How to skip a cypress test in beforeeach hook?

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I want to skip and allow tests in the before each hook as follows

beforeEach(() =>{
  if(Cypress.mocha.getRunner().suite.ctx.currentTest.title === `Skip this`){
     // skip the first test case only but run the second one [How?]
  }
});

it(`Skip this`, () => {

});

it(`Don't skip this`, () => {

});

In the place of [How?] I tried using the following:

  1. cy.skipOn(true) from the cypress skip-test plugin but apparently it skips the beforeEach hook not the test itself.
  2. this.skip() but apparently this is not a valid function. Also, if I changed the beforeEach from an arrow function expression, the skip function works but it skips the whole suite and not just the desired test case.

Any ideas?

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1 Answers

Change the function type from arrow function to regular function, then you can use the built-in Mocha skip() method.

beforeEach(function() {
  if (condition) {
    this.skip()
  }
})

Your code sample will look like this:

beforeEach(function() {     // NOTE regular function

  if (Cypress.mocha.getRunner().suite.ctx.currentTest.title === 'Skip this') {
    this.skip()
  }
});

it(`Skip this`, () => {

});

it(`Don't skip this`, () => {

});

Or use the Mocha context you already use for test title

beforeEach(() => {        // NOTE arrow function is allowed

  const ctx = Cypress.mocha.getRunner().suite.ctx

  if (ctx.currentTest.title === 'Skip this') {
    ctx.skip()
  }
});

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afterEach()

If you have an afterEach() hook, the this.skip() call does not stop it running for the skipped test.

You should check the condition inside that hook also,

afterEach(function() {
  if (condition) return;

  ...  // code that should not run for skipped tests.
})
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