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Stop cy commands from running and allow interaction with the application under test. You can then "resume" running all commands or choose to step through the "next" commands from the Command Log.

{% note info %} This does not set a debugger in your code, unlike {% url .debug() debug %} {% endnote %}

Syntax

.pause()
.pause(options)

cy.pause()
cy.pause(options)

Usage

{% fa fa-check-circle green %} Correct Usage

cy.pause().getCookie('app') // Pause at the beginning of commands
cy.get('nav').pause()       // Pause after the 'get' commands yield

Arguments

{% fa fa-angle-right %} options (Object)

Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of .pause().

Option Default Description
log true {% usage_options log %}

Yields {% helper_icon yields %}

{% yields same_subject .pause %}

Examples

No Args

Pause after assertion

cy.get('a').should('have.attr', 'href').and('match', /dashboard/).pause()
cy.get('button').should('not.be.disabled')

Rules

Requirements {% helper_icon requirements %}

{% requirements dual .pause %}

Assertions {% helper_icon assertions %}

{% assertions utility .pause %}

Timeouts {% helper_icon timeout %}

{% timeouts none .pause %}

Command Log

Pause and step through each .click() command

cy.get('#action-canvas')
  .click(80, 75)
  .pause()
  .click(170, 75)
  .click(80, 165)
  .click(100, 185)
  .click(125, 190)
  .click(150, 185)
  .click(170, 165)

The commands above will display in the GUI as:

Pause command on intial pause

When clicking on "Next: 'click'" at the top of the Command Log, the Command Log will run only the next command and pause again.

Click "Next"

Pause command after clicking next

Click "Next" again

Continue to next command during pause

Click "Next" again

Pause command

Click "Next" again

Pause command

Click "Next" again

Pause command

Click "Next" again, then 'Resume'

Pause command

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