How can cy.route be used in Cypress to intercept and modify network requests?

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#1

How can cy.route be used in Cypress to intercept and modify network requests?

#2

To intercept and modify network requests in Cypress using cy.route, you can use the following approaches:

cy.intercept('GET', '/api/data', (req) => {
    req.reply((res) => {
        res.body.newProperty = 'newValue'; // Modify the response body
        res.send(res.body);
    });
});
#3

You can use intercepting and modifying all requests of a certain type:

cy.intercept('POST', '/api/**', (req) => {
    if (req.body.someProperty === 'someValue') {
        req.continue((res) => {
            res.body.newProperty = 'newValue'; // Modify the response body
            res.send(res.body);
        });
    } else {
        req.reply(); // Let the request pass through without modification
    }
});
#4

To intercept and modify network requests in Cypress based on different conditions:

cy.intercept('PUT', '/api/**', (req) => {
    if (req.body.someProperty === 'someValue') {
        req.reply((res) => {
            res.body.newProperty = 'newValue'; // Modify the response body
            res.send(res.body);
        });
    } else {
        req.continue(); // Let the request pass through without modification
    }
});