repeat-spec.yml

name: repeat-spec
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    description: Lets the user run a spec file N times in a row
    inputs:
      spec:
        description: Part or full path to the spec file like "editing-spec.js"
        required: true
        type: string
      n:
        description: Number of times to repeat the test
        required: false
        default: 1
        type: integer

jobs:
  repeat-spec:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - name: Print workflow inputs
        run: |
          echo Running the spec file "${{ github.event.inputs.spec }}"
          echo for ${{ github.event.inputs.n }} times

      - name: Checkout 🛎
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      # https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action
      - name: Run the spec N times
        uses: cypress-io/github-action@v2
        with:
          start: npm run start-quiet
          # use https://github.com/bahmutov/cypress-repeat to repeat the spec
          command: npx cypress-repeat -n ${{ github.event.inputs.n }} --spec '**/${{ github.event.inputs.spec }}'