Released 10/14/2020
Features:
- You can now run
cypress cache prune
to delete all installed Cypress versions from the cache except for the currently-installed version. Addresses #5972. - There's a new
--size
option for thecypress cache list
command that prints the sizes of the Cypress cache folders. Addresses #6404. - For video recordings of runs, there is now a video chapter key for each test. If your video player supports chapters, you can move to the start of each test right away. Addresses #3626.
- In Windows, you can now append the browser type to the end of the path passed to the
--browser
flag, likecypress open --browser C:/User/App/browser.exe:chrome
, to help detect the browser type. Addresses #6389. cy.viewport()
has newiphone-7
,iphone-8
, andiphone-se2
presets. Addressed in #8624- When there is a new version of Cypress available, the update modal has a new design with 'copy to clipboard' buttons to copy the upgrade commands. Addressed in #8751.
- The Command Log can be hidden by passing the
CYPRESS_NO_COMMAND_LOG=1
environment variable duringcypress open
orcypress run
to be used as a tool to debug performance issues. Addressed in #8689.
Bugfixes:
- We fixed a regression in 5.0.0 where the
chromeWebSecurity
option had no effect in Electron. Fixes #8399. - Tests will no longer hang and now properly throw when there is an error thrown from a
test:after:run
event listener. Fixes #2271 and #8701. - When a command is chained after
.within()
and "cy.get()
" is called inside it, the scope will no longer permanently change. Fixes #2106, #4672, #4757, and #5183. - Dual commands like
cy.contains()
when used after an.each()
commands now query as expected. Fixes #4921. /
is no longer added to the URL whenbaseUrl
has param(s). Fixes #2101.- When using
cy.route2()
the route handler timeouts will no longer leak into other tests and cause random failures. Addressed in #8727. - Re-running failed build steps in Bitbucket will no longer create a new run on the Cypress Dashboard. Fixes #8720.
- The forced garbage collection timer will no longer display when using a version of Firefox newer than 80. Fixes #8725.
- The browser dropdown is no longer covered when opened from the Runs tab in the Test Runner. Fixed in #8745.
- Fixed an issue where preprocessor-related plugins would cause tests not to run and a duplicate instance of Cypress to be spawned. Fixes #8634.
Misc:
- Improved type definitions for
cy.route2()
. Addresses #8694 and #8782. - The Test Runner now shows an indicator in the footer and a toast notification if there is a new version available. Addressed in #8702 and #8803.
Dependency Updates:
- Upgraded Chrome browser version used during
cypress run
and when selecting Electron browser incypress open
from83
to85
. Addressed in #8406. - Upgraded bundled Node.js version from
12.14.1
to12.16.3
. Addressed in #8406. - Upgraded
electron
from9.2.1
to10.1.3
. Addressed in #8406. - Upgraded
firefox-profile
from2.0.0
to4.0.0
. Addressed in #8786. - Upgraded
node-forge
from0.9.0
to0.10.0
. Addressed in #8800.