/** * Helper function for opening an email in Roundcube based mailtrap. * We need to cross an origin boundary, which complicates the use of variables. * Any variables need to be explicitly defined and the "runner" may only reference these and none from its scope. * It is not possible to use Cypress helper functions, e.g. from the testing library inside the "runner". * REF: https://github.com/testing-library/cypress-testing-library/issues/221 */ export function openEmail( subject: string | RegExp, runner: (frame: Cypress.Chainable>, args?: T) => void, args?: T ) { const runnerS = runner.toString() cy.origin( 'http://mailtrap', { args: { args, runnerS, subject } }, ({ args, runnerS, subject }) => { cy.visit('/') cy.get('input[name="_user"]').type('mailtrap') cy.get('input[name="_pass"]').type('password-for-mailtrap') cy.get('button[type="submit"]').click() cy.log('mailtrap login is flaky in cypress, submit again') cy.get('input[name="_pass"]').type('password-for-mailtrap') cy.get('button[type="submit"]').click() // Use force as the subject is partially hidden cy.contains(subject).click({ force: true }) cy.log('wait for iframe loading') cy.wait(1000) cy.get('iframe[id="messagecontframe"]').then(frame => { // runnerS='(frame, args) => { runner body }'. Extract the runnable function. const runner = new Function('return ' + runnerS)() runner(cy.wrap(frame.prop('contentWindow').document.body), args) }) } ) }