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Jan 26, 2022
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Tomislav Nikić
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Amy Qualls
Jan 26, 2022
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Documentation for caching flakiness
This is a short description on how to prevent flakiness due to caching.
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After the feature flag is removed, clean up the resource class and delete the variable.
All methods should use the condition procedures of the now-default state.
## Managing flakiness due to caching
All application settings, and all feature flags, are cached inside GitLab for one minute.
All caching is disabled during testing, except on static environments.
When a test changes a feature flag, it can cause flaky behavior if elements are visible only with an
active feature flag. To circumvent this behavior, add a wait for elements behind a feature flag.
## Running a scenario with a feature flag enabled
It's also possible to run an entire scenario with a feature flag enabled, without having to edit
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