Escape input event is ignored when using cy.type('{esc}')

[davidmunechika]

Current behavior

If the escape key has been implemented with functionality that changes the text of an input field (i.e. hitting escape when focused on an input field clears the text in the input), this behavior is not replicated correctly when using cy.type('{esc}').

The Escape input event is being ignored at this line:

cypress/packages/driver/src/cy/keyboard.ts

Lines 1315 to 1316 in 6e03e02

	shouldIgnoreEvent('input', key.events) ||
	this.fireSimulatedEvent(el, 'input', key, options)

because input is getting set to false here:

cypress/packages/driver/src/cy/keyboard.ts

Lines 1264 to 1269 in 6e03e02

	if (!shouldUpdateValue(el, key, options)) {
	debug('skip typing key', false)
	key.events.input = false
	return
	}

because the Escape event doesn't have a text field associaed with it so shouldUpdateValue is returning false (even though in this specific case, we want Escape to be able to update the value).

Desired behavior

cy.type('{esc}') should simulate the same behavior experienced by the user when hitting Escape manually.

Test code to reproduce

Replace realType() with type() and the test will fail.

cypress/packages/app/cypress/e2e/specs_list_e2e.cy.ts

Lines 168 to 178 in 6750d33

	it('clears the filter if the user presses ESC key', function () {
	cy.findByLabelText('Search Specs').type('asdf')
	cy.findByLabelText('Search Specs').realType('{esc}')
	cy.findByLabelText('Search Specs')
	.should('have.value', '')
	cy.get('[data-cy="spec-item"]')
	.should('have.length', 14)
	})

Cypress Version

10.0.0

Other

No response

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[niketpathak]

It's been over a year, and this still doesn't seem to work. Tested on the latest version as of today (v12.12.0)

[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.

[niketpathak]

Been 2 years now ? Can the Cypress team look into 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.