RequireJS

An example of how to use RequireJS with Konacha:

app/assets/javascripts/sum.js:

define(function() {
    return function (a, b) { return a + b; };
});

spec/javascripts/sum_spec.js:

//= require require

require.config({baseUrl: "/assets"});

describe('sum', function () {
    var sum;

    before(function (done) {
        require(['sum'], function (m) {
            sum = m;
            done();
        }, done);
    });

    it('adds two numbers', function () {
        expect(sum(2, 2)).to.equal(4);
    });
});

Yes, you're using the asset pipeline, in tests only, for one require directive. All that does, however, is trigger injection of the <script src="/assets/require.js"> tag that kicks off RequireJS, so it seems quite reasonable to me.