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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2018-12-28 14:42:52 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2018-12-28 14:42:52 +0000
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+# Testing
This readme is a manual on how to get started with unit testing on javascript and nodejs
Original author: BrainDoctor (github), July 2017
-# Installation
+## Installation
Tested on Linux Mint 18.2 Sara (Ubuntu/debian derivative)
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ That should install the necessary node modules.
Other browsers work too (Chrome, Firefox). However, only the Chromium Browser 59 has been tested for headless unit testing.
-## Versions
+### Versions
The commands above leave me with the following versions (July 2017):
@@ -28,21 +29,21 @@ The commands above leave me with the following versions (July 2017):
- chromium-browser: 59.0.3071.109
- WebStorm (optional): 2017.1.4
-# Configuration
+## Configuration
-## NPM
+### NPM
The dependencies are installed in `netdata/package.json`. If you install a new NPM module, it gets added here. Future developers just need to execute `npm install` and every dep gets added automatically.
-## Karma
+### Karma
Karma configuration is in `tests/web/karma.conf.js`. Documentation is provided via comments.
-## WebStorm
+### WebStorm
If you use the JetBrains WebStorm IDE, you can integrate the karma runtime.
-### for Karma (Client side testing)
+#### for Karma (Client side testing)
Headless Chromium:
1. Run > Edit Configurations
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ You may add other browsers too (comma separated). With the "Browsers to start" f
Also it is recommended to install WebStorm IDE Extension/Addon to Chrome/Chromium for awesome debugging.
-### for node.d plugins (nodejs)
+#### for node.d plugins (nodejs)
1. Run > Edit Configurations
2. "+" > Node.js
@@ -75,23 +76,23 @@ Also it is recommended to install WebStorm IDE Extension/Addon to Chrome/Chromiu
- JavaScript file: node_modules/jasmine-node/bin/jasmine-node
- Application parameters: --captureExceptions tests/node.d
-# Running
+## Running
-## In WebStorm
+### In WebStorm
-### Karma
+#### Karma
Just run the configured run configurations and they produce nice test trees:
![karma_run_2](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12159026/28277789-559149f6-6b1b-11e7-9cc7-a81d81d12c35.png)
-### node.js
+#### node.js
Debugging is awesome too!
![node_debug](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12159026/28277879-8beee5ee-6b1b-11e7-9356-3156956f2282.png)
-## From CLI
+### From CLI
-### Karma
+#### Karma
```sh
cd /path/to/your/netdata
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ will start the karma server, start chromium in headless mode and exit.
If a test fails, it produces even a stack trace:
![karma_run_1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12159026/28277754-3682bebe-6b1b-11e7-8b7e-66b23d87177d.png)
-### Node.d plugins
+#### Node.d plugins
```sh
cd /path/to/your/netdata
@@ -114,9 +115,9 @@ nodejs node_modules/jasmine-node/bin/jasmine-node --captureExceptions tests/node
will run the tests in `tests/node.d` and produce a stacktrace too on error:
![node_run](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12159026/28277812-65bb69b0-6b1b-11e7-8500-bcdbb3436574.png)
-## Coverage
+### Coverage
-### Karma
+#### Karma
A nice HTML is produced from Karma which shows which code paths were executed. It is located somewhere in `/path/to/your/netdata/coverage/`
@@ -124,11 +125,11 @@ A nice HTML is produced from Karma which shows which code paths were executed. I
and
![coverage_1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12159026/28277687-fa93e360-6b1a-11e7-995f-cbb4c5d012a7.png)
-### Node.d
+#### Node.d
Apparently, jasmine-node can produce a junit report with the `--junitreport` flag. But that output was not very useful. Maybe it's configurable?
-## CI
+### CI
The karma and node.d runners can be integrated in Travis (AFAIK), but that is outside my ability.