Test Observability on Cypress
Quick start guide to integrate BrowserStack Test Observability with Cypress
Prerequisites
- You have an account with BrowserStack (even a free trial works) and can get your Username and Access Key from your account profile.
- You have a Cypress v10 or above test suite (it is okay even if you do not run your tests on BrowserStack infrastructure).
Integrate with Test Observability
BrowserStack Test Observability can be used regardless of where your tests run - whether on BrowserStack’s devices and browsers, locally on your laptop, CI machines, or using another cloud provider.
Please note that Test Observability currently cannot be used alongside existing test reporters like mochawesome, and will automatically disable any other reporters you have set up.
Please select your setup below to get started with an awesome debugging experience with Test Observability:
Follow these steps to start using BrowserStack Test Observability with your existing setup of Cypress tests running on BrowserStack Automate.
Install the latest version of the browserstack-cypress-cli npm package
Update the browserstack-cypress-cli using the following commands.
Make changes to the browserstack.json file
If you’ve installed the browserstack-cypress-cli for the first time, you’d have to create the browserstack.json file in the root of your directory. Else, just verify that your config file has all the required key-value pairs as in the following snippet:
The projectName and buildName config must be static and not change across different runs of the same build. This is a deviation in approach as specified by BrowserStack Automate or App Automate as Test Observability will automatically identify different build runs.
Restrict the characters in your projectName and buildName to alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), underscores (_), colons (:), and hyphens (-). Any other character will be replaced with a space.
Make changes to the cypress.config.js file
You’ll need to make a minor modification to the cypress.config.js file to import and use the Test Observability plugin while your tests run. Ensure the lines mentioned in the sample file below are present in your config file.
Run your suite with BrowserStack Test Observability
Use the existing command that you use to trigger a run as shown below and data will automatically start getting sent to BrowserStack Test Observability.
Post build run completion, you will see the build URL of Test Observability in your console. Alternatively, you can also navigate to your build using Build Runs.
Follow these steps to start using BrowserStack Test Observability with your existing setup of Cypress tests running locally or on another cloud.
Install the latest version of the browserstack-cypress-cli npm package
Install the browserstack-cypress-cli using the following commands.
Create the browserstack.json file
Create the browserstack.json file in the root of your directory with the following key-value pairs.
Modify the cypress.config.js file
You’ll need to make a minor modification to the cypress.config.js file to import and use the Test Observability plugin while your tests run. Ensure the lines mentioned in the sample file below are present in your config file.
Run your suite with BrowserStack Test Observability
Use the existing command that you use to trigger a run and data will automatically start getting sent to BrowserStack Test Observability.
Post build run completion, you will see the build URL of Test Observability in your console. Alternatively, you can also navigate to your build run using Build Runs.
Troubleshooting & FAQs
Why am I getting `Error loading the reporter` in my terminal?
You might get the following error in your Terminal when you try running tests:
Error loading the reporter: browserstack-cypress-cli/bin/testObservability/reporter
We searched for the reporter in these paths:
- ./browserstack-cypress-cli/bin/testObservability/reporter
- ./node_modules/browserstack-cypress-cli/bin/testObservability/reporter
If you get this error, try running the prescribed test command with --force-upload appended.
For example:
npx browserstack-cypress run <any other flags like --spec, --sync etc.> --force-upload
Why am I getting `Error: Cannot not find module` in my terminal?
You might get the following error in your Terminal when you try running tests:
Error: Cannot find module './node_modules/browserstack-cypress-cli/bin/testObservability/reporter'
If you get this error, try running the prescribed test command with --force-upload appended.
For example:
npx browserstack-cypress run <any other flags like --spec, --sync etc.> --force-upload
Why is my existing test reporter not working when I run tests using Test Observability?
When you use Test Observability, your existing reporters (like mochawesome) are automatically disabled. In order to use your existing reporter again, please disable Test Observability by setting "testObservability": false in your browserstack.json file.
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