testster.js

A simple in-browser behavior test driver. Clicks and such are simulated with javascript rather than a true browser driver that generates the native events (like selenium). While this is a somewhat less realistic testing environment, it is a hell of a lot simpler and more reliable.

Usage:

On each webpage to be tested, initialize testster.js and configure the test files. Assuming you are building your client-side JS with browserify:

require('testster')({
  login: require('./login.test.js'),
  todos: require('./todos.test.js')
});

The *.test.js files are of the following format:

module.exports = {
  'Shows sign in form': function(test) {
    test
      .open('http://localhost:3000/login')
      .waitFor('.login-form')
      .assert.title('Login')
      .assert.text('h2', 'Login')
      .done();
  },
  'User can log in': function(test) {
    test
      .open('http://localhost:3000/login')
      .waitFor('.login-form')
      .type('input[name=username]', 'testuser')
      .type('input[name=password]', 'password')
      .click('button[type=submit]')
      .waitFor('.todos-app')
      .assert.title('Todos')
      .assert.text('h2', 'My Todos')
      .done();
  }
};

Reference the source for a full list of functions and assertions.

Running Tests

Open the javascript console on your webpage. Make sure to check "preserve log" so that the log doesn't clear when navigating between pages.

Run all tests: testster.run()

Run a module: testster.run('login')

Stop the tests: testster.reset()