Testing

How to Test Async Requests with MochaJS

In this article I show you how to test asynchronous requests with MochaJS. To simplify the example I’m going to show you how to build a mock Web server. That way you can simulate the delay from a server, without actually having to run a server. Step 1. Clone

How to use Assert in MochaJS

In this article I show how to use assert to test if something is true or false in MochaJS. Step 1. Initialize a new test project Create a test project folder and initialize it with npm. If you need more details on these steps, see my article on MochaJS setup.

Lerna Monorepo Mocha Setup (TypeScript)

In this article I show you how to setup a lerna TypeScript monorepo for testing with mocha (MochaJS). Step 1. Install lerna globally Install lerna globally using npm. If you don’t have npm installed, click here. * Open up a terminal window * Run the following (the $ indicates that you are

Lerna Monorepo Mocha Setup (JavaScript)

In this article I show you how to setup a lerna JavaScript monorepo for testing with mocha (MochaJS). Step 1. Install lerna and mocha globally Install lerna and mocha globally using npm. If you don’t have npm installed, click here. * Open up a terminal window * Run the following (the

How to Test Exception Messages with MochaJS

In this article I show you how to test exception messages with MochaJS. Step 1. Clone the starter project Use git to clone my starter repo into a new folder. git clone https://github.com/mitchallen/autom8able-mochajs-starter.git mocha-awesome cd mocha-awesome/ npm install Run the default tests to make sure

How to Generate Awesome Mocha Reports with Mocha Awesome

In this article I show you how to generate HTML and JSON test result reports for MochaJS using Mocha Awesome. Step 1. Clone the starter project Use git to clone my starter repo into a new folder. git clone https://github.com/mitchallen/autom8able-mochajs-starter.git mocha-awesome cd mocha-awesome/ npm install

How to Filter Tests in MochaJS

In this article I show you how to filter which tests to run in MochaJS. Step 1. Clone the starter project Use git to clone my starter repo into a new folder. git clone https://github.com/mitchallen/autom8able-mochajs-starter.git mocha-filter cd mocha-filter/ npm install Run the default tests to