E2E Testing Before Merge - Best Practices and Implementation

Explore end-to-end testing strategies before merging code in this 16-minute conference talk from Conf42 DevOps 2024. Delve into standard automated testing practices, continuous integration principles, and the default E2E testing workflow. Discover the benefits of E2E testing prior to merging and learn about the ideal testing workflow. Examine the concept of PR environments as a solution, and watch a practical demonstration using Cypress and Shipyard to run E2E tests on every commit within a GitHub Actions workflow.

intro
preamble
what we'll discuss
standard automated testing
ci: a principle and a pipeline
the "default" e2e testing workflow
q: why e2e test before merge?
the ideal e2e testing workflow
the solution? pr environments
demo: using cypress and shipyard to run e2e tests on every commit in a github actions workflow
thank you