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diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4fc9b303b --- /dev/null +++ b/tests/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +This readme is a manual on how to get started with unit testing on javascript and nodejs + +Original author: BrainDoctor (github), July 2017 + +# Installation + +Tested on Linux Mint 18.2 Sara (Ubuntu/debian derivative) + +Make sure you are the user who is developer (permissions, except sudo ofc) + +```sh +sudo apt-get install nodejs npm chromium-browser + +cd /path/to/your/netdata +npm install +``` + +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 + +The commands above leave me with the following versions (July 2017): + + - nodejs: v4.2.6 + - npm: 3.5.2 + - chromium-browser: 59.0.3071.109 + - WebStorm (optional): 2017.1.4 + +# Configuration + +## 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 configuration is in `tests/web/karma.conf.js`. Documentation is provided via comments. + +## WebStorm + +If you use the JetBrains WebStorm IDE, you can integrate the karma runtime. + +### for Karma (Client side testing) + +Headless Chromium: +1. Run > Edit Configurations +2. "+" > Karma +3. - Name: Karma Headless Chromium + - Configuration file: /path/to/your/netdata/tests/web/karma.conf.js + - Browsers to start: ChromiumHeadless + - Node interpreter: /usr/bin/nodejs (MUST be absolute, NVM works too) + - Karma package: /path/to/your/netdata/node_modules/karma + +GUI Chromium is similar: +1. Run > Edit Configurations +2. "+" > Karma +3. - Name: Karma Chromium + - Configuration file: /path/to/your/netdata/tests/web/karma.conf.js + - Browsers to start: Chromium + - Node interpreter: /usr/bin/nodejs (MUST be absolute, NVM works too) + - Karma package: /path/to/your/netdata/node_modules/karma + +You may add other browsers too (comma separated). With the "Browsers to start" field you can override any settings in karma.conf.js. + +Also it is recommended to install WebStorm IDE Extension/Addon to Chrome/Chromium for awesome debugging. + +### for node.d plugins (nodejs) + +1. Run > Edit Configurations +2. "+" > Node.js +3. - Name: Node.d plugins + - Node interpreter: /usr/bin/nodejs (MUST be absolute, NVM works too) + - JavaScript file: node_modules/jasmine-node/bin/jasmine-node + - Application parameters: --captureExceptions tests/node.d + +# Running + +## In WebStorm + +### Karma +Just run the configured run configurations and they produce nice test trees: + + + +### node.js + +Debugging is awesome too! + + +## From CLI + +### Karma + +```sh +cd /path/to/your/netdata + +nodejs ./node_modules/karma/bin/karma start tests/web/karma.conf.js --single-run=true --browsers=ChromiumHeadless +``` +will start the karma server, start chromium in headless mode and exit. + +If a test fails, it produces even a stack trace: + + +### Node.d plugins + +```sh +cd /path/to/your/netdata + +nodejs node_modules/jasmine-node/bin/jasmine-node --captureExceptions tests/node.d +``` + +will run the tests in `tests/node.d` and produce a stacktrace too on error: + + +## Coverage + +### 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/` + + +and + + +### 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 + +The karma and node.d runners can be integrated in Travis (AFAIK), but that is outside my ability. + +Note: Karma is for browser-testing. On a build server, no GUI or browser might by available, unless browsers support headless mode. |