Cypress open fails with "Please provide an absolute path to a tsconfig.json as cypressConfig.env.tsConfig" #1707

CSchulz · 2019-08-13T15:55:39Z

Expected Behavior

It should use the existing tsconfig.json.

Current Behavior

It fails because there is no tsconfig.json defined in the config.

Failure Information (for bugs)

Error: Please provide an absolute path to a tsconfig.json as cypressConfig.env.tsConfig
    at preprocessTypescript (nx/myworkspace/node_modules/@nrwl/cypress/src/plugins/preprocessor.js:8:15)
    at module.exports (nx/myworkspace/apps/test-e2e/src/plugins/index.js:21:27)
    at Promise.try (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_plugins.js:62:12)
    at tryCatcher (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
    at Function.Promise.attempt.Promise.try (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/method.js:39:29)
    at load (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_plugins.js:61:7)
    at EventEmitter.ipc.on (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_plugins.js:132:5)
    at emitOne (events.js:116:13)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:211:7)
    at process.<anonymous> (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/lib/plugins/util.js:25:29)
    at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
    at process.emit (events.js:214:7)
    at emit (internal/child_process.js:772:12)
    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:141:11)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:180:9)

Steps to Reproduce

Please provide detailed steps for reproducing the issue.

Generate a sample project for cypress with nx.
Run npx cypress -P apps/test-e2e

Context

Nx: 8.4.8

Angular CLI: 8.1.1
Node: 10.15.3
OS: darwin x64
Angular: 8.2.0
... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... language-service, platform-browser, platform-browser-dynamic
... router

Package                           Version
-----------------------------------------------------------
@angular-devkit/architect         0.801.1
@angular-devkit/build-angular     0.800.6
@angular-devkit/build-optimizer   0.800.6
@angular-devkit/build-webpack     0.800.6
@angular-devkit/core              8.1.1
@angular-devkit/schematics        8.1.1
@angular/cli                      8.1.1
@ngtools/webpack                  8.0.6
@schematics/angular               8.1.1
@schematics/update                0.801.1
rxjs                              6.4.0
typescript                        3.4.5
webpack                           4.30.0

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CSchulz · 2019-08-13T15:59:08Z

Changing the plugin.js to set the tsconfig.json if not set works partial:

  on('file:preprocessor', () => {
    if (!config.env.tsConfig) {
      config.env.tsConfig = config.fileServerFolder + '/tsconfig.json';
    }
    return preprocessTypescript(config);
  });

It shows all tests now, but if you run a test now, it fails with another message:

GET /__/ 200 29.461 ms - -
GET /__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.css 200 22.230 ms - -
GET /__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js 200 500.607 ms - -
GET /__cypress/static/favicon.ico 200 2.382 ms - -
GET /__cypress/iframes/integration/app.spec.ts 200 8.190 ms - 613
GET /__cypress/runner/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2?v=4.7.0 200 4.772 ms - 77160
TypeError: path argument is required to res.sendFile
    at ServerResponse.sendFile (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/express/lib/response.js:411:11)
    at tryCatcher (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
    at ret (<anonymous>:14:23)
    at Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/lib/controllers/spec.js:29:16
    at tryCatcher (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
    at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:510:31)
    at Promise._settlePromise (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:567:18)
    at Promise._settlePromise0 (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:612:10)
    at Promise._settlePromises (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:691:18)
    at Async._drainQueue (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js:133:16)
    at Async._drainQueues (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js:143:10)
    at Immediate.Async.drainQueues (Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js:17:14)
    at runCallback (timers.js:789:20)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:751:5)
    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:722:5)

GET /__cypress/tests?p=src/integration/app.spec.ts-218 200 6.698 ms - 165
HEAD / - - ms - -
HEAD / - - ms - -
HEAD / - - ms - -

I am using Cypress 3.4.1.

jaysoo · 2019-08-15T17:43:37Z

Hi @CSchulz, you can run e2e tests with ng e2e test-e2e, or you can use yarn/npm if you don't use a global ng bin.

We don't recommend using the cypress cli directly since will not have the correct config.

expcapitaldev · 2019-11-12T06:47:42Z

Is the any plan to change something here?
Using ng e2e test-e2e or cypress cli is better option than only ng e2e test-e2e

ninogomez · 2020-09-10T15:25:40Z

@CSchulz Did you have a workaround for this? I'm getting the same "path argument is required to res.sendFile" message when I run the test. Thanks!

nicolalopatriello · 2020-09-23T22:31:36Z

Any news? Some issue in my project.

imadhy · 2020-09-30T13:29:22Z

Hi @CSchulz, you can run e2e tests with ng e2e test-e2e, or you can use yarn/npm if you don't use a global ng bin.

We don't recommend using the cypress cli directly since will not have the correct config.

How do you do then to launch e2e test on a CI ? I haven't seen any example to do this and the only way I've seen personally is to try the official Cypress approach using cypress run command as the ng e2e fail on CI

mac2000 · 2020-11-26T15:32:38Z

Here is another use case: I wish to run tests against deployed app without building it first, e.g. by passing baseUrl

Elif5757 · 2021-01-14T08:27:40Z

@CSchulz @ninogomez I'm getting the same "path argument is required to res.sendFile" message when I run the test. What should I do?

CSchulz · 2021-01-14T08:33:33Z

@Elif5757 Which versions are you using?

Elif5757 · 2021-01-14T09:17:54Z

@CSchulz

"@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^0.1002.0",
"@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^0.6.0-beta.0",
"@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "^0.6.0-beta.0",
"@angular-eslint/template-parser": "^0.6.0-beta.0",
"@angular/cli": "~10.1.3",
"@angular/compiler-cli": "^10.1.0",
"@angular/language-service": "^10.1.0",
"@cypress/code-coverage": "^1.12.2",
"@cypress/webpack-preprocessor": "^5.4.11",
"ts-loader": "^8.0.11",
"ts-node": "^7.0.1",
"typescript": "~4.0.3"
"@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^0.1002.0",
"@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^0.6.0-beta.0",
"@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "^0.6.0-beta.0",
"@angular-eslint/template-parser": "^0.6.0-beta.0",
"@angular/cli": "~10.1.3",
"@angular/compiler-cli": "^10.1.0",
"@angular/language-service": "^10.1.0",
"@cypress/code-coverage": "^1.12.2",
"@cypress/webpack-preprocessor": "^5.4.11",
"ts-loader": "^8.0.11",
"ts-node": "^7.0.1",
"typescript": "~4.0.3"
"cypress": "^6.0.1",
"@nrwl/cli": "^10.3.3",
"@nrwl/cypress": "9.0.0",
"@nrwl/eslint-plugin-nx": "^10.3.3",
"@nrwl/jest": "^10.3.3",
"@nrwl/workspace": "^10.3.3",
"@types/jest": "26.0.8",
"@types/node": "~8.9.4",

yjcyun · 2021-06-02T18:38:38Z

@Elif5757 were you able to resolve this error? I'm facing the same problem

Elif5757 · 2021-06-08T10:40:09Z

@yjcyun hey I have solved the problem but i don't know the solution anymore. Find me on https://gitter.im/cypress-io/cypress
so i can help you there

nghedia · 2021-06-17T22:21:14Z

to solve the "path argument is required to res.sendFile" error. I needed to update the path for fileServerFolder in the cypress.json config. this path should point to the tsconfig.json in the e2e project folder.

MartinJHammer · 2021-08-06T10:04:33Z

TL;DR aka the solution

Add below to your project-e2e/cypress.json file (no need to do it index.js as #1707 (comment) suggests):

{
  "env": {
    "tsConfig": "tsconfig.json"
  }
}

Debug summary

You get error: Error: Please provide an absolute path to a tsconfig.json as cypressConfig.env.tsConfig
You follow advice from Cypress open fails with "Please provide an absolute path to a tsconfig.json as cypressConfig.env.tsConfig" #1707 (comment) . Now you get TypeError: path argument is required to res.sendFile.
Based on Cypress open fails with "Please provide an absolute path to a tsconfig.json as cypressConfig.env.tsConfig" #1707 (comment) suggestion, you remove changes to you index.js and add below to your cypress.json:

  "env": {
      "tsConfig": "./tsconfig.json"
  }

Now you get error TypeError: err.replace is not a function. (if you added ./ like me - otherwise you might have success here.)

By going to node_modules/@cypress/webpack-preprocessor/index.js:230:16 as mentioned in above error stack and logging the error like shown in screenshot, you see the actual error needing fixing: TS18002: The 'files' list in config file 'tsconfig.json' is empty..
You search the error and find the solution here: typescript v2.1.4 doesn't like empty files in config TypeStrong/ts-loader#405 (comment)
You remove the './' from "tsConfig": "./tsconfig.json" you added earlier in cypress.json, so it becomes "tsConfig": "tsconfig.json".
Et viola - tests now work. Hopefully...

github-actions · 2023-03-23T17:06:04Z

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jaysoo added the type: bug label Aug 15, 2019

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Areen3 mentioned this issue Feb 13, 2021

Problem with debug on nx.dev monorepo mbolotov/intellij-cypress#37

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path argument is required to res.sendFile leads to "No tests found" error cypress-io/cypress#18607

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CSchulz commented Aug 13, 2019

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