Cypress uses the system Node.js when `nodeVersion` is set to `bundled`

[JessefSpecialisterren]

Current behavior

When the nodeVersion configuration option is set to bundled, Cypress uses the system Node.js to execute setupNodeEvents and tasks

Desired behavior

I see two ways of fixing this bug:

1. Fix the nodeVersion configuration option so that bundled works as it used to, and Cypress uses the bundled Node.js to execute setupNodeEvents and tasks
2. Remove the nodeVersion configuration option altogether, as has been the stated intention since Cypress 9.0.0

My team and I would prefer solution 1, as stated and explained in #18882 . However, that issue didn't gain a lot of traction, so if you choose solution 2 I can understand that

Test code to reproduce

cypress.config.js:

module.exports = {
  e2e: {
    nodeVersion: 'bundled',
    setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
      console.log(process.version)
      on('task', {
        logNodeVersion() {
          console.log(process.version)
          return true
        }
      })
    },
  },
}

spec.cy.js:

it('', () => {
  cy.task('logNodeVersion')
})

Make sure you have a system Node.js with a different version than the bundled Node.js. Note the version logged in the terminal when you select E2E testing and when you run spec.cy.js

Cypress Version

12.14.0

Node version

v18.16.0

Operating System

Windows 10.0.19044.2965

Debug Logs

No response

Other

No response

[mschile]

Hi @JessefSpecialisterren 👋, thanks for taking the time to log this issue. I was able to reproduce your issue and will forward this ticket to the appropriate team. They will evaluate the priority of this ticket and consider their capacity to pick it up. As of right now, the plan is to still remove the nodeVersion configuration in a future major release. It looks like this issue was introduced in Cypress v10. Thanks!

[jennifer-shehane]

The code for this is done, but this has yet to be released. We'll update this issue and reference the changelog when it's released.

[jennifer-shehane]

Released in Cypress 13.0.0.