How can I print Cypress base Url in the `Git bash CLI console` - node.js

Question

How can I print Cypress base Url in the Git bash CLI console while running the Cypress test ? Could someone please advise ?

Answer 1

When running headless, the browser logs don't show in the terminal, but those from the Cypress node process (aka cy.task()) do show up.
I assume the baseUrl is changing during the test, here is an example that does that and logs the current value using a task.
The configured value is http://localhost:3000, the test changes it to http://localhost:3001.
cypress.config.js
const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
module.exports = defineConfig({
e2e: {
setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
console.log('Printing baseUrl - during setup', config.baseUrl)
on('task', {
logBaseUrl(baseUrl) {
console.log('Printing baseUrl - from task', baseUrl)
return null
}
})
},
baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3000'
},
})
test
it('logs baseUrl to the terminal in run mode', () => {
console.log('Printing baseUrl - directly from test', Cypress.config('baseUrl')) // no show
Cypress.config('baseUrl', 'http://localhost:3001')
cy.task('logBaseUrl', Cypress.config('baseUrl'))
})
terminal
Printing baseUrl - during setup http://localhost:3000
====================================================================================================
Running: log-baseurl.cy.js (1 of 1)
Printing baseUrl - from task http://localhost:3001
√ logs baseUrl to the terminal in run mode (73ms)
1 passing (115ms)
(Results)
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Tests: 1 │
│ Passing: 1 │
│ Failing: 0 │
│ Pending: 0 │
│ Skipped: 0 │
│ Screenshots: 0 │
│ Video: true │
│ Duration: 0 seconds │
│ Spec Ran: log-baseurl.cy.js │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
====================================================================================================
(Run Finished)
Spec Tests Passing Failing Pending Skipped
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ √ log-baseurl.cy.js 108ms 1 1 - - - │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
√ All specs passed! 108ms 1 1 - - -
Done in 18.49s.

Answer 2

You can use a nodejs command console.log(Cypress.config().baseUrl).
That does not require Git Bash though, only nodejs installed on Your Windows.
Or you can add in your tests cy.config().baseUrl.