cypress.config.js settings - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test verifies that Cypress correctly loads and applies settings from the cypress.config.js file, such as baseUrl and viewport size.

Test Code - Cypress

Cypress

describe('Cypress Config Settings Test', () => {
  it('should use baseUrl and viewport from cypress.config.js', () => {
    cy.visit('/')
    cy.url().should('eq', `${Cypress.config('baseUrl')}/`)
    cy.window().then((win) => {
      expect(win.innerWidth).to.equal(Cypress.config('viewportWidth'))
      expect(win.innerHeight).to.equal(Cypress.config('viewportHeight'))
    })
  })
})

Execution Trace - 5 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts	Cypress test runner is initialized with cypress.config.js settings loaded	-	PASS
2	Cypress opens browser and applies viewport size from config	Browser window is set to viewportWidth and viewportHeight from cypress.config.js	-	PASS
3	Test navigates to baseUrl '/' using cy.visit('/')	Browser navigates to the URL defined by baseUrl in cypress.config.js	Verify current URL equals baseUrl + '/'	PASS
4	Test retrieves viewport size using cy.window() and compares with config	Viewport size is available from Cypress API	Viewport width and height match viewportWidth and viewportHeight from config	PASS
5	Test ends successfully	All assertions passed, test completes	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: If cypress.config.js is missing or baseUrl is incorrect, cy.visit('/') will fail to load the page

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does cy.visit('/') do in this test?

A Navigates to the root of the local file system

B Navigates to the baseUrl defined in cypress.config.js

C Opens a new browser tab without loading a page

D Resets the viewport size to default

Key Result

Always verify that your cypress.config.js settings like baseUrl and viewport sizes are correctly set and reachable before running tests to avoid navigation and layout failures.