cy.url() assertions in Cypress - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a webpage, clicks a link, and verifies the URL changes as expected using cy.url() assertions.

Test Code - Cypress

Cypress

describe('URL Assertion Test', () => {
  it('should navigate to Actions page and verify URL', () => {
    cy.visit('https://example.cypress.io')
    cy.get('a[href="/commands/actions"]').click()
    cy.url().should('include', '/commands/actions')
    cy.url().should('eq', 'https://example.cypress.io/commands/actions')
  })
})

Execution Trace - 6 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts	Test runner initialized, no browser opened yet	-	PASS
2	Browser opens and navigates to 'https://example.cypress.io'	Browser shows the Cypress example homepage	-	PASS
3	Finds link with href '/commands/actions' using cy.get	Link element is found on the page	-	PASS
4	Clicks the found link	Browser navigates to the Actions commands page	-	PASS
5	Asserts URL includes '/commands/actions' using cy.url().should('include', ...)	Current URL is 'https://example.cypress.io/commands/actions'	URL contains '/commands/actions'	PASS
6	Asserts URL equals 'https://example.cypress.io/commands/actions' using cy.url().should('eq', ...)	Current URL is exactly 'https://example.cypress.io/commands/actions'	URL equals 'https://example.cypress.io/commands/actions'	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: The link with href '/commands/actions' is missing or the URL does not update correctly after click

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does cy.url().should('include', '/commands/actions') check?

A The page title includes '/commands/actions'

B The current URL contains the string '/commands/actions'

C The URL exactly equals '/commands/actions'

D The page has a link with href '/commands/actions'

Key Result

Always verify the URL after navigation to confirm the page changed as expected. Using cy.url() assertions helps catch navigation issues early.