Cypress v6.1.0 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

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Cypress v6.1.0. Source highlight: *Released 12/07/2020*

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🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (6)

Responses stubbed from `cy.intercept()` will now automatically set `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` and `Access-Control-Allow-Credentials` to permissive values unless explicitly overridden. Fixes #9264.
HTTP responses that cannot have a body (like HTTP 304 and HTTP 204) can now be awaited using `cy.intercept()`. Fixes #8934 and #8999.
We fixed an issue where HTTP redirects could not be awaited using `cy.intercept()` unless dynamically intercepted. Addressed in #9097.
Tests will no longer hang in certain situations when there's an error in a `before()` hook. Fixes #9162.
We no longer strip `/` from URLs when they are explicitly passed with query paramaters. Fixes #9360.
Fixed the regression in `Cypress.dom.isVisible` behavior for elements with `position: fixed`, addresses #8998 and #9031.

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*Released 12/07/2020* **Features:** - There's a new `scrollBehavior` configuration option that controls the viewport position when an element is scrolled prior to action commands. Possible values are `'top'`, `'bottom'`, `'center'`, `'nearest'`, and `false`, with `'top'` being the default. `scrollBehavior: false` disables scrolling altogether. `scrollBehavior` can be specified in [global configuration](https://on.cypress.io/configuration#Actionability), [test configuration](https://on.cypress.io/writing-and-organizing-tests#Test-Configuration) or individual [action commands](https://on.cypress.io/interacting-with-elements) via `options`. Addresses [#871](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/871) and [#4356](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/4356). - The **Tests** tab in the Test Runner now orders folders before files. This matches the ordering of most IDEs' file explorers. Addresses [#7334](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/7334). **Bugfixes:** - Responses stubbed from [`cy.intercept()`](https://on.cypress.io/intercept) will now automatically set `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` and `Access-Control-Allow-Credentials` to permissive values unless explicitly overridden. Fixes [#9264](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9264). - The `Cannot read property "fireChangeEvent" of undefined` error will no longer throw during a race condition when using [`cy.intercept()`](https://on.cypress.io/intercept). https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9170 - HTTP responses that cannot have a body (like HTTP 304 and HTTP 204) can now be awaited using [`cy.intercept()`](https://on.cypress.io/intercept). Fixes [#8934](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/8934) and [#8999](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/8999). - We fixed an issue where HTTP redirects could not be awaited using [`cy.intercept()`](https://on.cypress.io/intercept) unless dynamically intercepted. Addressed in [#9097](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9097). - Tests will no longer hang in certain situations when there's an error in a `before()` hook. Fixes [#9162](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9162). - We no longer strip `/` from URLs when they are explicitly passed with query paramaters. Fixes [#9360](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9360). - Fixed the regression in `Cypress.dom.isVisible` behavior for elements with `position: fixed`, addresses [#8998](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/8998) and [#9031](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9031). **Deprecations:** Deprecations still work as before but will be removed from Cypress in a future release. We encourage you to update your code now to remove uses of deprecations. - [`Cypress.moment`](https://on.cypress.io/moment) has been deprecated and will be replaced in a future release. Consider migrating to a different datetime formatter. Addresses [#8714](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/8714). **Misc:** - We collect more environment variables from Bitbucket to better detect reruns. Addresses [#9309](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9309). - `waitForAnimations` and `animationDistanceThreshold` types are now included for all actionable commands. Addresses [#8854](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/8854). **Dependency Updates:** - Upgraded `mocha-junit-reporter` from `1.23.1` to `2.0.0`. Addressed in [#9528](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9528).

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