Ampersand (&) in spec file causes test not to run

[calvinballing]

Current behavior:

The spec file in my example has an '&' in the title: capture_all_student_documents-&-forms_get_requests.spec.js

The dashboard lists the below error. Note the Error: Cannot find module [...] capture_all_student_documents- where the wrong filename is listed because it has been truncated immediately before the ampersand.

Desired behavior:

Spec files with ampersands in the filenames run without error. I have not tested other characters to see if there are other common characters which also cause errors, but if so, these other characters would also run without error.

Steps to reproduce: (app code and test code)

Name a spec file with an '&' as part of the file name. Run the spec file.

Versions

Cypress 3.2, Windows 10, Chrome

Workaround

Obviously you can rename the spec file to something without the '&', such as replacing it with 'and'.

[jennifer-shehane]

Can confirm, opening a spec file with an & character errors. On OSX too.

[cypress-bot]

The code for this is done in cypress-io/cypress#6539, but has yet to be released.
We'll update this issue and reference the changelog when it's released.

[cypress-bot]

Released in 4.2.0.

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