@argos-ci/cypress

Cypress commands and utilities for Argos visual testing.

Installation

npm install --save-dev @argos-ci/cypress

And add this line to your cypress/support/index.js file.

import "@argos-ci/cypress/support";

Usage

cy.argosScreenshot command stabilizes the UI and takes a screenshot.

How to take a screenshot with cy.argosScreenshot command

describe("Homepage", () => {
  it("should be stable", () => {
    // Screenshot a full page
    cy.argosScreenshot("home");

    // Screenshot a component
    cy.get("main div.breadcrumb").argosScreenshot("home-breadcrumb");
  });
});

API

cy.argosScreenshot([name][, options])

• name - The screenshot name; must be unique; default value to test title
• options - See cy.screenshot command options

Helper attributes

The data-visual-test attributes allow you to control how elements behave in the Argos screenshot.

It is often used to hide changing element like dates.

• [data-visual-test="transparent"] - Make the element transparent (opacity: 0)
• [data-visual-test="removed"] - Remove the element (display: none)
• [data-visual-test="blackout"] - Blacked out the element

How to use an helper to hide a div from a screenshot

<div id="clock" data-visual-test="transparent">
  <!-- the clock code -->
</div>