Google search is an integral part of our daily lives, and testing its functionality is critical to ensure a seamless user experience. In this blog post, we'll explore how to test Google search with Cypress, a popular JavaScript end-to-end testing framework. 🚀

Step 1: Install Cypress 📥

Before we begin, we need to install Cypress. You can install it using npm or yarn. Here's how to install it using npm:

npm install cypress --save-dev

Step 2: Create a New Cypress Test 🧪

Once we have installed Cypress, we can create a new Cypress test. We'll start by creating a new file called google-search.spec.js in the cypress/e2e directory. Here's the code for the test:

describe('Google Search', () => {
  it('searches for a term', () => {
    cy.visit('https://www.google.com')
    cy.get('.gLFyf').type('Automation Testing')
    cy.get('input[value="Google Search"]').first().click()
  })
})

In this test, we're visiting the Google homepage, typing the search term "Cypress testing" into the search box, pressing enter, and verifying that the URL contains the search term and the search results are visible. 🔍

Step 3: Run the Cypress Test 🏃‍♂️

Now that we have written our Cypress test, we can run it. To do so, we'll open the Cypress Test Runner by running the following command:

npx cypress open

This will open the Cypress Test Runner, where we can select our google-search.spec.js test and run it.

Step 4: Verify the Test Results 👀

After running the test, we can verify the results in the Cypress Test Runner. We should see a green checkmark next to our test, indicating that it passed. We can also see a video recording of the test, as well as any error messages if the test failed.

Conclusion 🎉

In this blog post, we learned how to test Google search with Cypress. We installed Cypress, created a new Cypress test, ran the test, and verified the results in the Cypress Test Runner. By testing Google search with Cypress, we can ensure that it works as expected and provides a great user experience. Happy testing! 🧪

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