MOCHA-SUBJECT

Adds on to mocha.js.

Provides a different way to implement before() and after() hook that properly cleans itself up after every test run simplifying several common test patterns.

API Documentation

See the annotated source at http://gh.chakrit.net/mocha-subject/

Example

var ms = require('mocha-subject')
  , TestObject = require('../lib/test-object.js');

ms.infect(); // (optional) uses globoally.

describe('TestObject', function() {
  subject('test', function() { return new TestObject(); });

  it('should ...', function() {
    this.test; // test the object
  });

  describe('property ABC', function() {
    property('abc');

    it('should ...', function() {
      this.abc; // test property 'abc' of TestObject
    });
  });
});

Compares this to proper manual setups/teardowns:

var ms = require('mocha-subject')
  , TestObject = require('../lib/test-object.js');

describe('TestObject', function() {
  before(function() {
    this.TestObject = new TestObject();
  });
  after(function() {
    delete this.TestObject;
  });

  describe('property ABC', function() {
    before(function() {
      this.abc = this.TestObject.abc;
    });
    after(function() {
      delete this.abc;
    });

    it('should ...', function() {
      this.test; // test the object
    });
  });
});

Features

• Assigns (and automatically removes on after()) an object to the test context with a single line of code instead of 6.
• Assigns (and automatically removes on after()) the property of any object added previously to the test context with the specified name with a single line of code instead of 6;
• Subject cleans up after itself, there is no need for an after block just to make sure you don't leak variables to another test or setup stuff with conflicting names.

LICENSE

BSD

CONTRIBUTE / SUPPORT

Please file a GitHub issue for any question, bug reports or support requests.

TODO

• An encapsulated extendable Subject class to factor out setups/teardowns code even futher.
• Hook into the node.js module system to simplify subjects even further. (i.e. automatic requires from a string.)
• Smoother integration with mocha. Right now infect() and disinfect() requires you to set the --globals flags for mocha manually.