Level Up Your Cypress Game: Cypress Smart Tests Plugin

A smart solution for dependant tests, conditional test execution on runtime and individual test-bound hooks and many more.. In the realm of test automation, ensuring that end-to-end tests are both efficient and maintainable is a continuous challenge. While Cypress has revolutionized the way we approach testing, there are scenarios where we wish our tests could be more… SMART! Introducing the Cypress Smart Tests plugin The plugin cypress-smart-tests is designed to elevate your test execution by introducing advanced control mechanisms directly into your Cypress tests. This plugin will solve common pain points in E2E test orchestration by: Letting you define dependencies between tests Running tests conditionally based on runtime logic Enabling before/after hooks per test block Okie dokie! Let’s explore how to install, configure, and use it effectively.. Setup and Configure First things first, initiate a project and install Cypress. It does not matter whether it is JavaScript or TypeScript. Then install the plugin as a dev dependency: npm install — save-dev cypress-smart-tests Whenever you are writing a Spec file, import the helpers to your file: import { cytest, defineTestDependencies, configure, cyVariables } from 'cypress-smart-tests'; Now, instead of using the usual it() block, use cytest() — a drop-in replacement with smart capabilities ❤ Features Conditional Test Execution If you’ve been in the test automation realm for sometime, you already know that you will come across lots of scenarios where you have to execute your test based on various conditions. Either based on environment variables/feature or runtime conditions. Some of these scenarios could be: test only on mobile viewports run only if a flag is enabled It doesn’t matter whatever the condition is, you can define your condition with the cytest() block and execute your test based on the conditions met. Check this out: Problem solved!

Mar 31, 2025 - 06:17

Level Up Your Cypress Game: Cypress Smart Tests Plugin

A smart solution for dependant tests, conditional test execution on runtime and individual test-bound hooks and many more..

In the realm of test automation, ensuring that end-to-end tests are both efficient and maintainable is a continuous challenge. While Cypress has revolutionized the way we approach testing, there are scenarios where we wish our tests could be more… SMART!

Introducing the Cypress Smart Tests plugin

The plugin cypress-smart-tests is designed to elevate your test execution by introducing advanced control mechanisms directly into your Cypress tests. This plugin will solve common pain points in E2E test orchestration by:

Letting you define dependencies between tests
Running tests conditionally based on runtime logic
Enabling before/after hooks per test block

Okie dokie! Let’s explore how to install, configure, and use it effectively..

Setup and Configure

First things first, initiate a project and install Cypress. It does not matter whether it is JavaScript or TypeScript. Then install the plugin as a dev dependency:

npm install — save-dev cypress-smart-tests

Whenever you are writing a Spec file, import the helpers to your file:

import { cytest, defineTestDependencies, configure, cyVariables } from 'cypress-smart-tests';

Now, instead of using the usual it() block, use cytest() — a drop-in replacement with smart capabilities ❤

Features

Conditional Test Execution

If you’ve been in the test automation realm for sometime, you already know that you will come across lots of scenarios where you have to execute your test based on various conditions. Either based on environment variables/feature or runtime conditions. Some of these scenarios could be:

test only on mobile viewports
run only if a flag is enabled

It doesn’t matter whatever the condition is, you can define your condition with the cytest() block and execute your test based on the conditions met. Check this out: