Node.js: re-run Mocha tests automatically on each source file change
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What is the simplest way to tell Mocha to watch for source project files changes so that it can re-runs its tests?
node.js unit-testing mocha package.json
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What is the simplest way to tell Mocha to watch for source project files changes so that it can re-runs its tests?
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What is the simplest way to tell Mocha to watch for source project files changes so that it can re-runs its tests?
node.js unit-testing mocha package.json
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What is the simplest way to tell Mocha to watch for source project files changes so that it can re-runs its tests?
node.js unit-testing mocha package.json
node.js unit-testing mocha package.json
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Run with the watch flag
mocha -w ./tests
And, if your test folder is called just test/ then you don't need to point out the folder (Mocha looks for changes in such folder by default), so you can end up just with:
mocha -w
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this watches for test files changes, isn't it? I would like Mocha to observe my./src/**files and, on each change, re-run the tests
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:14
@jbarros the watch flag listens for changes in the CWD so as long as your source directory is included in that it'll re-run on changes to source code as well as tests. The file path dictates where mocha will find the test files in relation to the CWD.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 0:24
thanks for your response. But I don't want mysrccode insidetestfolder.
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:34
@jbarros you don't have to, the CWD is determined by the terminal or whatever environment the CLI is executed under e.g. if your directory structure is./srcand./testthen the above should work exactly as you want because the CWD is.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 1:29
Sorry for the delay. Yes, you are absolutely right. Thanks :-)
– jbarros
Feb 21 at 21:14
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Run with the watch flag
mocha -w ./tests
And, if your test folder is called just test/ then you don't need to point out the folder (Mocha looks for changes in such folder by default), so you can end up just with:
mocha -w
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this watches for test files changes, isn't it? I would like Mocha to observe my./src/**files and, on each change, re-run the tests
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:14
@jbarros the watch flag listens for changes in the CWD so as long as your source directory is included in that it'll re-run on changes to source code as well as tests. The file path dictates where mocha will find the test files in relation to the CWD.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 0:24
thanks for your response. But I don't want mysrccode insidetestfolder.
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:34
@jbarros you don't have to, the CWD is determined by the terminal or whatever environment the CLI is executed under e.g. if your directory structure is./srcand./testthen the above should work exactly as you want because the CWD is.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 1:29
Sorry for the delay. Yes, you are absolutely right. Thanks :-)
– jbarros
Feb 21 at 21:14
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Run with the watch flag
mocha -w ./tests
And, if your test folder is called just test/ then you don't need to point out the folder (Mocha looks for changes in such folder by default), so you can end up just with:
mocha -w
edited Feb 22 at 2:15
jbarros
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answered Nov 26 '18 at 0:00
JamesJames
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this watches for test files changes, isn't it? I would like Mocha to observe my./src/**files and, on each change, re-run the tests
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:14
@jbarros the watch flag listens for changes in the CWD so as long as your source directory is included in that it'll re-run on changes to source code as well as tests. The file path dictates where mocha will find the test files in relation to the CWD.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 0:24
thanks for your response. But I don't want mysrccode insidetestfolder.
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:34
@jbarros you don't have to, the CWD is determined by the terminal or whatever environment the CLI is executed under e.g. if your directory structure is./srcand./testthen the above should work exactly as you want because the CWD is.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 1:29
Sorry for the delay. Yes, you are absolutely right. Thanks :-)
– jbarros
Feb 21 at 21:14
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Run with the watch flag
mocha -w ./tests
And, if your test folder is called just test/ then you don't need to point out the folder (Mocha looks for changes in such folder by default), so you can end up just with:
mocha -w
edited Feb 22 at 2:15
jbarros
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answered Nov 26 '18 at 0:00
JamesJames
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Run with the watch flag
mocha -w ./tests
And, if your test folder is called just test/ then you don't need to point out the folder (Mocha looks for changes in such folder by default), so you can end up just with:
mocha -w
edited Feb 22 at 2:15
jbarros
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answered Nov 26 '18 at 0:00
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edited Feb 22 at 2:15
jbarros
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edited Feb 22 at 2:15
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answered Nov 26 '18 at 0:00
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answered Nov 26 '18 at 0:00
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answered Nov 26 '18 at 0:00
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this watches for test files changes, isn't it? I would like Mocha to observe my./src/**files and, on each change, re-run the tests
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:14
@jbarros the watch flag listens for changes in the CWD so as long as your source directory is included in that it'll re-run on changes to source code as well as tests. The file path dictates where mocha will find the test files in relation to the CWD.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 0:24
thanks for your response. But I don't want mysrccode insidetestfolder.
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:34
@jbarros you don't have to, the CWD is determined by the terminal or whatever environment the CLI is executed under e.g. if your directory structure is./srcand./testthen the above should work exactly as you want because the CWD is.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 1:29
Sorry for the delay. Yes, you are absolutely right. Thanks :-)
– jbarros
Feb 21 at 21:14
add a comment |
this watches for test files changes, isn't it? I would like Mocha to observe my./src/**files and, on each change, re-run the tests
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:14
@jbarros the watch flag listens for changes in the CWD so as long as your source directory is included in that it'll re-run on changes to source code as well as tests. The file path dictates where mocha will find the test files in relation to the CWD.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 0:24
thanks for your response. But I don't want mysrccode insidetestfolder.
– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:34
@jbarros you don't have to, the CWD is determined by the terminal or whatever environment the CLI is executed under e.g. if your directory structure is./srcand./testthen the above should work exactly as you want because the CWD is.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 1:29
Sorry for the delay. Yes, you are absolutely right. Thanks :-)
– jbarros
Feb 21 at 21:14
this watches for test files changes, isn't it? I would like Mocha to observe my
./src/** files and, on each change, re-run the tests– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:14
this watches for test files changes, isn't it? I would like Mocha to observe my
./src/** files and, on each change, re-run the tests– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:14
@jbarros the watch flag listens for changes in the CWD so as long as your source directory is included in that it'll re-run on changes to source code as well as tests. The file path dictates where mocha will find the test files in relation to the CWD.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 0:24
@jbarros the watch flag listens for changes in the CWD so as long as your source directory is included in that it'll re-run on changes to source code as well as tests. The file path dictates where mocha will find the test files in relation to the CWD.
– James
Nov 26 '18 at 0:24
thanks for your response. But I don't want my
src code inside test folder.– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:34
thanks for your response. But I don't want my
src code inside test folder.– jbarros
Nov 26 '18 at 0:34
@jbarros you don't have to, the CWD is determined by the terminal or whatever environment the CLI is executed under e.g. if your directory structure is
./src and ./test then the above should work exactly as you want because the CWD is .– James
Nov 26 '18 at 1:29
@jbarros you don't have to, the CWD is determined by the terminal or whatever environment the CLI is executed under e.g. if your directory structure is
./src and ./test then the above should work exactly as you want because the CWD is .– James
Nov 26 '18 at 1:29
Sorry for the delay. Yes, you are absolutely right. Thanks :-)
– jbarros
Feb 21 at 21:14
Sorry for the delay. Yes, you are absolutely right. Thanks :-)
– jbarros
Feb 21 at 21:14
add a comment |
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