Cypress v8.2.0 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

_Released 08/04/2021_ **Features:** - You can now cache and restore [cookies](https://docs.cypress.io/api/cypress-api/cookies), [`localStorage`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/localStorage), and [`sessionStorage`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/sessionStorage) in order to reduce test setup times by using [`cy.session()`](/api/commands/session). The `session` API is experimental and can be enabled by setting the [`experimentalSessionSupport`](/guides/references/experiments) flag to `true` in your Cypress config. See [our blog](https://cypress.io/blog/2021/08/03/authenticate-faster-in-tests-cy-session-command/) and the [`cy.session()`](/api/commands/session) doc for more detail. - The logging experience around HTTP requests has been updated. - `fetch` requests are always displayed in the Command Log, regardless of if `experimentalFetchSupport` is enabled. - Duplicate logs for XHRs, fetches, and `cy.intercept()` have been consolidated - Fixes [#14843](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/14843). - The user experience around the information displayed in the console when clicking on `cy.intercept()` request logs has been improved. - Request logs now indicate if a request has gone to the origin or if it has been stubbed by displaying a filled or empty circle in the request log. - Request logs now display information about if the request and/or response was modified by a `cy.intercept()`. - The tooltip displayed when mousing over a request log now displays information about the matched `cy.intercept()`/`cy.route()` rules. - Fixed an issue where pending request logs were not ended between tests. Fixes [#14655](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/14655). - There's now a `Cypress.currentTest` property to access name the currently executing test via `Cypress.currentTest.title` and `Cypress.currentTest.titlePath`. Addresses [#2972](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/2972). **Bugfixes:** - A "removing cookie failed" error will no longer throw when cookies are cleared in Firefox. Fixes [#6375](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/6375). - Cypress no longer throws the error "cannot read property split of undefined" in certain circumstances when application errors are thrown. Fixes [#17378](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17378). - Cypress now properly runs the final test when nested in a suite with a `before` hook. Fixes [#9026](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/9026). - Fixed a regression in [8.0.0](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/changelog#8-0-0) where an error would longer throw when there is no `/etc/passwd` entry for the current user, such as in some Docker and GitHub Action setups. Fixes [#17415](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17415). - Cypress now throws if a function is incorrectly passed as the second argument to `cy.wait()`. Fixes [#17436](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/17436).