Handle errors thrown outside test blocks

index.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var tape = require('tape')
 var global = require('global')
 var tests = require('./manager')()
+var harness
 
 exports = module.exports = tape
 
@@ -32,10 +33,28 @@ exports.Test.prototype.run = function () {
   this.emit('run') 
 }
 
+
+var createHarness = exports.createHarness
+exports.createHarness = function () {
+  harness = createHarness.apply(this, arguments)
+  return harness
+}
+
 process.browser ?
   global.onerror = killall :
   process.on('uncaughtException', killall)
 
 function killall (err) {
-  tests.killall(err)
+  if (tests.killall(err)) return
+
+  // Died outside of a test block
+  harness ?
+    harness('uncaughtException', die) :
+    tape('uncaughtException', die)
+
+  function die (test) {
+    test.error(err)
+    test.end()
+  }
 }
+

manager.js

@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ Manager.prototype.remove = function (test) {
 Manager.prototype.killall = function (err) {
   var test
   var tests = this.tests.slice()
+  if (!tests.length) return false
+
   var single = tests.length === 1
   while (test = tests.shift()) {
     if (single) test.error(err)
     test._end()
   }
+
+  return true
 }
 
 module.exports = Manager

test/catch-exceptions.js

@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ test('catch exceptions', function (t) {
             });
             ps.stdout.pipe(concat(function (body) {
               var results = body.toString();
-              if (/ReferenceError/.test(results)) {
+              if (/(Reference|Syntax)Error/.test(results)) {
                   t.pass('reported exception');
               }
               var tests = (/# tests\s+([0-9]+)/.exec(results) || [])[1];
               var pass = (/# pass\s+([0-9]+)/.exec(results) || [])[1];
               var fail = (/# fail\s+([0-9]+)/.exec(results) || [])[1];
-              t.equal(tests, '4');
+              t.equal(tests, '5');
               t.equal(pass, '1'); 
-              t.equal(fail, '3'); 
+              t.equal(fail, '4');
             }));
         });
     });

test/catch-exceptions/catch-harness.js

@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ test('still run this test', function (assert) {
     assert.equal(1 + 1, 2, 'this still ran');
     assert.end();
 });
+
+eval('cause an exception outside of a tape block');

test/catch-exceptions/catch.js

@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ tape('still run this test', function (assert) {
     assert.equal(1 + 1, 2, 'this still ran');
     assert.end();
 });
+
+eval('cause an exception outside of a tape block');