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.