run tests in parallel across 3 machines

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -2,23 +2,29 @@ name: Run API tests
 on: push
 jobs:
   cypress-run:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    # Cypress Docker image from https://hub.docker.com/r/cypress
-    # with browsers pre-installed
-    container:
-      image: cypress/browsers:latest
-      options: --user 1001
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    strategy:
+      # when one test fails, DO NOT cancel the other
+      # containers, because this will kill Cypress processes
+      # leaving Cypress Cloud hanging ...
+      # https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action/issues/48
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # run 3 copies of the current job in parallel
+        containers: [1, 2, 3]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Cypress run
         uses: cypress-io/github-action@v6
         with:
           browser: chrome
+          record: true
+          parallel: true
+          group: "Chrome"
           start: npm start
           # quote the url to be safe against YML parsing surprises
           wait-on: "http://localhost:3001"
-          record: true
         env:
           # pass GitHub token to allow accurately detecting a build vs a re-run build
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

cypress/e2e/get_bookings.cy.js

@@ -5,19 +5,12 @@ import bookings_helpers from "../utils/bookings_helpers";
 describe("Get Bookings spec", () => {
   const sampleFName = bookings_generator.generate_firstname();
   const sampleLName = bookings_generator.generate_lastname();
-  const sampleCheckin = new Date();
-  let sampleCheckinStr =
-    bookings_helpers.convertToBookingDateString(sampleCheckin);
-  const sampleCheckout = new Date();
-  let sampleCheckoutStr =
-    bookings_helpers.convertToBookingDateString(sampleCheckout);
+  let newbooking;
 
   before(() => {
-    let newbooking = bookings_generator.generate_booking();
+    newbooking = bookings_generator.generate_booking();
     newbooking.firstname = sampleFName;
     newbooking.lastname = sampleLName;
-    newbooking.bookingdates.checkin = sampleCheckinStr;
-    newbooking.bookingdates.checkout = sampleCheckoutStr;
     bookings_wrapper.create_booking(newbooking);
   });
 
@@ -56,8 +49,13 @@ describe("Get Bookings spec", () => {
   });
 
   it("Get Booking by Checkin", () => {
+    // workaround for fact that restful booker saves dates off by one
+    let checkinMinus1 = new Date(newbooking.bookingdates.checkin);
+    checkinMinus1.setDate(checkinMinus1.getDate() - 1);
+    let checkinMinus1Str =
+      bookings_helpers.convertToBookingDateString(checkinMinus1);
     bookings_wrapper
-      .get_booking_by({ checkin: sampleCheckinStr })
+      .get_booking_by({ checkin: checkinMinus1Str })
       .then((response) => {
         expect(response.status).to.be.equal(200);
         expect(response.body).to.have.lengthOf.above(0);
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ describe("Get Bookings spec", () => {
 
   it("Get Booking by Checkout", () => {
     bookings_wrapper
-      .get_booking_by({ checkout: sampleCheckoutStr })
+      .get_booking_by({ checkout: newbooking.bookingdates.checkout })
       .then((response) => {
         expect(response.status).to.be.equal(200);
         expect(response.body).to.have.lengthOf.above(0);