Cypress Environment Setup

Cypress Environment Setup

To set up the environment for Cypress.io follow these steps

1. Make sure you have Node.js installed on your machine. Cypress.io requires Node.js 12 or later. You can download and install Node.js from the official website






2. Once folder was created we need to configure our Environment variable as follows

   

   Define variable name as NODE_HOME and paste node.js path in variable value as below






3. Download JavaScript editor to write a code, here we are using Visual Studio, anybody can download visual studio from this link


4. Create a new project directory or navigate to your existing project directory using the command line.

5. Initialize a new Node.js project by running the following command in your project directory

   npm init –y

   This will create a `package.json` file in your project directory.

6. Install Cypress as a dev dependency by running the following command in your project directory

   npm install cypress --save-dev

   This will download and install Cypress locally in your project.

7. Once the installation is complete, you can open the Cypress Test Runner by running the following command in your project directory

   npx cypress open

   This command will open the Cypress Test Runner window.

8. The first time you run Cypress, it will create a `cypress` folder with some example tests and configurations.


9. You can now start writing your tests in the `cypress/integration` folder. Cypress tests are written in JavaScript and have a `.spec.js` extension.


10. To run your tests, click on any spec file in the Cypress Test Runner window, and it will open a new browser window where your tests will run.

That's it! You have now set up the environment for Cypress.io and can start writing and running your tests.

You can also customize the Cypress configurations and explore more advanced features provided by Cypress.io.

For more information, you can refer to the official Cypress.io  documentation