"use strict"; // This is a general tour of how to write node tests that // may also give you some quick insight on how the Zulip // browser app is constructed. // The statements below are pretty typical for most node // tests. The reason we need these helpers will hopefully // become clear as you keep reading. const {strict: assert} = require("assert"); const {zrequire} = require("./lib/namespace"); const {run_test} = require("./lib/test"); // We will use our special zrequire helper to import the // Zulip code. We use zrequire instead of require, // because it has some magic to clear state when we move // on to the next test. const people = zrequire("people"); const stream_data = zrequire("stream_data"); const util = zrequire("util"); // Let's start with testing a function from util.ts. // // The most basic unit tests load up code, call functions, // and assert truths: assert.ok(!util.find_stream_wildcard_mentions("boring text")); assert.ok(util.find_stream_wildcard_mentions("mention @**everyone**")); // Let's test with people.js next. We'll show this technique: // * get a false value // * change the data // * get a true value const isaac = { email: "isaac@example.com", user_id: 30, full_name: "Isaac Newton", }; // The `people`object is a very fundamental object in the // Zulip app. You can learn a lot more about it by reading // the tests in people.test.js in the same directory as this file. // Let's exercise the code and use assert to verify it works! assert.ok(!people.is_known_user_id(isaac.user_id)); people.add_active_user(isaac); assert.ok(people.is_known_user_id(isaac.user_id)); // Let's look at stream_data next, and we will start by putting // some data at module scope. (You could also declare this inside // the test, if you prefer.) const denmark_stream = { color: "blue", name: "Denmark", stream_id: 101, subscribed: false, }; // We introduce the run_test helper, which mostly just causes // a line of output to go to the console. It does a little more than // that, which we will see later. run_test("verify stream_data persists stream color", () => { stream_data.clear_subscriptions(); assert.equal(stream_data.get_sub_by_name("Denmark"), undefined); stream_data.add_sub(denmark_stream); const sub = stream_data.get_sub_by_name("Denmark"); assert.equal(sub.color, "blue"); }); // See example2.test.js in this directory.