> There's no test runner for all frameworks. I use one that's pretty sweet, it's called `node`. ;)
(nevermind that vows tests usually export instead of run.) --Josh On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:44 AM, Nuno Job <[email protected]> wrote: > There's no test runner for all frameworks. > > That would be a great idea though but it's very unlikely that someone > reaches a compromise between features that is acceptable for different test > framework developers. > > Nuno > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:43 AM, Dominic Tarr <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> _everyone_ a strong opinion on this. >> >> our test frameworks need to be rewritten now that we have domains. >> >> maybe, write through exercises in the book? >> >> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Roly Fentanes <[email protected]> wrote: >> > If you can get your tests' point across clearly by using node's `assert` >> > module and it's not that much difficult to structure compared to a full >> > featured test framework, then consider using it. >> > >> > Otherwise, mocha is the popular recent one, and my personal choice. >> > nodeunit >> > is easy to understand too, and has been around for a while. vows used to >> > be >> > the choice, there's still a lot of popular modules with their tests >> > written >> > with vows. But it's no longer maintained and it shows. >> > >> > chai is often used along with these to make assertions easier to >> > understand. >> > >> > >> > On Monday, July 16, 2012 9:56:14 AM UTC-7, Alex Young wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> I write about Node a lot, and I often illustrate concepts using tests. >> >> However, there isn't a standard test runner for Node. >> >> >> >> So, let's say I'm writing a book about Node. I'd like to include >> >> examples >> >> using a test runner that's idiomatic, lightweight, and likely to be >> >> around >> >> in a year or two. I'm thinking Mocha or Nodeunit might be a good idea. >> >> >> >> My projects from 2010-2011 seemed to use Nodeunit, and I've switched a >> >> few >> >> to Mocha with very little trouble. Their APIs aren't directly >> >> compatible >> >> but the same concepts can be readily gleaned in both. >> >> >> >> Does anyone have any strong opinions about this? What test runner would >> >> you expect (or want) to see in books about Node? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Alex >> > >> > -- >> > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> > Posting guidelines: >> > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "nodejs" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Joshua Holbrook Head of Support Nodejitsu Inc. [email protected] -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
