Summary

In this chapter, we looked at the role of debugging when it comes to executing tests. We identified aspects of the Cypress framework that make the debugging process in Cypress useful for anyone writing tests and implementing the Cypress framework. We also learned that Cypress is bundled with different tools that can be used either to achieve different purposes or the same ones. The main takeaway is that no matter what bug you encounter, Cypress will find a way for you to identify and fix it.

By completing this chapter, you have learned what page events are in Cypress, how to interpret Cypress test runner errors, how time travel works in executed tests, and how to interpret test snapshots. You also learned how to interpret console output information from Cypress and how to use the two special debugging commands that are available.

Now that we know about debugging and its impact on our tests, we can comfortably dive into the second section of this book, which will involve...