Reset state before each Cypress test - TypeError: cy.resetDb is not a function

Question

I use Cypress with my local web app. I followed install and run instructions:

https://github.com/gothinkster/react-mobx-realworld-example-app

Tests work fine until I wanted to reset database state according to the instructions:

https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/best-practices.html#State-reset-should-go-before-each-test

I always get same error:

TypeError: cy.resetDb is not a function

Any reccomendations how to fix that?

Answer 1

You can use the beforeEach function to execute actions before every single test.

The Cypress documentation gives an example of how you can use beforeEach, but it expects you to implement the resetDb function. This is not a generic function supplied by Cypress.

Either remove the call to resetDb or implement it as a Cypress Custom Command.