`pause()` should not be ignored with `cypress run --headed --no-exit`

[Tobbe]

Current behavior:

cy.pause() is ignored when specs are run with cypress run

Notice that I have cy.pause() in the code to the left, but the test on the run hasn't paused

Desired behavior:

I'd want the test to actually pause. Or make it really clear in the documentation that pause() is only working when you use cypress open

This is what it looks like when I use cypress open. I want the same behavior when I run with cypress run

Steps to reproduce: (app code and test code)

Add cy.pause() to any test, run it with cypress run, observe that the test is not paused.

Versions

Win 10
Electron (included with cypress)
Cypress 3.2.0

[jennifer-shehane]

Hey, what is it you are trying to accomplish by adding cy.pause() during cypress run? Are you running with the --headed flag? What is your goal?

But yes, the .pause command does nothing when run during cypress run - code here. https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/blob/develop/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/debugging.coffee#L43

[Tobbe]

Yeah, I was running it like this: npx cypress run --spec cypress/integration/mySpec.js --headed --no-exit

I didn't know open existed... So I wasted a bunch of time trying to get pause() working, to debug my test case... 😄

[jennifer-shehane]

Yeah, this does seem like a valid use case though, I believe the cy.pause() should work as normal when running with --headed --no-exit flags.

[JohnnyChiang]

Because of this issue #1669. I cannot use cypress open to run my case. So I need cy.pause() to work on cypress run

[kuceb]

@JohnnyChiang can you post in that issue a detailed description of your problem?

[JohnnyChiang]

@bkucera I ran into the same problem as #1669 (comment) did.
So I have to use cypress run to run my case

[yglin]

+1, in nrwl/nx environment, "cypress run" is the default command

[DidacHerrera]

I am in to the same problem, i am running cypress run, need to do this as i run with cli args. Do you know if this is going to be fix soon?

[jdillworth]

I'm also having this issue. My use case is running cypress for end to end tests with a Vue-based SPA and a Django back end. I want to write my fixture and test setup code in Django (where I already have tooling) and then trigger Cypress tests. I'd like to use pause to experiment and diagnose issues.