Enabling Cypress extension

The enableCypressExtension experimental feature flag allows you to leverage Cypress (opens in a new tab) extensions within your FastStore project, enabling you to seamlessly run custom Cypress tests.

Cypress extensions enhance the testing capabilities of your Faststore project by enabling the incorporation of custom Cypress tests alongside the native integration tests provided by Faststore.

With enableCypressExtension, you can implement custom integration tests into a dedicated Cypress folder within your storefront project. This integration ensures the smooth execution of both the native tests and the custom ones you create as part of the continuous integration (CI) pipeline. Learn how to add custom integration tests in the following steps.

Before you begin

• Please be aware that this feature is experimental and may not be suitable for all use cases.

• Refer to Cypress documentation (opens in a new tab) for more information on this testing tool.

• Ensure you are using @faststore/core 2.1.56 version or above and @faststore/cli version 2.2.6 or above. If you have versions lower than these requirements, update them as follows:

  1. In your storefront project, open the package.json file.
  2. Navigate to the @faststore/core and update it to at least 2.1.56.
  3. Navigate to the @faststore/cli and update it to at least 2.2.6.
  4. Run yarn dev to apply these changes.

Step 1: Enabling enableCypressExtension

1. Open the faststore.config.js file.
2. Add the experimental object with the enableCypressExtension as it property.
3. Set the enableCypressExtension value to true:

  },
  experimental: {
      enableCypressExtension: true,
  }

Step 2: Integrating custom Cypress tests into your FastStore project

Like any other project using Cypress, you'll follow standard practices, including setting up standard Cypress folders and configuration files. This allows you to seamlessly add and execute your custom integration tests within your project. For further details on Cypress configuration, refer to the official Cypress configuration (opens in a new tab) guide.

1. In the root directory of your storefront project, create a new folder named cypress.
2. Add your custom integration tests within the cypress/integration folder.
3. With the local server running, run yarn test to open the Cypress app and to check your tests execution.
4. Open a pull request with the changes you have made.
5. Within the pull request, navigate to Checks > Integration Tests and check the Details section.

6. Review the results to check the execution status of your custom integration tests.