$ cd ~/code/my_project

$ npm init -y

$ npm install cypress --save-dev

> cypress@2.1.0 postinstall /Users/joshua/node_modules/cypress
> node index.js --exec install

Installing Cypress (version: 2.1.0)

 ✔  Downloaded Cypress
 ✔  Unzipped Cypress
 ✔  Finished Installation /Users/joshua/node_modules/cypress/dist/Cypress.app

You can now open Cypress by running: node_modules/.bin/cypress open

describe('First Smoke Test', function () {
  it('Does not catch fire', function () {
    expect(true).to.equal(true);
  });
});

$ node_modules/.bin/cypress open

GET /__/ 200 38.576 ms - -
GET /__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.css 200 53.883 ms - -
GET /__cypress/runner/cypress_runner.js 200 437.514 ms - -
GET /__cypress/static/favicon.ico 200 21.566 ms - -
GET /__cypress/runner/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2?v=4.7.0 200 4.311 ms - 77160
GET /__cypress/iframes/integration/sample_spec.js 200 662.715 ms - 725
GET /__cypress/tests?p=cypress/integration/sample_spec.js-875 200 1912.382 ms - 784
GET /__cypress/tests?p=cypress/support/index.js-698 200 1986.731 ms - -

describe('Arrange Act Assert', () => {
  it('Finds an element', () => {
    // Arrange - set up the initial application state
    //   - visit a web page
    //   - query for an element
    cy.visit('https://example.cypress.io');

    // Act - take an action on the state
    //   - interact with that element
    cy.contains('type').click();

    // Assert - make an assertion on the new state
    //   - assert an expectation about the page content
    cy.url().should('include', '/commands/actions');
    cy.get('.action-email')
      .type('fake@email.com')
      .should('have.value', 'fake@email.com');
  })
});