feat: cy.else can take a message to log

README.md

@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ cy.get('#enrolled')
   .check()
 ```
 
+You can print a message if the `ELSE` branch is taken
+
+```js
+cy.get('...').if('...').else().log('a message')
+// same as
+cy.get('...').if('...').else('a message')
+```
+
 ## Multiple commands
 
 Sometimes it makes sense to place the "if" or "else" commands into `.then()` block

cypress/e2e/else.cy.js

@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@ import '../../src'
 describe('else branch', () => {
   it('takes the if branch', () => {
     cy.wrap(42).if('equal', 42).log('if branch').else().log('else branch')
+    cy.log('**built-in log**')
+    cy.wrap(42).if('equal', 42).log('if branch').else('else branch')
   })
 
   it('takes the else branch', () => {
     cy.wrap(42).if('equal', 1).log('if branch').else().log('else branch')
+    cy.log('**built-in log**')
+    cy.wrap(42).if('equal', 1).log('if branch').else('else branch')
+    cy.log('**prints numbers**')
+    cy.wrap(42).if('equal', 1).log('if branch').else(42)
   })
 
   it('can have multiple if-else', () => {

src/index-v11.js

@@ -199,12 +199,15 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
   },
 )
 
-Cypress.Commands.add('else', { prevSubject: true }, (subject) => {
+Cypress.Commands.add('else', { prevSubject: true }, (subject, text) => {
   debug('else command, subject', subject)
   if (typeof subject === 'undefined') {
     // find the subject from the "if()" before
     subject = findMyIfSubject(cy.state('current').attributes)
   }
+  if (typeof text !== undefined) {
+    cy.log(text)
+  }
   if (subject) {
     cy.wrap(subject, { log: false })
   }

src/index.d.ts

@@ -46,12 +46,19 @@ declare namespace Cypress {
      * execute if the previous `.if()` command skipped
      * the "IF" branch. Note: `.if()` passes its subject
      * to the `.else()`
+     * You can also print a message if the ELSE branch
+     * is taken
+     * @param message Message to print to the console. Optional.
      * @example
      *  cy.get('checkox#agree')
      *    .if('checked').log('Already agreed')
      *    .else().check()
+     * @example
+     *  cy.get('...')
+     *    .if('not.visible').log('Not visible')
+     *    .else('visible')
      */
-    else(): Chainable<any>
+    else(message?: any): Chainable<any>
 
     /**
      * Finishes if/else commands and continues

src/index.js

@@ -206,12 +206,15 @@ if (major < 12) {
     },
   )
 
-  Cypress.Commands.add('else', { prevSubject: true }, (subject) => {
+  Cypress.Commands.add('else', { prevSubject: true }, (subject, text) => {
     debug('else command, subject', subject)
     if (typeof subject === 'undefined') {
       // find the subject from the "if()" before
       subject = findMyIfSubject(cy.state('current').attributes)
     }
+    if (typeof text !== undefined) {
+      cy.log(text)
+    }
     if (subject) {
       cy.wrap(subject, { log: false })
     }