Flakey Test Threshold Challenge: Evaluation & Responses

Evaluation Criteria

There should be a single extra commit on the candidate's repo that overrides the timeout config so that it’s 4500ms or above

Note:: This can either be done in the test file or in the cypress.json config file

Responses

If a candidate uses cy.wait():

Thanks for attempting the challenge. Unfortunately, cy.wait() introduces a fixed pause into the tests regardless of how long it takes for an action to complete, and it is not an appropriate way to solve this issue. Because of this, we won't be able to continue.

If a candidate's repo only has a single commit with all files being created, you can either give them one more chance:

Thanks for attempting the challenge. It's difficult to see your solution because it's not in a separate commit. Please follow the challenge instructions and I can take another look.

Or fail them outright:

Thanks for attempting the challenge. Unfortunately you did not follow the challenge instructions. Your changes are mixed with all the other files in a single commit, and therefore is not valid.