Cypress v7.4.0 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

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⚡ Improvements 1 🔧 Bug Fixes 6

⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Cypress v7.4.0. Source highlight: _Released 05/24/2021_

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⚡ Performance & Enhancements (1)

`cy.intercept()` argument validation has been improved. Invalid hostnames and extra arguments passed to `cy.intercept()` now result in an error. Addressed in #16577.

🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (6)

`cy.request()` can now send binary files in form data. Fixes #1647.
`cy.request()` can now send blob data. Fixes #6178.
Fixed an issue where `cy.wait()` could yield the incorrect result when used with `cy.intercept()` and several simultaneous requests. Fixes #16451.
Improved the way that `cy.intercept()` matchers are displayed in the Command Log when using `RouteMatcher` properties besides `url` and `method`. Fixes #9403.
`cy.screenshot()` no longer incorrectly captures parts of the Test Runner UI during component testing. Fixes #16543.
Spec files that containing spaces in the path will now properly open during `cypress open-ct`. Fixes #16278.

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_Released 05/24/2021_ **Features:** - Cypress now detects and supports testing in the Chrome Beta browser. Addresses [#16376](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16376). - There are new keyboard shortcuts to continue (c) and to go to the next test (n) when the Test Runner is paused via `.pause()` and to toggle auto-scrolling of the Test Runner (a). Addresses [#248](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/248). **Bugfixes:** - [`cy.request()`](/api/commands/request) can now send binary files in form data. Fixes [#1647](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/1647). - [`cy.request()`](/api/commands/request) can now send blob data. Fixes [#6178](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6178). - Fixed an issue where [`cy.wait()`](/api/commands/wait) could yield the incorrect result when used with [`cy.intercept()`](/api/commands/intercept) and several simultaneous requests. Fixes [#16451](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16451). - Improved the way that [`cy.intercept()`](/api/commands/intercept) matchers are displayed in the Command Log when using `RouteMatcher` properties besides `url` and `method`. Fixes [#9403](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9403). - [`cy.intercept()`](/api/commands/intercept) argument validation has been improved. Invalid hostnames and extra arguments passed to `cy.intercept()` now result in an error. Addressed in [#16577](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16577). - [`cy.screenshot()`](/api/commands/screenshot) no longer incorrectly captures parts of the Test Runner UI during component testing. Fixes [#16543](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16543). - Spec files that containing spaces in the path will now properly open during `cypress open-ct`. Fixes [#16278](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16278). - Cypress now correctly uses the `componentFolder` and `testFiles` values from returned from plugins in the component testing runner. Fixes [#16424](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16424). - Video recordings in Chrome, Chromium, and Electron browsers will no longer drop frames, with the frequency increasing along with the length of the video. Fixes [#16648](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16648). - Tests located outside of the `projectRoot` will now open in IDE and generate studio commands when saved. Fixes [#16255](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16255). - `config` in the plugins file will now display in alphabetical order. Fixes [#16564](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16564). **Dependency Updates:** - Upgraded `dependency-tree` from `7.0.2` to `8.1.0`. Addressed in [#16464](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16464). - Upgraded `extract-zip` from `1.7.0` to `2.0.1`. Fixes [#6896](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6896)

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