nocha

An drop-in replacement for [parts of] mocha that makes debugging unit tests easier.

• --only option for limiting to a specific test
• --break to break immediately before entering a test
• ES6 support (experimental)

Usage - Normal run

$ nocha test/index.js
test/index.js
1 Scrobble
2 All the things
2.1 Frabjous day
2.2 Some of the things

All tests passed! 🎉

Usage - Run a specific test only

$ nocha --only=2.1 test/
test/index.js
2 All the things
2.1 Frabjous day

Usage - Pause debugger at a specified test

$ nocha --break=2.1 test/
Debugger listening on ws://127.0.0.1:9229/ab07086f-8e63-401f-8079-d4a58803fcc8
For help, see: https://nodejs.org/en/docs/inspector

    <Pauses here until Developer Tools attach, then resumes>

Debugger attached.
test/index.js
1 Scrobble
2 All the things
2.1 Frabjous day

    <Pauses in debugger immediately before stepping into your test function>

2.2 Some of the things

All tests passed! 🎉

Flags

The flags below refer to step #'s, which precede each task and suite title in console output. E.g. "1.3 Validates Email"'s step number is 1.3.

--only={step number}

Run the named step, and only the named step.

--break={step number}

Waits for debugger to connect then breaks immediately prior to running the designated step.

ES6 module support (experimental)

Tests with the .mjs extension will be loaded as ES6 modules. These tests must explicitely import mocha functions as follows:

import {describe, it, before, beforeEach, after, afterEach} from 'nocha';