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Resolved path for `axe-core/axe.min.js` is incorrect if the Cypress Config is in a sub-directory when using Cypress v10+
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Description
axe-core/axe.min.js cannot be loaded if the Cypress config is contained in a sub directory. The resolved path traverses from the location of the config, but starts at the project root where the command was invoked.
This seems to be due to require.resolve returning the path relative to the configuration file, whereas when running in Cypress Versions <10 require.resolve returns the path relative to the directory the initial command was invoked.
So assuming a project with a directory structure of:
/home/user/dev/project/
- e2e/
- config/
- cypress.config.ts
- src/
- node_modules/
- package.json
The path we attempt to require for axe-core/axe.min.js will be /home/user/dev/node_modules/axe-core/axe.min.js.
A minimum reproduction can be found using my fork of this repo.

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Start with the minimum reproduction and e2e/config/cypress.config.ts, then trace how the path for axe-core/axe.min.js is resolved when Cypress is launched with a configuration in a sub-directory. Done means the package resolves from /home/user/dev/project/node_modules rather than the parent directory while preserving behavior for configurations at the project root.
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- typescript
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- testing
- Issue type
- Bug
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