Capture db state once before all tests, restore in a few tests

Author: jrafanie

cypress/e2e/rails_examples/using_factory_bot.cy.js

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 describe('Rails using factory bot examples', function() {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.app('start');
-  });
-
   afterEach(() => {
-    cy.app('clean');
+    cy.appDbState('restore');
   });
 
   it('using single factory bot', function() {

cypress/e2e/ui/Settings/Application-Settings/schedule.cy.js

@@ -533,11 +533,7 @@ describe('Automate Schedule form operations: Settings > Application Settings > S
     cy.expect_flash(flashClassMap.success, FLASH_MESSAGE_SCHEDULE_QUEUED);
   });
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.app('start');
-  });
-
   afterEach(() => {
-    cy.app('clean');
+    cy.appDbState('restore');
   });
 });

cypress/support/e2e.js

@@ -86,12 +86,16 @@ Cypress.on('uncaught:exception', (err, runnable) => {
         return false;
     }
 });
+// capture the database table state before all tests
+before(() => {
+  cy.appDbState('capture');
+});
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   // Global hook run once before each test
   // cy.throttle_response(500, 56);
   // cy.stub_notifications();
-  
+
   // Reset the intercepted aliases tracking object
   cy.resetInterceptedApiAliases();
 })