cy.intercept: Control Network Traffic in Cypress Tests
cy.intercept acts like a programmable proxy in your Cypress tests, letting you watch, modify, or fake network requests. Use it to test loading states or error handling without a live backend. Footgun: intercepts are cleared before each test, not just once.
cy.intercept is a programmable proxy for your Cypress tests, letting you spy on traffic, stub responses to isolate the frontend, or modify requests on the fly. It's essential for testing UI states like loading spinners or error messages, decoupling your tests from backend availability. Footgun: Intercepts are cleared before every test (`it()` block), so you must define them in `beforeEach()` or within the test itself, not in a `before()` hook.
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