Mocha

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The following is a mid-level outline of Mochas flow of execution when run in Node.js; the less important details have been omitted. In a browser, test files are loaded by The browser may use the --grep as functionality. Append a query-string to your URL: ?grep=api. Mocha options can be set via mocha.setup(). Examples: // Use "tdd" interface. This is a shortcut to setting the interface; // any othe r options must be passed via an object. mocha.setup('tdd'); // This is equivalent to the above. mocha.setup({ ui: 'tdd' }); // Examples of options: mocha.setup({ allowUncaught: true, asyncOnly: true, bail: true, checkLeaks: true, dryRun: true, failZero: true, forbidOnly: true, forbidPending: true, global: ['MyLib'], retries: 3, rootHooks: { beforeEach(done) { ... done();} }, slow: '100', timeout: '2000', ui: 'bdd' }); Browser Mocha supports many, but not all cli options . To use a cli option that contains a -, please convert the option to camel-case, (eg. check-leaks to checkLeaks). reporter {string|constructor} You can pass a reporters name or a custom reporters constructor. You can find recommended reporters for the browser here . It is possible to use built-in reporters as well. Their employment in browsers is neither recommended nor supported, open the console to see the test results. # Options that only function in browser context: noHighlighting {boolean} If set to true, do not attempt to use syntax highlighting on output test code. The HTML reporter is the default reporter when running Mocha in the browser. It looks like this: Mochawesome is a great alternative to the default HTML reporter. Desktop notifications allow asynchronous communication of events without forcing you to react to a notification immediately. Their appearance and specific functionality vary across platforms. They typically disappear automatically after a short delay, but their content is often stored in some manner that allows you to access past notifications. Growl was an early notification system implementation for OS X and Windows, ...