ci: serve prebuilt app for integration-tests instead of webpack dev server #865

coderabbitai · 2026-10-29T11:00:18Z

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rg -n '@flightctl/types|file:preprocessor|webpackPreprocessor|esbuild' libs/cypress cat libs/cypress/cypress.config.ts libs/cypress/tsconfig.json libs/types/package.json

Repository: flightctl/flightctl-ui

Length of output: 3165

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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- root package and lock references ---' rg -n -F --glob 'package.json' --glob 'package-lock.json' -e '"cypress"' -e '@cypress/webpack-preprocessor' -e 'webpack-preprocessor' -e 'typescript' . printf '%s\n' '--- Cypress config, root tsconfig, and affected source files ---' nl -ba libs/cypress/cypress.config.ts nl -ba libs/cypress/tsconfig.json nl -ba tsconfig.json for f in \ libs/cypress/support/interceptors/devices.ts \ libs/cypress/support/interceptors/fleets.ts \ libs/cypress/support/constants.ts \ libs/cypress/support/interceptors/repositories.ts \ libs/cypress/support/interceptors/enrollmentRequests.ts \ libs/cypress/fixtures/fleets/initialFleets.ts \ libs/cypress/fixtures/repositories/initialRepositories.ts \ libs/cypress/fixtures/enrollmentRequests/index.ts; do printf '\n--- %s ---\n' "$f" nl -ba "$f" done printf '%s\n' '--- preprocessing registrations and imports ---' rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.js' --glob '*.json' -e 'setupNodeEvents' -e 'file:preprocessor' -e 'webpackPreprocessor' -e 'preprocessor' -e 'tsx' -e 'ts-node' libs/cypress .github package.json

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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- type declarations and package exports ---' nl -ba libs/types/index.ts | sed -n '1,220p' printf '%s\n' '--- Cypress package-lock entry ---' python3 - <<'PY' import json from pathlib import Path lock = json.loads(Path('package-lock.json').read_text()) for key, value in lock.get('packages', {}).items(): if key == 'node_modules/cypress': print(key) print(json.dumps(value, indent=2)) PY printf '%s\n' '--- Cypress package metadata and preprocessor references ---' rg -n -F --glob 'package-lock.json' --glob 'package.json' -e 'node_modules/cypress' -e '@cypress/webpack-preprocessor' -e 'esbuild' -e 'webpack' package-lock.json package.json

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Cypress 15.10.0 end-to-end TypeScript spec default file preprocessor module resolution tsconfig paths

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<source_evidence> <source kind="search"> <title>Preprocessors API | Cypress API Documentation</title> <location>https://docs.cypress.io/api/node-events/preprocessors-api</location> <excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: yesterday; If your spec or support files import modules through path aliases (for example `import { user } from '@/fixtures/user'`), the preprocessor that bundles those files must know how to resolve the alias, otherwise the spec fails to compile with a "module not found" error. The default webpack preprocessor does not read aliases from your `package.json` `_moduleAliases` field, and it does not automatically apply the `compilerOptions.paths` from your `tsconfig.json` (those are a TypeScript type-checking feature, not a bundler feature). ... Resolve with the absolute path to that file: `/Users/foo/tmp/spec.js` # Preprocessors API A preprocessor is the plugin responsible for preparing a support file or a spec file for the browser. A preprocessor could transpile your file from another language (ClojureScript) or from a newer version of JavaScript (ES2017). A preprocessor also typically watches the source files for changes, processes them again, and then notifies Cypress to re-run the tests. ## Examples We've created some example preprocessors as reference for you to look at. These are fully functioning preprocessors. The code contains comments that explain how it uses the preprocessor API. * webpack preprocessor * Browserify preprocessor ## Defaults By default, Cypress comes packaged with the webpack preprocessor already installed. The webpack preprocessor handles: * ES2015 and JSX via Babel * TypeScript * Watching and caching files info Are you looking to change the default options for webpack? If you already use webpack in your project, you can pass in your webpack config as shown here. If you don't use webpack in your project or would like to keep the majority of the default options, you can modify the default options. Editing the options covers cases like: * Adding your own Babel plugins * Modifying options for TypeScript compilation ## Resolving import path aliases If your spec or support files import modules through path aliases (for example `import { user } from '@/fixtures/user'`), the preprocessor that bundles those files must know how to resolve the alias, otherwise the spec fails to compile with a "module not found" error. The default webpack preprocessor does not read aliases from your `package.json` `_moduleAliases` field, and it does not automatically apply the `compilerOptions.paths` from your `tsconfig.json` (those are a TypeScript type-checking feature, not a bundler feature). You need to tell the bundler about the aliases explicitly. The most direct option is to add a `resolve.alias` entry to the webpack config you pass to the preprocessor: To reuse the aliases already declared under `compilerOptions.paths` in your `tsconfig.json` instead of restating them, add `tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin` to `resolve.plugins`: * cypress.config.js * cypress.config.ts ` const { defineConfig } = require('cypress') module.exports = defineConfig({ // setupNodeEvents can be defined in either // the e2e or component configuration e2e: { setupNodeEvents(on, config) { const webpackPreprocessor = require('@cypress/webpack-preprocessor') const TsconfigPathsPlugin = require('tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin') const options = webpackPreprocessor.defaultOptions options.webpackOptions.resolve = { ...options.webpackOptions.resolve, plugins: [new TsconfigPathsPlugin()], } on('file:preprocessor', webpackPreprocessor(options)) }, }, }) ` ` import { defineConfig } from 'cypress' export default defineConfig({ // setupNodeEvents can be defined in either // the e2e or component configuration e2e: { setupNodeEvents(on, config) { const webpackPreprocessor = require('@cypress/webpack-preprocessor') const TsconfigPathsPlugin = require('tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin') const options = webpackPreprocessor.defaultOptions options.webpackOptions.resolve = { ...options.webpackOptions.resolve, plugins: [new TsconfigPathsPlugin()], } on('file:preprocessor', webpackPreprocessor(options)) }, }, }) ` info This page covers aliases in end-to-end spec and support files, which are bundled by the preprocessor. For component testing, aliases are resolved by the dev server's Vite or Webpack config instead. See Resolving import path aliases. note If, for example, the source file is `spec.cljs`, the preprocessor should: 1. Compile the ClojureScript into JavaScript `spec.js` 2. Write that JavaScript file to disk (example: `/Users/foo/tmp/spec.js`) 3. Resolve with the absolute path to that file: `/Users/foo/tmp/spec.js` caution This callback function can and will be called multiple times with the same `filePath`. The callback function is called any time a file is requested by the browser. This happens on each run of the tests. Make sure not to start a new watcher each time it is called. Instead, cache the watcher and, on subsequent calls, return a promise that resolves when the latest version of the file has been processed. ## File object The `file` object passed to the callback function has the following properties: Property | Description --- | --- `filePath` | The full path to the source file. `outputPath` | The suggested path for saving the preprocessed file to disk. This is unique to the source file. A preprocessor can choose to write the file elsewhere, but Cypress automatically provides you this value as a convenient default. `shouldWatch` | A boolean indicating whether the preprocessor should watch for file changes or not. </excerpt> </source> <source kind="search"> <title>Writing and organizing Cypress tests | Cypress Documentation</title> <location>https://docs.cypress.io/app/core-concepts/writing-and-organizing-tests</location> <excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today; /cypress.config.ts ... That bundle runs in the browser, which means a module that depends on Node.js APIs like `fs` won't load in a spec. ... To control what loads first, set the `supportFile` path. ... When a change is made, the active spec file, the support file, and any files they `import` (or `require`) are recompiled through the preprocessor and the browser reloads. ... It builds on the lower-level `webpack-preprocessor` and bundles the loaders and configuration needed to give you TypeScript and JSX support out of the box with zero configuration. This only applies to cypress open. Nothing is watched during cypress run, so the `watchForFileChanges` property has no effect there. #### The default preprocessor The component responsible for the file-watching behavior in Cypress is the `@cypress/webpack-batteries-included-preprocessor`. This is the default preprocessor packaged with Cypress and is registered automatically when you don't provide your own `file:preprocessor` event. It builds on the lower-level `webpack-preprocessor` and bundles the loaders and configuration needed to give you TypeScript and JSX support out of the box with zero configuration. That zero-config support is the reason most projects never have to think about bundling at all. If you need further control of the file-watching behavior you can configure this preprocessor explicitly: it exposes options that control behavior such as what is watched and the delay before emitting an "update" event after a change. Cypress also ships other file-watching preprocessors - you'll have to configure these explicitly if you want to use them. * `@cypress/webpack-preprocessor` </excerpt> </source> <source kind="search"> <title>Frequently asked questions: Cypress App | Cypress Documentation</title> <location>https://docs.cypress.io/app/faq</location> <excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today; You can run a single test file or group of tests by passing the `--spec` flag to cypress run. ... Cypress discovers spec files using the `specPattern` configuration option, which defaults to `cypress/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}` for end-to-end testing and `**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}` for component testing. ... ### Is there a way to modify the screenshots/video resolution? ... You can customize how specs are processed by using one of our preprocessor plugins or by writing your own custom preprocessor. ... On the legacy network path, Cypress modifies the traffic between your server and the browser and presents a certificate it generates, which the browser reports as untrusted. 132†】 You can run a group of tests or a single test by placing an `.only` on a test suite or specific test. You can run a single test file or group of tests by passing the `--spec` flag to cypress run. ### Where should I put my spec files, and how does Cypress find them? Cypress discovers spec files using the `specPattern` configuration option, which defaults to `cypress/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}` for end-to-end testing and `**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}` for component testing. Any file anywhere in your project that matches `specPattern` is picked up, so you're free to organize specs into whatever folder structure suits your team. See How Cypress finds your specs for details. ### What hooks does Cypress support, and in what order do they run? Cypress uses Mocha's hooks: `before`, `beforeEach`, `afterEach`, and `after`. `before` and `after` run once per suite, while `beforeEach` and `afterEach` run around every test. For the full execution order, including how hooks interleave with tests, see Hooks. </excerpt> </source> <source kind="search"> <title>TypeScript support in Cypress | Cypress Documentation</title> <location>https://docs.cypress.io/app/tooling/typescript-support</location> <excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today; When the declaration file imports something — such as `cy.mount` for component testing — the `import` turns it into a TypeScript module and `declare global` is required: ... // with a <reference path="./component" /> at the top of your spec. ... If you rename or move a declaration file, verify that its path is covered by the `include` globs in every `tsconfig.json` that needs to see it. ... 15.0.0 | Raised minimum required TypeScript version from 4.0+ to 5.0+ and replaced `ts-node` with `tsx` to parse and run the `cypress.config.ts` file. ... 10.0.0 | Update guide to cover TypeScript setup for component testing Use `.mts` and `.cts` the same way you would use `.mjs` and `.cjs` — to force ESM or CommonJS regardless of `package.json` `"type"`. #### Align `tsconfig.json` with your module format Cypress does not use `compilerOptions.module` when deciding how to load your config — that comes from the file extension and nearest `package.json` `"type"`. Your `tsconfig.json` should still align so TypeScript and your editor match how Cypress runs the file: CommonJS — set `compilerOptions.module` to `"commonjs"`, then either: * name the config `cypress.config.cts`, or * use `cypress.config.ts` with `package.json` `"type"` omitted or set to `"commonjs"` ESM — set `compilerOptions.module` to an ESM-compatible option (for example `"NodeNext"` or `"ES2022"`), then either: * set `package.json` `"type"` to `"module"` and use `cypress.config.ts`, or * name the config `cypress.config.mts` `import` and `export` syntax in a `.ts` config does not by itself mean the file loads as ESM. With `compilerOptions.module` set to `"commonjs"`, TypeScript transpiles those statements to `require()` and `module.exports` — so you can use `import` in a config that Cypress loads as CommonJS. What matters is the alignment between `compilerOptions.module`, your config file extension, and `package.json` `"type"`. interface Chainable { mount: typeof mount } } } ` You might need to include the *.d.ts in the include options in any tsconfig.json files in your project for TypeScript to pick up the new types: * tsconfig.json ` "include": [ "src", "./cypress.d.ts" ] ` * ./cypress/tsconfig.json ` "include": [ "**/*.ts", "../cypress.d.ts" ] ` caution TypeScript must be able to find the declaration file If you rename or move a declaration file, verify that its path is covered by the `include` globs in every `tsconfig.json` that needs to see it. A common mistake is placing a `global.d.ts` inside `cypress/support/` while the `cypress/tsconfig.json` only includes `**/*.ts` — `.d.ts` files are matched by `**/*.ts` only if the glob is `**/*.{ts,d.ts}` or `**/*`. Safest practice: list the file explicitly or use `"include": ["**/*.ts", "**/*.d.ts"]`. </excerpt> </source> <source kind="search"> <title>What TS compilation options are used for cypress.config.ts? · cypress-io cypress · Discussion #27399 · GitHub</title> <location>GitHub discussion 27399 in cypress-io/cypress (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)</location> <excerpt>citeturn0search4 [wordlim: 200] Published: 3.3 years ago; Crawled: 2 weeks ago; Hi @alexeyr-ci The current answer is that `cypress.config.ts` does not need to be included in one of your project's `tsconfig.json` files in order for Cypress to execute it. ... I would not try to fix its CommonJS/default-export interoperability by reverse-engineering Cypress's internal TypeScript settings today. ... So for a current project, align the config's ESM/CJS format explicitly and migrate off the old preprocessor rather than depending on the old `module.exports = { default: ... }` behavior. ## Replies: 1 comment * Oldest * Newest * Top Comment options ### portyu9 Sep 7, 2026 Hi @alexeyr-ci The current answer is that `cypress.config.ts` does not need to be included in one of your project's `tsconfig.json` files in order for Cypress to execute it. Since Cypress 15, Cypress uses `tsx` internally to transpile and run TypeScript configuration files. For the module format, current Cypress follows Node-style rules: * `cypress.config.mts` forces ESM * `cypress.config.cts` forces CommonJS * `cypress.config.ts` follows the nearest `package.json` `"type"` In particular, Cypress does not use `compilerOptions.module` to decide whether the configuration file is loaded as ESM or CommonJS. Your `tsconfig.json` should still agree with the chosen module format so TypeScript/editor diagnostics match runtime behavior. The linked problem also uses the old: `cypress-cucumber-preprocessor ` package. I would not try to fix its CommonJS/default-export interoperability by reverse-engineering Cypress's internal TypeScript settings today. The current maintainer explicitly recommends using: `@badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor ` instead. That package uses modern package exports and, depending on which entry points you import, its current documentation recommends Node-style TypeScript module resolution such as `node16`/`NodeNext`. So for a current project, align the config's ESM/CJS format explicitly and migrate off the old preprocessor rather than depending on the old `module.exports = { default: ... }` behavior. Please mark this answer as accepted if it helped, thank you.</excerpt> </source> <omitted_sources count="23">Additional source records were omitted from this bounded result.</omitted_sources> </source_evidence> Citations: - 1: https://docs.cypress.io/app/core-concepts/writing-and-organizing-tests?utm_source=openai - 2: https://docs.cypress.io/api/node-events/preprocessors-api?utm_source=openai - 3: https://docs.cypress.io/app/faq?utm_source=openai

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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- root workspaces and package binding ---' nl -ba package.json | sed -n '1,75p' python3 - <<'PY' import json from pathlib import Path lock = json.loads(Path('package-lock.json').read_text()) for key in ('node_modules/@flightctl/types', 'libs/types'): print(f'--- {key} ---') print(json.dumps(lock.get('packages', {}).get(key), indent=2)) PY printf '%s\n' '--- Cypress support entrypoint and imports ---' nl -ba libs/cypress/support/index.ts rg -n -F --glob '*.cy.ts' -e "from './support" -e "from '../support" -e "from '../../support" -e "from '@flightctl/types'" libs/cypress printf '%s\n' '--- support import graph candidates ---' rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'loadInterceptors' -e "from './interceptors" -e "from '../fixtures" -e "from '../../fixtures" libs/cypress/support libs/cypress/fixtures

Repository: flightctl/flightctl-ui

Length of output: 6199

Restore the types build before running Cypress.

The Cypress support entrypoint imports interceptors that reach runtime enum values from @flightctl/types, including ApiVersion, ConditionStatus, ConditionType, and RepoSpecType. Cypress does not apply the tsconfig path alias to its default webpack preprocessor. The import therefore resolves through the workspace package, whose default export is libs/types/dist/index.js.

The CI build removes dist directories and builds only apps/standalone. Without build:libs, Cypress can fail while preprocessing the support bundle because libs/types/dist/index.js is missing.

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--- "a/package.json" +++ "b/package.json" @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ "build:ocp": "npm run -w @flightctl/ocp-plugin build", "build:libs": "npm run -w @flightctl/types build && npm run -w @flightctl/ui-components build", "gen-types": "npm run -w @flightctl/types gen-types", - "integration-tests:ci": "node libs/cypress/scripts/serve-dist.js", + "integration-tests:ci": "npm run build:libs && node libs/cypress/scripts/serve-dist.js", "integration-tests:open": "cd libs/cypress && cypress open --config-file cypress.config.ts", "test": "npm run test:typecheck && vitest run", "test:typecheck": "tsc --noEmit -p libs/ui-components/tsconfig.test.json",

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"integration-tests:ci": "node libs/cypress/scripts/serve-dist.js",

"integration-tests:ci": "npm run build:libs && node libs/cypress/scripts/serve-dist.js",

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+Diff line change
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
     name: CI
     on:
       pull_request:
+        types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
       push:
         branches:
           - main
@@ Expand Down Expand Up / @@ -164,10 +165,16 @@ jobs: @@
             with:
               node-version: 22.x
           - name: Run integration tests
-            uses: cypress-io/github-action@be1bab96b388bbd9ce3887e397d373c8557e15af # v6.9.2
+            uses: cypress-io/github-action@c541a95ea92d9239347a2355f2e895cd4b3f8060 # v7.4.6
             with:
               install-command: npm ci
-              build: npm run build
+              # integration-tests:build runs `npm run build` then `build:libs`
+              # (the && lives inside the script because the action does not run
+              # this input through a shell). build:libs must come after the app
+              # build, whose `rimraf **/dist` prebuild would otherwise wipe the
+              # libs' dist, which Cypress's webpack preprocessor needs to resolve
+              # the @flightctl/* packages when compiling the specs.
+              build: npm run integration-tests:build
               config-file: libs/cypress/cypress.config.ts
               browser: chrome
               start: npm run integration-tests:ci
@@ Expand Down @@

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+    // Minimal static file server used by the integration-tests CI job.
+    //
+    // It serves the already-built standalone app (apps/standalone/dist) so the
+    // Cypress e2e suite has something to hit on http://localhost:9000. We
+    // deliberately do NOT use `webpack serve` here: that is a dev server which
+    // recompiles the whole production bundle on startup (~90s) before answering any
+    // request, which blows past the action's wait-on timeout, and it binds to a
+    // single IP stack. A plain static server starts instantly and, by omitting the
+    // host from listen(), binds dual-stack (IPv4 + IPv6) so wait-on reaches it
+    // regardless of how `localhost` resolves.
+    const http = require('http');
+    const fs = require('fs');
+    const path = require('path');
+    const PORT = Number(process.env.PORT) || 9000;
+    const DIST_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../apps/standalone/dist');
+    const INDEX_FILE = path.join(DIST_DIR, 'index.html');
+    const CONTENT_TYPES = {
+      '.html': 'text/html; charset=utf-8',
+      '.js': 'text/javascript; charset=utf-8',
+      '.css': 'text/css; charset=utf-8',
+      '.json': 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+      '.svg': 'image/svg+xml',
+      '.png': 'image/png',
+      '.jpg': 'image/jpeg',
+      '.ico': 'image/x-icon',
+      '.woff': 'font/woff',
+      '.woff2': 'font/woff2',
+      '.ttf': 'font/ttf',
+      '.eot': 'application/vnd.ms-fontobject',
+      '.map': 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+    };
+    const sendFile = (res, filePath) => {
+      const ext = path.extname(filePath).toLowerCase();
+      res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': CONTENT_TYPES[ext] || 'application/octet-stream' });
+      fs.createReadStream(filePath).pipe(res);
+    };
+    const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+      const urlPath = decodeURIComponent(new URL(req.url, `http://localhost:${PORT}`).pathname);
+      // Resolve inside DIST_DIR and reject anything that escapes it (path traversal).
+      const resolved = path.join(DIST_DIR, urlPath);
+      if (!resolved.startsWith(DIST_DIR)) {
+        res.writeHead(403);
+        res.end('Forbidden');
+        return;
+      }
+      fs.stat(resolved, (err, stats) => {
+        if (!err && stats.isFile()) {
+          sendFile(res, resolved);
+        } else {
+          // SPA fallback: unknown paths are client-side routes, serve index.html.
+          sendFile(res, INDEX_FILE);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    if (!fs.existsSync(INDEX_FILE)) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.error(`Build output not found at ${DIST_DIR}. Run "npm run build" first.`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    // Host omitted on purpose: Node binds the unspecified IPv6 address (::) with
+    // dual-stack enabled, covering both 127.0.0.1 and ::1.
+    server.listen(PORT, () => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log(`Serving ${DIST_DIR} on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+    });

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