What Cypress version is the most complete?

[PeterN1968]

Hello, What Cypress version is the most complete? Has the most commands installed by default?

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[MikeMcC399]

@PeterN1968

Without any other context for this question, the answer about the best version of Cypress to use would be the latest version. See https://docs.cypress.io/app/references/troubleshooting#Update-Cypress

There are two types of command:

• cli commands https://docs.cypress.io/app/references/command-line
• API commands https://docs.cypress.io/api/table-of-contents

The changes for each version of Cypress are listed in the changelog https://docs.cypress.io/app/references/changelog and the tasks needed to migrate from one version to the next are listed in the migration guide https://docs.cypress.io/app/references/migration-guide.

Probably the latest version would have the greatest number of commands, however what is important to you is probably the availability of an individual command not the exact numerical count of the number of commands.

[PeterN1968]

OK, but the latest Cypress 15.1.0 is installed and when the test runs it gives the error ; 'move' is not a function' . The used 'move' Javascript in VSCode ( // De foto-carrousel wordt van positie veranderd(links naar rechts)
for (let index = 0; index < 5; index++) {
cy.get('[data-id="13378647"]').move({ deltaX:-100, deltaY:0, force: true}) ) - worked in older versions of Cypress. .

And it gives the error:

Do I need to install the 'cypress-drag-drop": "^1.3.1",' in the package.JSON, cause that what made it work. ( Please read https://github.com/4teamwork/cypress-drag-drop/issues/36 )

[MikeMcC399]

@PeterN1968

.move() is not provided by Cypress.

The npm package @4tw/cypress-drag-drop is where .move() comes from.

I don't have experience with this package, however I can read that the latest version @4tw/[email protected] is compatible with Cypress 2 - 14, which does not include Cypress 15.1.0. If you try to install @4tw/[email protected] and [email protected] using npm you should at least get a warning, if not a fatal error. So I'm not surprised that it doesn't work for you.

@4tw/cypress-drag-drop@^1.3.1 that you suggest, would be a bad choice, since this resolves to @4tw/cypress-drag-drop@^1.8.1 and that version covers only Cypress ^2.1.0 - ^8.0.0.

Another user opened 4teamwork/cypress-drag-drop#155 to request support for Cypress 15. This request is so far unanswered.

You may need to revert to an earlier version of Cypress that all your dependencies are compatible with. Run npm install to check compatibility issues.

[MikeMcC399]

Has your question now been answered?

[PeterN1968]

I will try to revert. It is complete idiocy that commands are left out newer Cypress versions. Why would one do this? It is stupid. F.e. I lost hours trying to get my script to 'move' the picture-carousel only to discover after being desperate it was no more available to use in the newest Cypress. What kind of amateurism is this? Again, why would a newer version have LESS functions?

And then the insecurity, does it not work because I made a mistake or do I have to search hours on the net to find out a function, a command, a feature isn't in the newer Cypress any more.

Well, I can ask Discord or here if one can provide me with information. But after how long trying to get a test running 100% when errors are shown in Cypress........? I hope you understand my frustration.

I was very excited to start testing with Cypress again but now it sank to a low minimum............

My former training group uses Playwright and warned me after I asked them if they could help me with the Cypress dysfunctions :( . I fo not know what to do.

Anyway. You helped me in an awesome way. Thank you for that.

Yes , I got an answer to the problem , not directly a solution. Imagine other companies would do the same........

Thanks sir.

[MikeMcC399]

@PeterN1968

I'm sorry for your frustration with Cypress. I don't share your conclusion that Cypress removed .move(), since it was never part of the core Cypress npm package.

@4tw/cypress-drag-drop is a third-party package supplied by the company Fabasoft 4teamwork AG in Switzerland. This is not part of Cypress itself (which you can find on https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress). @4tw/cypress-drag-drop is a plugin for Cypress. Looking at the repository https://github.com/4teamwork/cypress-drag-drop you can see that there have not been any updates made there since January 2025. They also haven't yet responded to the issue 4teamwork/cypress-drag-drop#155 requesting support for Cypress 15 that was submitted 3 weeks ago.

Reverting to the previous version of Cypress seems to be the solution for you, if you need to use the .move() command from the third-party plugin.

[PeterN1968]

We could use 'find by text' or f.e. use 'move' , 'drag' , 'hover over click and drag' , without installing any additional packages while using Cypress 10!!!!!!!!!!!!