Example: executing async tasks before each spec

Executing an async task for each Cypress spec file

before method of cypress/support/e2e.js is automatically included in each spec file. The method invokes an async cy.task that runs in NodeJS, and can be used to spin up a testing environment, or execute any other setup task e.g. seeding a DB.

Take a look at cypress.config.js that defines the setup task within setupNodeEvents function.