How to set up and test with cypress

SetUp / download

1. 32-bit Git for Windows Setup https://git-scm.com/download/win
2. 32-bit node LTS Version: 8.11.3 https://nodejs.org/en/download/
3. 32-bit vscode: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/windows
4. webui front-end repository: clone/sync with github, save in your explorer: where you have other github repositories
5. move it into vsc (pls ask metas-ts for details, can’t really remember this part)
6. in node:
   • $ cd /your/project/path => metasfresh webui front end
   • $ npm install cypress –save-dev => cypress is installed
7. have a dev instance / test environment
8. create your own config file using the data from your environment

Steps

1. open gitbash in metasfresh webui front end folder in explorer: right-click in folder, select / open gitbash here
2. run CYPRESS_baseUrl=https://yoururlforrunningtests npm run cypress:open
3. in Cypress select the test you want to run by just clicking on it

Writing Tests:

1. write test in visual studio code
2. save in metasfresh webui front end folder in explorer: => cypress.integration

Check your / all tests:

=> dashboard: https://dashboard.cypress.io/#/projects/5yp4q1/runs

Updated / new tests:

1. sync metasfresh webui front end folder in github desktop
2. config for your testing instance shall remain the same, is not set back by syncing!

More info:

=> README file in the webui-frontend repo

if problems, maybe bc of kaspersky: delete Cypress from user-xy-AppData-Local, and re-install via GitBash