Try running UI tests in parallel

.github/workflows/cypress-e2e.yml

@@ -205,15 +205,50 @@ jobs:
         jq '.ENV = "LOCAL" | .LOCAL.CYPRESS_AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET = "cds-not-a-real-secret"' tests_cypress/cypress.env.json > temp.json && mv temp.json tests_cypress/cypress.env.json
         jq '.ENV = "LOCAL" | .CACHE_CLEAR_CLIENT_SECRET = "cds-not-a-real-secret"' tests_cypress/cypress.env.json > temp.json && mv temp.json tests_cypress/cypress.env.json
 
-    - name: Run the cypress tests
-      uses: cypress-io/github-action@248bde77443c376edc45906ede03a1aba9da0462 # v5.8.4
-      with:
-        record: false
-        config: "video=true,screenshotOnRunFailure=true"
-        build: npx cypress info
-        working-directory: tests_cypress
-        spec: |
-          cypress/e2e/admin/ci.cy.js
+    - name: Run the cypress tests in 3 parallel batches
+      working-directory: tests_cypress
+      run: |
+        # Run 3 batch files in parallel
+        echo "Starting batch 1..."
+        ETHEREAL_CACHE=false npx cypress run --spec 'cypress/e2e/admin/ci/ci_1.cy.js' --config video=true,screenshotOnRunFailure=true 2>&1 | tee /tmp/batch_1.log &
+        PID_1=$!
+
+        echo "Starting batch 2..."
+        ETHEREAL_CACHE=false npx cypress run --spec 'cypress/e2e/admin/ci/ci_2.cy.js' --config video=true,screenshotOnRunFailure=true 2>&1 | tee /tmp/batch_2.log &
+        PID_2=$!
+
+        echo "Starting batch 3..."
+        ETHEREAL_CACHE=false npx cypress run --spec 'cypress/e2e/admin/ci/ci_3.cy.js' --config video=true,screenshotOnRunFailure=true 2>&1 | tee /tmp/batch_3.log &
+        PID_3=$!
+
+        echo "Waiting for all batches to complete..."
+        wait $PID_1
+        EXIT_1=$?
+        wait $PID_2
+        EXIT_2=$?
+        wait $PID_3
+        EXIT_3=$?
+
+        echo ""
+        echo "====== BATCH 1 RESULTS ======"
+        cat /tmp/batch_1.log | tail -20
+        echo ""
+        echo "====== BATCH 2 RESULTS ======"
+        cat /tmp/batch_2.log | tail -20
+        echo ""
+        echo "====== BATCH 3 RESULTS ======"
+        cat /tmp/batch_3.log | tail -20
+
+        # Exit with error if any batch failed
+        if [ $EXIT_1 -ne 0 ] || [ $EXIT_2 -ne 0 ] || [ $EXIT_3 -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo ""
+          echo "One or more batches failed!"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo ""
+        echo "All batches passed!"
+        exit 0
 
     - name: Upload test artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

tests_cypress/cypress/e2e/admin/ci/ci_1.cy.js

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import "./a11y/app_pages.cy";
+import "./sign_out/sign_out.cy";
+import "./menu/disclosure_menu.cy";
+import "./sitemap/sitemap.cy";
+import "./branding/all.cy";
+import "./tou_dialog.cy";

tests_cypress/cypress/e2e/admin/ci/ci_2.cy.js

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import "./template-filters.cy";
+import "./template-categories.cy";
+import "./template/create-template.cy";
+import "./template/edit-template.cy";
+import "./template/text-direction.cy";
+import "./components/remaining_messages_summary.cy";

tests_cypress/cypress/e2e/admin/ci/ci_3.cy.js

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import "./go-live-form.cy";
+import "./components/notice.cy";
+import "./your_profile.cy";
+import "./components/a11y.cy";
+import "./components/flash_messages.cy";
+import "./components/rte/all.cy";