chai-json

A chai plugin to validate json files

Usage

server-side

Install from npm:

$ npm install chai-json

Have chai use the chai-fs module:

var chai = require('chai');
chai.use(require('chai-json'));

Assertions

jsonFile()

Assert that a file is a json

expect(testFile).to.be.a.jsonFile();

jsonObj()

Assert that the jsonFile given is equal to an javascript object.

 expect(testFile).to.be.a.jsonFile().and.to.be.jsonObj(jsonObj);

jsonWithProps()

Assert that the jsonFile contains an object with given properties

    /* 
    Content of testFile:  
 [{"repoName":"giper","labName":"TelnetClientSniffing_1","state":"STOPPED"},{"repoName":"giper","labName":"ErrorSameSubnet","state":"STOPPED"},
 {"repoName":"giper","labName":"ErrorSamePort","state":"STOPPED"},    
 {"repoName":"giper","labName":"ErrorWrongAction","state":"STOPPED"},{"repoName":"giper","labName":"ErrorNoDefinedAction","state":"NO_NETWORK"},{"repoName":"giper","labName":"ErrorCopyFile","state":"STOPPED"},
 {"repoName":"giper","labName":"TestActionNoArgs","state":"STOPPED"}
 ]
    */ 
    expect(testFile).to.be.a.jsonFile().and.contain.jsonWithProps({ repoName: 'giper' });

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please follow the code, test and style patterns and keep Eslint happy. Look at Airbnb style guide for more informations.

Build & test

Install development dependencies in your git checkout:

$ npm install

Run tests:

$ mocha test

License

Licensed under the MIT license.