Course Outline
Day 1 – Introduction & Basics
Introduction
- The role of Cypress within the testing pyramid
- Setting up the test automation environment (Node LTS, npm)
- Creating a minimal Cypress project
- Executing the first "smoke" E2E test in both GUI and headless modes
Core Concepts
- Cypress fundamentals, command queue, and automatic retry mechanisms
- Using hooks: before, beforeEach, afterEach, after
- Aliases and reusability (.as(), cy.get('@alias'))
API (Contract) Testing
- Direct API testing with Cypress (cy.request())
- API stubbing with cy.intercept() for handling edge cases
- Ensuring stability in frontend-backend integration
Custom Cypress Commands
- Consolidating repetitive actions (e.g., login, navigation) into custom commands
- Achieving cleaner, more maintainable code through reusable calls (cy.login())
Schedule: Theory + demonstration + hands-on exercises Prerequisites: Basic JavaScript knowledge, VSCode, and Git
Day 2 – Advanced Practices & CI/CD
Building Complex Tests
- Automating complete user workflows
- State management using cy.intercept and cy.session
- Eliminating flaky tests to enhance stability and execution speed
Data-Driven Testing
- Storing test data in JSON files (fixtures)
- Parameterised tests executing identical logic with multiple input sets
Cypress Plugins
- Reporting: mochawesome, allure-cypress, junit-reporter
- Interactions: cypress-file-upload, cypress-real-events
- Accessibility: cypress-axe, cypress-audit
- Visual regression: cypress-image-snapshot
- Maintainability: @testing-library/cypress, cypress-plugin-tab
CI/CD with Cypress
- Integration with GitHub Actions
- Configuring Node.js and Cypress environments for headless execution
- Automated test execution on push or pull request
- Secure management of secrets
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- A foundational understanding of software testing
Target Audience
- Software testers
Testimonials (4)
hands on exercises, easier to retain information
ashley bolen - Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Course - Test Automation with Selenium
The instructor's teaching style was very good.
Kubra
Course - Automation Testing using Selenium
Key topics can be discussed and agreed upon with the trainer in advance. Relaxed and pleasant atmosphere during the seminar days.
Lorenz - Continentale Lebensversicherung AG
Course - Advanced Selenium
I gained new knowledge and I'm pretty confident about it. Nothing unclear.
