chrome-family browsers
(including Edge and Electron) locally and optimally in a Continuous Integration
pipeline.
Smart Orchestration: Once you're set up to record to Cypress Cloud, easily
parallelize your test suite, rerun failed specs first with Spec Prioritization, and
cancel test runs on failures with Auto Cancellation for tight feedback loops.
Flake Detection: Discover and diagnose unreliable tests with Cypress Cloud's Flaky
test management.
Setting up tests
There are no servers, drivers, or any other dependencies to install or configure.
You can write your first passing test in 60 seconds.

Writing tests
Tests written in Cypress are meant to be easy to read and understand. Our API comes
fully baked, on top of tools you are familiar with already.

Running tests
Cypress runs as fast as your browser can render content. You can watch tests run in
real time as you develop your applications. TDD FTW!

Debugging tests
Readable error messages help you to debug quickly. You also have access to all the
developer tools you know and love.

Test types
Cypress can be used to write several different types of tests. This can provide
even more confidence that your application under test is working as intended.

End-to-end
Cypress was originally designed to run end-to-end (E2E) tests on anything that runs
in a browser. A typical E2E test visits the application in a browser and performs
actions via the UI just like a real user would.

it('adds todos', () => {


cy.visit('https://todo.app.com')
cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]')
.type('write code{enter}')
.type('write tests{enter}')
// confirm the application is showing two items
cy.get('[data-testid="todos"]').should('have.length', 2)
})

Component
You can also use Cypress to mount components from supported web frameworks and
execute component tests.

import TodoList from './components/TodoList'

it('contains the correct number of todos', () => {


const todos = [
{ text: 'Buy milk', id: 1 },
{ text: 'Learn Component Testing', id: 2 },
]

cy.mount(<TodoList todos={todos} />)


// the component starts running like a mini web app
cy.get('[data-testid="todos"]').should('have.length', todos.length)
})

API
Cypress can perform arbitrary HTTP calls, thus you can use it for API testing.

it('adds a todo', () => {


cy.request({
url: '/todos',
method: 'POST',
body: {
title: 'Write REST API',
},
})
.its('body')
.should('deep.contain', {
title: 'Write REST API',
completed: false,
})
})

Other
Finally, through a large number of official and 3rd party plugins you can write
Cypress a11y, visual, email and other types of tests.

Cypress in the Real World


Cypress Real World App
Cypress makes it quick and easy to start testing, and as you begin to test your
app, you'll often wonder if you're using best practices or scalable strategies.
To guide the way, the Cypress team has created the Real World App (RWA), a full
stack example application that demonstrates testing with Cypress in practical and
realistic scenarios.

The RWA achieves full code-coverage with end-to-end tests across multiple browsers
and device sizes, but also includes visual regression tests, API tests, unit tests,
and runs them all in an efficient CI pipeline. Use the RWA to learn, experiment,
tinker, and practice web application testing with Cypress.

The app is bundled with everything you need, just clone the repository and start
testing.

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