gulp plugin that converts AMD syntax to beforeAll

Idea

Running thousands of unit tests might be time consuming. To speed up the start time slightly you might try to use the beforeAll syntax instead of AMD. This way the browser will load the dependencies before the given spec starts instead of loading all of them in the beginning.

Installation

npm install @buxlabs/gulp-amd-to-before-all

Usage

Convert files with:

const gulp = require('gulp');
const converter = require('@buxlabs/gulp-amd-to-before-all');

module.exports = function (options) {
    return gulp.src(options.src)
    .pipe(converter())
    .pipe(gulp.dest(options.dest));
};

Example:

AMD

define(['backbone'], function (Backbone) {
    'use strict';

    describe('Backbone', function () {
        it('is defined', function () {
            expect(Backbone).toBeDefined();
        }); 
    });
});

beforeAll

describe('Backbone', function () {

    var Backbone;
    
    beforeAll(function (done) {
        require(["backbone"], function () {
            Backbone = arguments[0];
            done(); 
        });
    });

    it('is defined', function () {
        expect(Backbone).toBeDefined();
    }); 
});