Best practices for automating Froala WYSIWYG Editor with Cypress?

[sait-yamdu]

Hello everyone!

We are using the Froala Editor in our application and I am looking for the best way to automate it using Cypress.

I have a few questions for the community:

1. Has anyone successfully tested Froala features (like image uploads or complex formatting) in Cypress?
2. What is the recommended workflow? Should I use standard UI steps like cy.type() on the editor, or is it better to use Froala's JavaScript API to set the content directly?
3. Are there any known "gotchas" when dealing with the Froala contenteditable area or iframes?

I would love to see any examples or custom commands you’ve built to handle this!

Thanks in advance for the help!

[aniruddhaadak80]

@sait-yamdu For Froala (and other contenteditables), cy.type() often works but can be flaky with complex rich text logic.
Standard practice:

1. Click into the editor body: cy.get(''.fr-element'').click()
2. Use cy.realType() (from cypress-real-events) if standard type fails to trigger keydown events Froala listens to.
3. Fallback: Invoke the internal API via window if you just need to set state:
   cy.window().then(win => win.FroalaEditor.INSTANCES[0].html.set(''...''))