Merge pull request #5810 from flexion/devex-fix-flaky-cypress

Fix Flaky Cypress test
ustaxcourt · Feb 27, 2025 · d6258ec · d6258ec
2 parents 362f628 + 7c57307
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diff --git a/cypress/helpers/retry.ts b/cypress/helpers/retry.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ export function retry(cb: () => Cypress.Chainable<boolean>, maxAttempts = 5) {
 }
 
 export function assertExists(selector: string) {
+  /*
+   This is a necessary wait as the below find command does not have built in cypress retries. 
+   This makes the below command VERY flaky because if the browser does not have the selector the moment you look for it this fails.
+   This function should only ever be used with the retry() mechanism.
+  */
+  // eslint-disable-next-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
+  cy.wait(2000);
   return cy.get('body').then(body => {
     return body.find(selector).length > 0;
   });

diff --git a/cypress/local-only/tests/integration/statusReportOrder/edit-status-report-order.cy.ts b/cypress/local-only/tests/integration/statusReportOrder/edit-status-report-order.cy.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ import {
   statusReportDocketEntryId,
 } from '../../../support/statusReportOrder';
 import { loginAsColvin } from '../../../../helpers/authentication/login-as-helpers';
+import { goToCase } from 'cypress/helpers/caseDetail/go-to-case';
 
 describe('edit status report order', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     loginAsColvin();
-    cy.visit(`/case-detail/${docketNumber}`);
+    goToCase(docketNumber)
   });
 
   describe('editing a status report order from drafts document view', () => {