javascript - How do I pass Cypress CLI arguments in the --env with a space?

Question

I run Cypress from the command line as:

npx cypress open --env team=XXXX --config-file my_file.json

where my_file.json is my config file and contains:

env: {
    "team": ""
}

I know that when I pass a value via CLI with no space in it the Cypress runner will show that value in the configuration tab. How do I pass a value such as to team like:

--env team=XXXX XXXX

I have tried using "" and '' around the argument already and they have not worked. Thank you.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65880503/how-do-i-pass-cypress-cli-arguments-in-the-env-with-a-space

Answer 1

From the documentation, it says "Pass several variables using commas and no spaces". So, off the bat, it sounds like what you're trying to do isn't possible. However, it may be worth a shot to try a different method. In particular, from this screenshot from the link I provided,

you can see that the last approach passes a JSON object. Perhaps, if for some reason Cypress parses this JSON object differently, you can try

cypress run --env team='{"key": "XXXX XXXX"}'

Alternatively, you could also have multiple Cypress configuration files, each with the relevant team value. However, if you have multiple team values, this simple approach doesn't scale particularly well.