Skip welcome screen testing type and browser selection.

[tgreen7]

With the new version of cypress starting up leads to a page where you have to first select testing type (e2e or component) and then a browser. Is there a way to choose a default browser and testing type so that I am immediately launched into this page?

[liambutler]

Not currently a way to set this via the UI, but you can pass in commands like so:

npx cypress open --e2e --browser electron  // goes directly into the spec view
npx cypress open --component --browser electron // does the same for component tests

[tgreen7]

This is perfect! Thanks

[phil294]

This still opens two separate windows though :/

[tnrich]

@liambutler love those command options! Is there any chance that we could get one like --auto-start that just starts running the first available spec in the list?

Example:

cypress open --auto-start --e2e --browser chrome --config specPattern="/Users/tnrich/Sites/openVectorEditor/cypress/e2e/editor.spec.js"

That would allow me to run tests with a single click in vscode and truly be a dream

🙏 Thank you 🙏

[liambutler]

I don’t work for Cypress. You would have more luck raising a feature request, or submitting a PR yourself

[lmiller1990]

I think we should probably remember the last used browser, and launch straight there. Then all you'd need is yarn cypress open --e2e and you'd be in the runner, skipping electron entirely.

Somewhat related: #21778

If you'd like to make an issue with this one specific improvement (default to previously used browser) that'd be great 👍