We are happy to announce the launch of
django-cypress v1!
The Story Behind It
With a team background in Laravel, we were used to having a great tool called
laracasts/cypress. However, we realized
there was a missing piece in the Django ecosystem.
So we decided to build it ourselves.
Current Features
cy.migrate()
Running database migrations is a critical part of any
Django project. With cy.migrate(), you can
handle migrations within your tests. It ensures that your database is in the right state for
your tests and removes the interference from the previous runs.
describe('complex test case', () => {
before(() => {
cy.migrate(); // Run the migrations before the test case
})
// tests
})
cy.refreshDatabase()
The command cy.refreshDatabase() takes care of clearing the database,
providing a clean and consistent state before you run your tests.
describe('complex test case', () => {
beforeEach(() => {
cy.refreshDatabase(); // Clear the database before each test
})
// tests
})
cy.manage()
Executing ./manage.py commands directly within your Cypress tests is now possible by
running cy.manage(). This opens up opportunities for complex backend operations,
interaction with Django APIs, and access to Django-specific functionality during test execution.
describe('complex test case', () => {
// do some complex tasks
// rebuild the search index of ElasticSearch
cy.manage('search_index', ['--rebuild', '-f']); // Clear the database before each test
// do some other complex tasks
})
Next steps
We're committed to improving
django-cypress further.
Our next steps include adding more commands to help the Django community in
their testing journey.
How to get started
To get started, check out the
django-cypress repository.
We can't wait hearing your feedback!
