chore: add clarifying test (#1246)

* chore: add clarifying test

* but not distracted by my sandwich

* ignore new cypress file

.gitignore

@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ test-result.json
 yarn-error.log
 stats.html
 .eslintcache
+cypress/downloads/downloads.html

cypress/e2e/opting-out.cy.ts

@@ -112,6 +112,39 @@ describe('opting out', () => {
             pollPhCaptures('$snapshot').then(assertThatRecordingStarted)
         })
 
+        it('can start recording when starting disabled', () => {
+            cy.posthogInit({ disable_session_recording: true })
+
+            assertWhetherPostHogRequestsWereCalled({
+                '@recorder': false,
+                '@decide': true,
+                '@session-recording': false,
+            })
+
+            cy.get('[data-cy-input]')
+                .type('hello posthog!')
+                .then(() => {
+                    cy.phCaptures().then((captures) => {
+                        expect(captures || []).to.deep.equal(['$pageview'])
+                    })
+                })
+
+            cy.resetPhCaptures()
+            cy.posthog().invoke('startSessionRecording')
+
+            assertWhetherPostHogRequestsWereCalled({
+                '@recorder': true,
+                '@decide': true,
+                // no call to session-recording yet
+            })
+
+            cy.get('[data-cy-input]')
+                .type('hello posthog!')
+                .then(() => {
+                    pollPhCaptures('$snapshot').then(assertThatRecordingStarted)
+                })
+        })
+
         it('can override sampling when starting session recording', () => {
             cy.intercept('POST', '/decide/*', {
                 autocapture_opt_out: true,