Browser Based Tests Using tape-run

[jywarren]

And confirm that the library runs the same in both nodejs and phantomjs -- this will be cool! You could do it in a separate file called browserSpec or something.

[ccpandhare]

Hey, I actually couldn't understand this part. Tried to think about it the whole day but to no relief:

You could do it in a separate file called browserSpec or something.

Could you clarify this please?

Also, Can PhantomJS be used for unit testing? like can we run it in "npm test" ?
Doesn't PhantomJS require the opening of a browser? Am I missing something?

[jywarren]

PhantomJS is a browser compiled to run headlessly on the commandline -- it's pretty neat. JavaScript libraries that run in a browser environment can do automated testing using PhantomJS even on the commandline. So, for example, there is a DOM. So this is the idea of actually making automated tests for both Node and browser environments, but that all actually can be run headlessly on the commandline. :-) kind of a funny idea but it could help us ensure the core library's functions are always tested as working OK in both environments.

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On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 3:09 PM, Chinmay Pandhare ***@***.***> wrote: Hey, I actually couldn't understand this part. Tried to think about it the whole day but to no relief: You could do it in a separate file called browserSpec or something. Could you clarify this please? Also, Can PhantomJS be used for unit testing? like can we run it in "npm test" ? Doesn't PhantomJS require the opening of a browser? Am I missing something? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#38 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AABfJ2gUZbLtLW6avRKhtCnKsjmTTch_ks5sK99egaJpZM4ONqlI> .

[ccpandhare]

PhantomJS uses the tape-run module to headlessly test browser code.
We can also directly use the tape-run module. Should we do this?

[jywarren]

huh, interesting... wait, what do you mean? https://www.npmjs.com/package/tape-run -- yes, that looks good!

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On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 5:05 PM, Chinmay Pandhare ***@***.***> wrote: PhantomJS uses the tape-run module to headlessly test browser code. We can also directly use the tape-run module. Should we do this? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#38 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AABfJ7gOi2teclSGBhp9tgu7knDub803ks5sLUwggaJpZM4ONqlI> .