Plugins and Libraries - spryker-projects/cypress-boilerplate GitHub Wiki

Overview

This page provides a detailed explanation of the plugins and libraries used in the Cypress-Boilerplate project, as listed in the package.json file. Each plugin and library is explained in terms of its purpose.

DevDependencies

cypress

  • Type: End-to-End Testing Framework
  • Description: Cypress is a JavaScript end-to-end testing framework.
  • Purpose: Provides a framework for writing and running end-to-end tests.

cypress-iframe

  • Type: Cypress Plugin
  • Description: A Cypress plugin for handling iframes.
  • Purpose: Simplifies the process of interacting with iframes within Cypress tests.

cypress-plugin-api

  • Type: Cypress Plugin
  • Description: A Cypress plugin for making API requests.
  • Purpose: Facilitates API testing by providing easy methods to make API requests within Cypress tests.

@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin

  • Type: ESLint Plugin
  • Description: This plugin provides linting rules for TypeScript code. It helps in identifying and fixing problems in TypeScript code.
  • Purpose: Ensures that TypeScript code adheres to best practices and coding standards.

@typescript-eslint/parser

  • Type: ESLint Parser
  • Description: This parser allows ESLint to lint TypeScript code.
  • Purpose: Integrates TypeScript with ESLint, enabling ESLint to understand TypeScript syntax.

eslint-config-prettier

  • Type: ESLint Configuration
  • Description: Disables ESLint rules that conflict with Prettier.
  • Purpose: Ensures that ESLint and Prettier configurations do not conflict with each other.

eslint-plugin-cypress

  • Type: ESLint Plugin
  • Description: Provides Cypress-specific linting rules.
  • Purpose: Ensures that Cypress test code adheres to best practices and coding standards.

eslint-plugin-prettier

  • Type: ESLint Plugin
  • Description: Runs Prettier as an ESLint rule.
  • Purpose: Integrates Prettier into the ESLint process, allowing code formatting to be enforced via ESLint.

prettier

  • Type: Code Formatter
  • Description: An opinionated code formatter.
  • Purpose: Ensures consistent code formatting across the project.

typescript

  • Type: Programming Language (superset of JavaScript)
  • Description: A superset of JavaScript that adds static typing.
  • Purpose: Provides static type checking, which helps in catching errors during development.

ajv

  • Type: Library
  • Description: Another JSON Schema Validator, a powerful tool for validating JSON data.
  • Purpose: Used for validating JSON responses in API tests and ensuring they meet the expected schema.

cypress-mochawesome-reporter

  • Type: Cypress Reporter Plugin
  • Description: A reporter for Cypress that generates detailed HTML reports.
  • Purpose: Provides a visual representation of test results, making it easier to understand test outcomes.

Dependencies

dotenv

  • Type: Library
  • Description: Loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env.
  • Purpose: Manages environment variables, allowing them to be stored in a .env file.

fs

  • Type: Node.js Core Module
  • Description: Provides file system-related functionalities.
  • Purpose: Allows interaction with the file system (e.g., reading and writing files). Manages environment variables, allowing them to be stored in environment-specific files, like .env.staging.