Oktest.js User's Guide
$Release: 0.2.2 $
$Copyright: copyright(c) 2010-2011 kuwata-lab.com all rights reserved $
$License: MIT License $
Overview
Oktest.js is a new-style testing library for Node.js.
Example code
var oktest = require("oktest");
var topic = oktest.topic,
spec = oktest.spec,
ok = oktest.ok;
topic("target to test", function() {
spec("specification description", function() {
ok (1+1).is(2); // same as assert.ok(1+1 === 2)
ok (1+1, '===', 2); // same as assert.ok(1+1 === 2)
ok (1+1).isNot(1); // same as assert.ok(1+1 !== 1)
});
});
if (require.main === module) oktest.main();
Features:
- Provides
ok()which is much shorter thanassert.xxxx(). - Allows to write tests in nested structure.
- Fixture Injection support.
- Text diff (diff -u) is displayed when texts are different.
See CHANGES.txt for changes.
Install
If you have installed npm:
$ npm install oktest $ which oktest.js $ oktest.js -h
Or just download a file oktest.js and place it into your current directory and type:
$ chmod +x oktest.js $ ./oktest.js -h
Example
If you are tring oktest.js for the first time, generate skeleton and try it:
$ oktest.js -g > example_test.js $ vi example_test.js $ oktest.js example_test.js
The following is an example to demonstrate Oktest.js. The points are:
- Test code is belong to spec.
- Each spec belongs to topic.
- Topic can be nestable to make tests structured.
- Use ok() or NG() instead of assert.xxxx().
"use strict";
var oktest = require("oktest");
var topic = oktest.topic,
spec = oktest.spec,
ok = oktest.ok,
NG = oktest.NG;
topic("ClassName", function() {
topic(".methodName()", function() {
spec("1+1 should be 2", function() {
ok (1+1).is(2); // same as assert.ok(1+1 === 2)
// or
ok (1+1, '===', 2);
});
spec("other examples", function() {
ok (null).eq(undefined); // assert.ok(null == undefined)
ok (null, '==', undefined); // assert.ok(null == undefined)
ok (null).ne(false); // assert.ok(null != false)
ok (null, '!=', false); // assert.ok(null != false)
ok (null).isNot(undefined); // assert.ok(null !== undefined)
ok (null, '!==', undefined); // assert.ok(null !== undefined)
ok ([1,2,3]).isa(Array); // assert.ok([1,2,3] instanceof Array)
ok (2).inArray([1,2,3]); // verify whether 2 is in [1,2,3]
ok ('y').inObject({x:1, y:2}); // assert.ok('y' in {x:1, y:2})
ok ("foo").isString(); // assert.ok(typeof("foo")==='string')
ok ([1,2,3]).all().isNumber(); // assert for each item in array
function fn() { throw new Error("errmsg"); };
ok (fn).throws_(Error, "errmsg"); // verify whether error is thrown
ok (fn.exception.message).match(/errmsg/);
});
});
});
if (require.main === module) oktest.main(); // or oktest.run();
See Assertion Reference section for details about ok() and NG().
assert.xxxx() is also available with Oktest.js.
For example you can write assert.equal(1+1, 2) instead of ok (1+1).eq(2).
The following is an output example:
$ node example_test.js
* ClassName
* .methodName()
- [ok] 1+1 should be 2
- [ok] other examples
## total:2, passed:2, failed:0, error:0, skipped:0 (in 0.003s)
You can change reporting format.
$ oktest.js -sv example_test.js # verbose format (default) $ oktest.js -ss example_test.js # simple format $ oktest.js -sp example_test.js # plain format
See Tips section for details.
Assertion Reference
- ok (x).eq(y) or ok (x, '==', y)
- Raises AssertionError unless x == y.
- ok (x).ne(y) or ok (x, '!=', y)
- Raises AssertionError unless x != y.
- ok (x).is(y) or ok (x, '===', y)
- Raises AssertionError unless x == y.
- ok (x).isNot(y) or ok (x, '!==', y)
- Raises AssertionError unless x != y.
- ok (x).gt(y) or ok (x, '>', y)
- Raises AssertionError unless x > y.
- ok (x).ge(y) or ok (x, '>=', y)
- Raises AssertionError unless x >= y.
- ok (x).lt(y) or ok (x, '<', y)
- Raises AssertionError unless x < y.
- ok (x).le(y) or ok (x, '<=', y)
- Raises AssertionError unless x <= y.
- ok (x).deepEqual(y)
- Same as assert.deepEqual(x, y), but it reports diff when x and y are different.
- ok (x).inDelta(y, delta)
- Raises AssertionError unless y-delta < x < y+delta.
- ok (x).isa(klass)
- Raises AssertionError unless x instanceof klass.
- ok (x).match(rexp)
- Raises AssertionError unless x.match(rexp).
- ok (x).hasAttr(name[, value])
- Raises AssertionError unless name in x. In addition, when value is specified, raises AssertionError unless x.name === value.
- ok (x).inObject(obj)
- Raises AssertionError unless x in obj.
- ok (x).inArray(arr)
- Raises AssertionError unless x exists in arr.
- ok (x).length(n):
-
Raise AssertionError unless x.length === n.
This is same as
ok (x.length) == n, but it is useful to chain assertions, likeok (x).isa(Array).length(n).
- ok (path).isFile()
- Raise AssertionError unless path is a file.
- ok (path).isDirectory()
- Raise AssertionError unless path is a directory.
- ok (path).exists()
- Raise AssertionError unless path exist as file or directory.
- ok (path).notExist()
- Raise AssertionError unless path doesn't exist as file nor directory.
- ok (func).throws_(errorClass[, errorMsg])
-
Raise AssertionError unless func() throw errorClass.
Second argument is a string or regular expression to be matched error message.
It sets raised exception into 'func.exception' therefore you can do another test with thrown exception object.
var fs = require('fs'); function fn() { fs.statSync('not.exist'); } ok (fn).throws_(Error, /No such file or directory/); ok (fn.exception.code).is('ENOENT')
- ok (func).throws(errorClass[, errorMsg])
- Same as throws_(). Notice that 'throws' is a reserved keyword of JavaScript and some tools reports warning if you use 'throws' in your script.
- ok (func).notThrow([errorClass=Exception])
- Raise AssertionError if func() raises exception of errorClass.
- NG (x)
- Opposite of ok(x). For example, 'NG ("foo").isNumber()' is true.
- NOT (x)
- Same as NG(x). Provided experimentalily.
- precond (x)
-
Same as ok(x), but intended to check precondition of test
instead of assertion.
precond (filename).notExist(); // pre-condition of test createFileTask(filename); ok (flename).isFile(); // assertion
It is possible to chain assertions.
// chain assertion methods
ok (arr).isa(Array).length(2)
ok (obj).hasAttr('name', 'Haruhi').hasAttr('gender', 'F')
Oktest.js allows you to define custom assertion functions. See Tips section.
before/after/beforeAll/afterA
Oktest supports before(), after(), beforeAll() and afterA()
which are correspond to setUp(), tearDown(), setUpAll() and tearDownAll()
respectively:
"use strict";
var oktest = require("oktest");
var topic = oktest.topic,
spec = oktest.spec,
ok = oktest.ok,
NG = oktest.NG;
topic("Parent", function() {
this.beforeAll = function() { console.log("# in Parent.beforeAll()"); };
this.afterAll = function() { console.log("# in Parent.afterAll()"); };
this.before = function() { console.log("# in Parent.before()"); };
this.after = function() { console.log("# in Parent.after()"); };
topic("Child", function() {
this.beforeAll = function() { console.log("# in Child.beforeAll()"); };
this.afterAll = function() { console.log("# in Child.afterAll()"); };
this.before = function() { console.log("# in Child.before()"); };
this.after = function() { console.log("# in Child.after()"); };
spec("spec1", function() {
ok (1).is(1);
});
spec("spec2", function() {
ok (2).is(2);
});
});
});
if (require.main === module) oktest.main();
Result example:
$ node example_test.js -C
* Parent
# in Parent.beforeAll()
* Child
# in Child.beforeAll()
# in Parent.before()
# in Child.before()
# in Child.after()
# in Parent.after()
- [ok] spec1
# in Parent.before()
# in Child.before()
# in Child.after()
# in Parent.after()
- [ok] spec2
# in Child.afterAll()
# in Parent.afterAll()
Notice that before() and after() are not recommended very much (*1) in Oktest.js because they are not flexible.
Use Fixture Injection instead because it is more flexible than them.
Why before() and after() are not good?
For example if you want change behaviour of before()/after(), you must
change topics. This means that behaviour of before()/after() restricts
to structure of test topics and specs. It's not preferable.
Use Fixture Injection instead because it doesn't have this weakness.
- (*1)
beforeAll()andafterAll()are recommended, because these are not covered by Fixture Injection.
Fixture Injection
Oktest.js supports fixture injection.
- Arguments of spec body function are regarded as fixture names and they are injected by Oktest.js automatically.
- Functions which name is
provideXxx()are regarded as fixture provider (or builder) function for fixturexxx. - Similar to that, functions which name is
releaseXxx()are regarded as fixture releaser (or destroyer). Notice that provider is mandatory but releaser is optional for fixture. - Providers and releasers should be defined in topics.
"use strict";
var oktest = require("oktest");
var topic = oktest.topic,
spec = oktest.spec,
ok = oktest.ok,
NG = oktest.NG;
topic("Parent", function() {
/// define fixture provider and releaser in topics.
/// (releaser is an optional)
this.provideLeader = function() { return "Haruhi"; };
this.releaseLeader = function(val) { ok (val).is("Haruhi"); };
topic("Child", function() {
/// define another fixture provider and releaser in topics.
this.provideMember = function() { return "Kyon"; };
this.releaseMember = function(val) { ok (val).is("Kyon"); };
/// specify fixture names which you want to use in spec body,
/// and Oktest injects them automatically.
spec("Fixture injection example", function(leader, member) {
ok (leader).is("Haruhi");
ok (member).is("Kyon");
/// the above two lines are equivarent to:
//var leader = provideLeader();
//var member = provideMember();
//try {
// ok (leader).is("Haruhi");
// ok (member).is("Kyon");
//} finally {
// if (releaseLeader) releaseLeader(leader);
// if (releaseMember) releaseMember(member);
//}
});
});
});
if (require.main === module) oktest.main();
This feature is more flexible and useful than setUp() and tearDown().
For example, the following code ensures that dummy files are removed
automatically at the end of test without tearDown().
topic("Example", function() {
this.provideCleaner = function() {
var items = [];
return items;
};
this.releaseCleaner = function(items) {
for (var i = 0, n = items.length; i < n; i++) {
oktest.util.rm_rf(items[i]);
}
};
spec("Fixture injection example", function(cleaner) {
/// create dummy files
var fs = require("fs");
fs.writeFileSync("foo.txt", "dummy content", "utf8");
fs.writeFileSync("bar.txt", "dummy content", "utf8");
ok ("foo.txt").isFile();
ok ("bar.txt").isFile();
/// register them to be removed on teardown
cleaner.push("foo.txt", "bar.txt");
});
});
In fact this is very useful, therefore Oktest.js supports cleaner in default.
topic("Example", function() {
/// No need to define provideCleaner() nor releaseCleaner()
spec("cleaner fixture is always available", function(cleaner) {
...
cleaner.add("foo.txt", "bar.txt");
...
});
});
Dependencies between fixtures are resolved automatically. If you know dependency injection framework such as Spring or Guice, imagine to apply dependency injection into fixtures.
topic("Fixture Injection", function() {
///
/// for example:
/// - Fixture 'a' depends on 'b' and 'c'.
/// - Fixture 'c' depends on 'd'.
///
this.provideA = function(b, c) { return b+c+"<A>"; };
this.provideB = function() { return "<B>"; };
this.provideC = function(d) { return d+"<C>"; };
this.provideD = function() { return "<D>"; };
///
/// Dependencies between fixtures are solved automatically.
/// If loop exists in dependency then error will be throw.
///
spec("dependency between fixtures is solved", function(a) {
ok (a).is("<B><D><C><A>");
});
});
It is possible to pass parameters from specs to provider functions. This is useful to change providers' behaviour as you need:
topic("Example", function() {
/// parameter name should start with '_'
this.provideUser = function(_name) {
// change behavior according to parameters are passed or not
if (_name === undefined) {
_name = "John Smith";
}
return {name: _name};
};
/// when parameters are specified
spec("parameters are passed to providers", {_name:"Kyon"}, function(user) {
ok (user.name).is("Kyon");
});
/// when parameters are not specified
spec("provider uses default values", function(user) {
ok (user.name).is("John Smith");
});
});
If you want to integrate with other fixture library, create manager object
and set it into oktest.fixture.manager.
/// fixture manager class
function FixtureManger() {
this.fixtures = {};
}
FixtureManger.prototype.provide = function(name) {
return this.fixtures[name];
};
FixtureManger.prototype.release = function(name, value) {
// do something to release value
};
// fixture manager object
var mgr = new FixtureManager();
mgr.items["haruhi"] = {name: "Haruhi"};
mgr.items["mikuru"] = {name: "Mikuru"};
mgr.items["yuki"] = {name: "Yuki"};
// use it
oktest.fixture.manager = mger;
Unified Diff
ok(x).eq(y) and ok(x).is(y) prints unified diff (diff -u) if x and y are different text.
For example:
topic("Unified diff", function() {
var text1 = "Haruhi\n"
+ "Mikuru\n"
+ "Yuki\n"
+ "Ituski\n"
+ "Kyon\n";
var text2 = "Haruhi\n"
+ "Michiru\n"
+ "Yuki\n"
+ "Ituski\n"
+ "Kyon\n";
spec("display diff when texts are different", function() {
ok (text1).is(text2);
});
});
If you run this script, you'll find that unified diff is displayed.
Output example:
$ node example_test.js
* Unified diff
- [Failed] display diff when texts are different
----------------------------------------------------------------------
[Failed] Unified diff > display diff when texts are different
AssertionError: $actual === $expected : failed.
+++ $actual
--- $expected
@@ -1 +1
Haruhi
+Mikuru
-Michiru
Yuki
Ituski
Kyon
at spec (/home/kwatch/example_test.js:22:20)
ok (text1).is(text2);
----------------------------------------------------------------------
## total:1, passed:0, failed:1, error:0, skipped:0 (in 0.006s)
It is good idea to compare complex objects with util.inspect().
topic("Unified diff", function() {
var team1 = {
team: "SOS",
members: [
{name: "Haruhi"},
{name: "Mikuru"},
{name: "Yuki"},
{name: "Itsuki"},
{name: "Kyon"}
]
};
var team2 = {
team: "SOS",
members: [
{name: "Haruhi"},
{name: "Michiru"},
{name: "Yuki"},
{name: "Itsuki"},
{name: "Kyon"}
]
};
spec("display diff when texts are different", function() {
var util = require("util");
ok (util.inspect(team1)).eq(util.inspect(team2));
});
});
Output example:
$ node example_test.js
* Unified diff
- [Failed] display diff when texts are different
----------------------------------------------------------------------
[Failed] Unified diff > display diff when texts are different
AssertionError: $actual == $expected : failed.
+++ $actual
--- $expected
@@ -1 +1
{ team: 'SOS',
members:
[ { name: 'Haruhi' },
+ { name: 'Mikuru' },
- { name: 'Michiru' },
{ name: 'Yuki' },
{ name: 'Itsuki' },
{ name: 'Kyon' } ] }
\ No newline at end of file
at spec (/home/kwatch/example_test.js:34:34)
ok (util.inspect(team1)).eq(util.inspect(team2));
----------------------------------------------------------------------
## total:1, passed:0, failed:1, error:0, skipped:0 (in 0.009s)
Tracer
(Experimental)
Oktest provides tracer object which can be stub or mock object.
Tracer object have four methods:
- trace(object, method1, method2, ...)
- Trace method calls.
- traceFunc(func[, name])
- Create new function to trace function call of func and return it. Second argument is necessary if func is anonymous function.
- dummy(object, {name1:returnval1, name2:returnval2, ...})
- Create dummy methods with dummy return values.
- fake({name1:returnval1, name2:returnval2, ...})
-
Return fake object.
This is a short cut of dummy():
/// for example, var obj = tracer.fake({a:1, b:2}); /// ... is a short cut of: var obj = {} tracer.dummy({}, {a:1, b:2});
In any case, Tracer object records both arguments and return-value of method calls.
The following is an comprehensive example to demonstrace tracer features:
"use strict";
var oktest = require("oktest");
var topic = oktest.topic,
spec = oktest.spec,
ok = oktest.ok,
NG = oktest.NG;
topic("Tracer demo", function() {
this.provideObj = function() {
return {
add: function(x, y) { return x + y; },
sub: function(x, y) { return x - y; }
};
};
///
/// example to trace method calls
///
topic("#trace()", function() {
spec("traces method calls", function(obj) {
/// create tracer object
var tr = oktest.tracer.create();
/// register methods to trace
tr.trace(obj, 'add', 'sub');
/// call methods
ok (obj.add(1, 2)).is(3);
ok (obj.sub(5, 1)).is(4);
/// verify method calls
ok (tr.called.length).is(2);
ok (tr.called[0]).deepEqual({
object: obj, method: 'add', args: [1, 2], ret: 3 });
ok (tr.called[1]).deepEqual({
object: obj, method: 'sub', args: [5, 1], ret: 4 });
});
});
///
topic("#traceFunc()", function() {
spec("returns new func to trace function call.", function(obj) {
/// target functions to trace
function add(x, y) { return x + y; }
var sub = function(x, y) { return x - y; };
/// create tracer object
var tr = oktest.tracer.create();
/// trace functions
add = tr.traceFunc(add);
sub = tr.traceFunc(sub, "sub"); // specify name to record
/// call functions
ok (add(1, 2)).is(3);
ok (sub(5, 1)).is(4);
/// verify function calls
ok (tr.called.length).is(2);
ok (tr.called[0]).deepEqual({
object: null, name: 'add', args: [1, 2], ret: 3 });
ok (tr.called[1]).deepEqual({
object: null, name: 'sub', args: [5, 1], ret: 4 });
});
});
///
/// example to set dummy methods
///
topic("#dummy()", function() {
spec("sets dummy methods", function(obj) {
/// create tracer object
var tr = oktest.tracer.create();
/// register dummy method names and return values
tr.dummy(obj, {add: 100, sub: 200});
/// call methods
ok (obj.add(1, 2)).is(100); // != 3
ok (obj.sub(5, 1)).is(200); // != 4
/// verify method calls
ok (tr.called.length).is(2);
ok (tr.called[0]).deepEqual({
object: obj, method: 'add', args: [1, 2], ret: 100 });
ok (tr.called[1]).deepEqual({
object: obj, method: 'sub', args: [5, 1], ret: 200 });
});
});
///
/// example to create fake object
///
topic("#fake()", function() {
spec("returns fake object", function() {
/// create tracer object
var tr = oktest.tracer.create();
/// create fake object with dummy method names and return values
var obj = tr.fake({add: 100, sub: 200});
/// call methods
ok (obj.add(1, 2)).is(100); // != 3
ok (obj.sub(5, 1)).is(200); // != 4
/// verify method calls
ok (tr.called.length).is(2);
ok (tr.called[0]).deepEqual({
object: obj, method: 'add', args: [1, 2], ret: 100 });
ok (tr.called[1]).deepEqual({
object: obj, method: 'sub', args: [5, 1], ret: 200 });
});
});
});
if (require.main === module) oktest.main();
Skip Test
It is possible to skip tests according to a certain condition.
import unittest
from oktest import ok, run, skip, skipWhen
topic("Skip Demo", function() {
spec("skip example", function() {
if (condition) skip("...reason...");
/// or
skipWhen(condition, "...reason...");
/// ...
});
});
Command-line Interface
Oktest.js provides command-line script in order to execute test scripts.
## run test scripts in plain format $ oktest.js -sp tests/*_test.py ## run test scripts in 'tests' dir with pattern '*_test.py' $ oktest.js -p '*_test.py' tests ## filter by tipic $ oktest.js -f topic='*pattern*' tests ## filter by spec $ oktest.js -f '*pattern*' tests # or -f spec='*pattern*'
Type oktest.js -h for details about command-line options.
Tips
- You can define your own custom assertion function.
// define custom assertion function function assertStartWith(bool, actual, expected) { var s = actual.substr(0, expected.length); if ((s === expected) === bool) return null; var errmsg = (bool ? "" : "NOT ") + "$actual starts with " + util.inspect(expected) + " : failed.\n" + " $actual: " + util.inspect(actual); return errmsg; } // register oktest.assertion.register("startWith", assertStartWith); // how to use ok ("Haruhi").startWith("Haru");
- It is possible to chain assertion methods.
// chain assertion methods ok (arr).isa(Array).length(2) ok (obj).hasAttr("name", "Haruhi").hasAttr("gender", "F");
- If you want to change reporting format, specify
-sp(plain),-ss(simple), or-sv(verbose) in command-line:$ node example_test.js -sp # or -s plain
Or pass{style:"plain"}tooktest.run().if (require.main === module) oktest.run({style:"plain"});
oktest.run()returns total number of failures and errors.// exit with status code 0 when no errors. process.exit(oktest.run());
- If you call ok() or NG() but forget to do assertion, Oktest.js warns it.
topic("example", function() { spec("warned when assertion is not done", function() { //ok (1+1).is(2); ok (1+1) // missing assertion }); }); oktest.run() #=> warning: ok() is called but not tested.