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# Mochitests
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We use [mochitests](https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/testing/browser-chrome/) to do functional (and possibly integration) testing. Mochitests are part of Firefox and allow us to test activity stream literally as you would use it.
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Mochitests live in `test/browser`, and as of this writing, they are all the `browser-chrome` flavor of mochitests. They currently only run against the bootstrapped version of the add-on in system-addon, not the test pilot version at the top level directory.
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## Adding New Tests
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If you add new tests, make sure to list them in the `browser.ini` file. You will see the other tests there. Add a new entry with the same format as the others. You can also add new JS or HTML files by listing in under `support-files`. Make sure to start your test name with "browser_", so that the test suite knows the pick it up. E.g: "browser_as_my_new_test.js".
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## Writing Tests
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Here are a few tips for writing mochitests:
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* Only write mochitests for testing the interaction of multiple components on the page and to make sure that the protocol is working.
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* If you need to access the content page, use `ContentTask.spawn`:
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```js
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ContentTask.spawn(gBrowser.selectedBrowser, null, function* () {
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content.wrappedJSObject.foo();
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});
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```
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The above calls the function `foo` that exists in the page itself. You can also access the DOM this way: `content.document.querySelector`, if you want to click a button or do other things. You can even you use assertions inside this callback to check DOM state.
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* Nobody likes to see intermittent oranges in their tests, so read the [docs on how to avoid them](https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/testing/intermittent/)!
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