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Get ID for later use using custom command
Cypress.Commands.add('getTaskId', (applicationId, retry) => {
function maybeRetryReq() {
return cy.request(({
url: `https://jsonplaceholder.cypress.io/users`
})).then((response) => {
const responseId = response.body[0].id
if (responseId) {
return responseId
}
if (retry) {
return maybeRetryReq()
}
throw new Error('Id not found')
})
}
return maybeRetryReq()
})
it('Get ID for later use', function () {
cy.getTaskId('123', 5).then((id) => {
// We have access to ID here
expect(id).to.eq(1)
})
// alias the ID for later use
cy.getTaskId('123').as('taskId')
// We have access to ID here
cy.get('@taskId').should('eq', 1).then(() => {
// We have access to ID here
cy.wrap(this.taskId).should('eq', 1)
})
})
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