cypress.config.js

/* eslint-disable no-console */
const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')

const got = require('got')
const _ = require('lodash')

// This function is called when a project is opened or re-opened (e.g. due to
// the project's config changing)
module.exports = defineConfig({
  chromeWebSecurity: false,
  retries: {
    runMode: 2,
    openMode: 0,
  },
  e2e: {
    async setupNodeEvents (on, config) {
      // `on` is used to hook into various events Cypress emits
      // `config` is the resolved Cypress config
      on('task', {
        getData () {
          return ['a', 'b', 'c']
        },
      })

      // you can fetch the dynamic list to use to generate the data
      // before any tests run (even before the browser opens)
      const { body } = await got(
        'https://jsonplaceholder.cypress.io/users?_limit=5',
        {
          responseType: 'json',
        }
      )

      // pass the data through the Cypress config object
      // by storing it in the environment object.
      // we are only interested in a few properties in each user object
      config.env.users = _.map(body, (user) => _.pick(user, 'id', 'name', 'email'))
      console.table(config.env.users)

      // IMPORTANT: return the updated config object
      return config
    },
  },
})