testing-with-sequelize

An example repository for how to test with the Sequelize ORM.

Development

A quick guide to get a new development environment setup

Setup

Node

1. Install nvm with:

   curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.7/install.sh | bash`.

2. Install Node 8.11.2 with:

   nvm install 8.11.2

3. From the root directory of this project, run

   nvm use 8.11.2

4. Install NPM packages:

   npm install

Database

1. Install PostgreSQL on your local machine. Use Homebrew as below or go to the Postgres Downloads page.

   $ brew install postgresql

2. Start PostgreSQL and run on startup.

   $ brew services start postgresql

3. Ensure a root user exists on PostgreSQL with no password:

   $ psql --dbname=postgres
   postgres=# CREATE USER root;
   postgres=# ALTER USER root WITH SUPERUSER;

4. Create the database by running:

   $ NODE_ENV=test npm run db:create

Testing

Run the test suite:

$ npm run test