My testing environment was set up to run in UTC time zone. I utilized cy.clock() to initialize a date-time in UTC format, which the Web App will then display as the current browser date-time in UTC.
In order to achieve this, I ensured TZ=UTC in my environment variables and executed my tests in Cypress Runner on a Linux machine using TZ=UTC npx cypress open. The displayed date and time on the web app matched the one I set using cy.clock().
However, when attempting the same method on Windows, it did not work as expected. Using TZ=UTC npx cypress open was unsuccessful in Windows; instead, I had to simply use npx cypress open. The time displayed correctly but the date was off by one day. Changing my Windows PC's timezone to UTC resolved the issue, with both the date and time showing as expected.
Is there an alternative solution that does not involve changing the computer's timezone in Windows? This adjustment is unnecessary in Linux.
Interestingly, my tests run smoothly in CI without needing to define TZ before the script. Setting it in the environmental variable in cypress.json proved sufficient.
Could someone provide further insight or suggestions on this matter?
Below is my cypress.json configuration:
{
"projectId": "blahblahbah",
"baseUrl": "http://localhost:4200",
"numTestsKeptInMemory": 10,
"chromeWebSecurity": false,
"TZ": "UTC",
"env": {
"BASE_URL": "http://localhost:4200",
"TZ": "UTC"
},
"integrationFolder": "cypress/tests/",
"retries": {
"runMode": 2,
"openMode": 0
},
"reporter": "cypress-mochawesome-reporter",
"reporterOptions": {
"charts": true,
"reportPageTitle": "XXXX Test",
"embeddedScreenshots": true,
"inlineAssets": true,
"reportDir": "cypress/reports/",
"timestamp": "mmddyyyy_HHMMss"
},
"video": false
}