A simple generator for Yeoman that makes it easy to start using Test Driven Development (TDD) while you karate-chop your way through algorthim-based programming challenges.
This generator creates a simple mocha/chai TDD scaffold for your algorithm solution in the following format:
solution
├── bower.json
├── bower_components
│ ├── chai
│ └── mocha
├── index.html
├── package.json
├── spec
│ └── algorithm.js
└── algorithm.js
If the current working directory already contains any JavaScript files, then you'll be asked which of them you wish to write tests for. If there are no js files present, a starter file will be generated for you.
After runnning the generator (see below), open index.html. Write your tests in the file created in the /spec dir, and your algorithm in the file in the current dir.
Trick question. It's not a thing. It's this guy:
Basically, he wears a top hat, lives in your computer, and waits for you to tell him what kind of application you wish to create.
Not every new computer comes with a Yeoman pre-installed. He lives in the npm package repository. You only have to ask for him once, then he packs up and moves into your hard drive. Make sure you clean up, he likes new and shiny things.
$ npm install -g yo
Yeoman travels light. He didn't pack any generators when he moved in. You can think of a generator like a plug-in. You get to choose what type of application you wish to create, such as a Backbone application or even a Chrome extension.
To install generator-test from npm, run:
$ npm install -g generator-test
Finally, initiate the generator:
$ yo test