Cypress error

cy.task('seedDb') failed with the following error: The task 'seedDb' was not handled in the setupNodeEvents method.

The spec called a task by name, but nothing registered a handler with that exact name in the Cypress config.

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Why this happens

How to fix it

  1. Register the task in `setupNodeEvents` in cypress.config.ts and check the key matches the name in `cy.task()`
  2. Merge all tasks into a single `on('task', { ...pluginTasks, ...yourTasks })` call rather than calling `on('task')` from several plugins
  3. Make sure the handler returns a value or `null`, never `undefined`, or Cypress will fail the task for a different reason
  4. Restart Cypress after editing the config file

Example


              // cypress.config.ts
export default defineConfig({
  e2e: {
    setupNodeEvents(on) {
      on('task', {
        async seedDb() {
          await resetDatabase();
          return null; // tasks must not return undefined
        },
      });
    },
  },
});