Reusing Logged In State | Bondar Academy

Lesson Summary

In this lesson, we explore a powerful feature of Cypress that allows for the reuse of authenticated user state, significantly speeding up test execution. Key Concepts Custom Command for Login: A command named login was created to authenticate users via an API request, saving time by avoiding repeated username and password entries. UI Authorization: In cases where API authentication is complex, Cypress provides the CySession method to store and reuse authenticated user states. Using CySession To implement CySession , a custom command called UI login is created, which includes the following steps: Navigate to the homepage. Sign in by entering email and password. Click the sign-in button. To store the session, wrap these steps in CySession with a session name (e.g., user ) and a callback function. Important Considerations Ensure authentication is fully completed before CySession finishes. Use assertions (e.g., site location ) to confirm successful login. After using CySession , reopen the homepage to maintain the authenticated state. Session Management To reuse sessions across multiple tests, set the cache across specs option to true . This avoids repeated logins for each spec file. Additionally, switching between different user sessions within the same test is possible by creating a method that accepts a username parameter. This method of using CySession enhances testing efficiency by eliminating the need for repeated logins, allowing for faster test execution.