Mocha is a
JavaScript
JavaScript (), often abbreviated as JS, is a programming language and core technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and CSS. Ninety-nine percent of websites use JavaScript on the client side for webpage behavior.
Web browsers have ...
test framework for
Node.js programs, featuring browser support, asynchronous testing, test coverage reports, and use of any assertion library.
Assertion libraries
Mocha can be used with most JavaScript assertion libraries, including:
* should.js
* express.js
* chai
* better-assert
* unexpected
Usage and examples
$ npm install -g mocha
$ mkdir test
$ $EDITOR test/test.js # or open with your favorite editor
var assert = require("assert")
describe('Foo', function())
$ mocha
.
1 test complete (1ms)
For asynchronous testing, invoke the callback, and Mocha will wait for completion.
describe('Foo', function())
See also
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Jasmine
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List of unit testing frameworks
This is a list of notable test automation frameworks commonly used for unit testing. Such frameworks are not limited to unit-level testing; can be used for integration and system level testing.
Frameworks are grouped below. For unit testing, a ...
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npm
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QUnit
QUnit is a JavaScript framework for unit testing. Originally developed for testing jQuery, jQuery UI and jQuery Mobile, it is a generic framework for testing any JavaScript code. It supports client-side environments in web browsers, and server ...
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JavaScript framework
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JavaScript library
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