A hands-on 5-day, 15-module course covering E2E, API, component testing, debugging, reporting and CI/CD with Cypress.
Understand automation value, scope and the Cypress fit.
Day 1 · Module 1 — Understand automation value, scope and the Cypress fit.
Why automate, testing pyramid, Cypress architecture
Install Cypress, understand the runner and configure the project.
Day 1 · Module 2 — Install Cypress, understand the runner and configure the project.
Node, npm, Cypress install, folder structure, JS/TS basics
Write the first tests using selectors, actions and assertions.
Day 1 · Module 3 — Write the first tests using selectors, actions and assertions.
Selectors, actions, assertions and spec organization
Build stable tests using reliable selectors and command chaining.
Day 2 · Module 1 — Build stable tests using reliable selectors and command chaining.
Stable data-cy selectors, chaining and retry-ability
Separate data from test logic and support different environments.
Day 2 · Module 2 — Separate data from test logic and support different environments.
Test data, secrets and reusable commands
Refactor repeated actions into maintainable reusable test structure.
Day 2 · Module 3 — Refactor repeated actions into maintainable reusable test structure.
POM patterns, data-driven tests, login and checkout suites
Validate backend behavior directly from Cypress.
Day 3 · Module 1 — Validate backend behavior directly from Cypress.
REST fundamentals, assertions and API-seeded E2E
Spy, wait and stub API calls to test UI states reliably.
Day 3 · Module 2 — Spy, wait and stub API calls to test UI states reliably.
Spy, stub, aliases and testing loading/empty/error states
Test UI components in isolation and prepare data through APIs.
Day 3 · Module 3 — Test UI components in isolation and prepare data through APIs.
Mount React components and test props, events and combined coverage
Find failures quickly and reduce unstable tests.
Day 4 · Module 1 — Find failures quickly and reduce unstable tests.
Failure output, time-travel, cy.pause and DevTools
Create professional outputs for teams and stakeholders.
Day 4 · Module 2 — Create professional outputs for teams and stakeholders.
Waiting strategies, test independence and state cleanup
Prepare the test suite for scale and CI execution.
Day 4 · Module 3 — Prepare the test suite for scale and CI execution.
Mochawesome/Allure, retries, tags and parallelization
Run Cypress automatically on code changes.
Day 5 · Module 1 — Run Cypress automatically on code changes.
Headless runs, local vs pipeline and environment secrets
Combine E2E, API, component, data and reporting into one strategy.
Day 5 · Module 2 — Combine E2E, API, component, data and reporting into one strategy.
Workflows, PR smoke tests and scheduled regression
Deliver the final project and explain the automation strategy.
Day 5 · Module 3 — Deliver the final project and explain the automation strategy.
Full suite, test strategy and presentation