Failed cy.exec should log full error

[mxstbr]

Current behavior:

When calling a command that fails with cy.exec, the stderr output is truncated:

CypressError: cy.exec('script/setup') failed because the command exited with a non-zero code.
Stderr:
go: finding github.com/package1 v2.3.1
go: finding github.com/package2 v0.0.3
go: finding github.com/package3 v0.0.0
go: finding g...
      at Object.cypressErr (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:85348:11)
      at Object.throwErr (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:85303:18)
      at Object.throwErrByPath (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:85335:17)
      at http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:72714:23
      at tryCatcher (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:118962:23)
      at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:116898:31)
      at Promise._settlePromise (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:116955:18)
      at Promise._settlePromise0 (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:117000:10)
      at Promise._settlePromises (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:117079:18)
      at Async../node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js.Async._drainQueue (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:113687:16)
      at Async../node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js.Async._drainQueues (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:113697:10)
      at Async.drainQueues (http://localhost:3001/__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js:113571:14)
      at <anonymous>

Desired behavior:

Cypress should log the full stderr output to allow debugging of the issue:

CypressError: cy.exec('script/setup') failed because the command exited with a non-zero code.
Stderr:
go: finding github.com/package1 v2.3.1
go: finding github.com/package2 v0.0.3
go: finding github.com/package3 v0.0.0
go: finding golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190613194153-d28f0bde5980
go: github.com/[email protected]: git fetch -f origin refs/heads/*:refs/heads/* refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* in /home/runner/go/pkg/mod/cache/vcs/075ee809aae0177b65597ee0f28e756d8e2e5e438325d9b042470844e74f817e: exit status 128:
	fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com': terminal prompts disabled

Steps to reproduce: (app code and test code)

Call cy.exec with a command that fails with a long error (e.g. stack trace).

Versions

Cypress 3.4.1

[Leksat]

Example code:

cy.exec('(yes "Very long output" | head -n 100) && false')

[Leksat]

Workaround:

const exec = command => {
  cy.exec(command, { failOnNonZeroExit: false }).then(result => {
    if (result.code) {
      throw new Error(`Execution of "${command}" failed
      Exit code: ${result.code}
      Stdout:\n${result.stdout}
      Stderr:\n${result.stderr}`);
    }
  })
}
exec('(yes "Very long output" | head -n 100) && false')

[B-Galati]

Thanks for this workaround that works like a charm.

[bodinsamuel]

+1 on this

[cypress-app-bot]

This issue has not had any activity in 180 days. Cypress evolves quickly and the reported behavior should be tested on the latest version of Cypress to verify the behavior is still occurring. It will be closed in 14 days if no updates are provided.

[cypress-app-bot]

This issue has been closed due to inactivity.

[dokterbob]

Here's some activity. Still relevant!