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Fixtures

Rails fixtures work well for stable baseline data in E2E browser tests.

Install the current 1.x gem as cypress-on-rails:

group :test, :development do
  gem 'cypress-on-rails', '~> 1.0'
end

Use fixtures when many tests need the same known records. Use scenarios or app commands when a test needs custom state for one flow.

Typical pattern:

  1. Load baseline fixture data in Rails.
  2. Reset state between browser tests.
  3. Use app commands for test-specific data.

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