JavaScript Testing
This is a high level overview of the JavaScript testing frameworks. These are some notes I took, which reading AngularJS Test Driven Development, which is fantastic book.
Karma
- Karma is a test runner, not a test framework
- Can run in multiple web browsers
Protractor
- Protractor is an end-to-end testing framework
- Allows developers to mimic user interaction
Jasmine
- JavaScript testing framework
- Integrates nicely with Karma by default
- Provides: Tests, spies, and pass-through functionality
- Syntax supports testing the behaviour
- Best to use for AngularJS
Mocha
- Originally written for Node.js
- Supports browser testing
- Best for testing Node.js because you can add New npm modules for the plugins that your require.