Configure Cypress Tests to Run on Multiple Environments Using baseUrl

Submitted by arilio666 on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 13:59

This article will quickly see how we can make cypress run on different environments using baseUrl method.

1.) Config File Setup.

Go to cypress.config.js.

Inside the e2e body, add the baseUrl and the URL to navigate.

2.) Spec File

Create a spec file with Cypress.config().baseUrl.

describe('Conf Env Test',()=>{
       it('Test',()=>{
        let url = Cypress.config().baseUrl;
        cy.visit(url);
       })
})

Now when we try to run the spec with cypress run, it will navigate to the site we provided as baseUrl in config.

3.) Override baseUrl

Now we might think that the baseUrl is static and not dynamic, and how is this of any help?
To achieve a dynamic pass, we can override baseUrl using cypress cli.

npx cypress run --spec cypress\e2e\Tests\confart.cy.js --config baseUrl="https://www.ivagus.com"

Tags

Cypress