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mdailey77
mdailey77

Reputation: 2358

cypress runs all test files even when --spec parameter is used

I have two cypress test files, SmokeTest.spec.ts and ProfileTest.spec.ts. I want to run one file at a time in headless mode. I use the following command: npm run cy:run --headless --spec cypress/integration/SmokeTest/SmokeTest.spec.ts

Even though I'm using the --spec parameter, both test files run in headless mode.

I've also tried adding single quotes around the test file path like so: --spec 'cypress/integration/SmokeTest/SmokeTest.spec.ts' with the same results

Why would it run both tests?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3033

Answers (3)

user8745435
user8745435

Reputation:

cy:run is a script entry in package.json which invokes cypress run.

{
  ...
  "scripts": {
    "cy:run": "cypress run"

To pass additional args to a script you must preceed them with -- (note there are spaces before and after the double dash).

See npm-run-script,

The special option -- is used by getopt to delimit the end of the options. npm will pass all the arguments after the -- directly to your script

You don't need to add additional scripts to package.json.

It's also noted in the Cypress docs

When calling a command using npm run, you need to pass the command’s arguments using the -- string. For example, if you have the following command defined in your package.json

{ "scripts": { "cy:run": "cypress run" } }

…and want to run tests from a single spec file and record the results on the Dashboard, the command should be:

npm run cy:run -- --record --spec "cypress/integration/my-spec.js"

Your particular command line would be

npm run cy:run -- --headless --spec cypress/integration/SmokeTest/SmokeTest.spec.ts

Upvotes: 2

Alapan Das
Alapan Das

Reputation: 18650

You can use the below command also to run a single spec file -

npx cypress run --spec "cypress/integration/SmokeTest/SmokeTest.spec.ts" --headless --browser chrome

Upvotes: 1

soccerway
soccerway

Reputation: 11951

Could you please add the below under scripts in package.json file.

 "scripts": {
    "cy:smoketest-only": "cypress run --headless --spec cypress/integration/SmokeTest/SmokeTest.spec.ts --browser electron"
  }

or use global patterns:

 "scripts": {
        "cy:smoketest-only": "cypress run --headless --spec cypress/integration/SmokeTest/**/* --browser electron"
      }

and then run the below command from command prompt from the project root folder

npm run cy:smoketest-only

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Upvotes: 0

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