Cypress Intercept

Something I learnt whilst going through Dan’s PR.

Why Cypress Intercept?

It allows you to stub network requests while cypress testing.

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Cypress docs explain this so well, including scenarios where you might use this stuff, to really help illustrate how it can be useful. Definitely a worthy read.

• Cypress Docs:

  • Network requests
  • Intercept

• Also a good time to understand the difference between stubbing & mocking:

  • Differences between Stubbing and Mocking
  • Mocking and Stubbing with Cypress — Beginner to Advanced
  • Martin Fowler - Mocks Aren’t Stubs - Pointing out behaviour verification (which is used by mocks) vs state verification (used by stubs). Worth a re-read when I have time :)