Bypass slow and flaky UI interactions in your Cypress tests. Use tasks to directly seed your database, read files, and even handle complex OAuth authentication flows.
#1about 2 minutes
Understanding the Cypress architecture and tasks
Cypress runs in two processes, and tasks act as remote procedure calls to execute Node.js code from within the browser-based test environment.
#2about 3 minutes
Using tasks for database seeding and auth flows
Tasks enable complex test setups like seeding a database, accessing the file system for email links, or controlling a separate window for OAuth authentication.
#3about 2 minutes
Creating type-safe custom assertions with Chai
Extend the Chai assertion library to create custom assertions and use TypeScript declaration merging to provide type safety for your new commands.
#4about 2 minutes
Applying custom assertions for robust UI tests
Use custom assertions to handle dynamic content like translated text or localized dates, making tests more resilient to content changes.
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