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Date Published
Author
Narayanan Palani
Word count
2664
Language
English
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None

Summary

The article provides a comprehensive guide on handling touch and mouse events using the Cypress test automation framework, highlighting its advantages over Selenium in terms of speed and features, particularly in accessibility automation. The text addresses common misconceptions in accessibility testing, emphasizing the importance of automating various input events beyond keyboard interactions, such as mouse clicks, through Cypress-Axe. It details the differences between Cypress and Selenium in event handling, noting Cypress's efficient management of peripheral events and its potential to automate accessibility tests effectively. The tutorial covers various Cypress commands for executing mouse and touch events, offering examples such as mouse over, mouse down, and click functions, and demonstrates the application of these commands in automating tests on different devices and viewports. The article concludes by underscoring the benefits of automating mouse events and touch interactions to enhance efficiency and defect detection in complex codebases, with the author, Narayanan Palani, sharing his expertise and achievements in the field.