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Ryan Dahl 4cf39d4a14
Rename assertEq to assertEquals (#242)
After some discussion it was found that assertEquals is more common
in JS (vs assertEqual, assertEq) and sounds better in the negated form:
assertNotEquals vs assertNE.
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# Testing
This module provides a few basic utilities to make testing easier and
consistent in Deno.
## Usage
The module exports a `test` function which is the test harness in Deno. It
accepts either a function (including async functions) or an object which
contains a `name` property and a `fn` property. When running tests and
outputting the results, the name of the past function is used, or if the
object is passed, the `name` property is used to identify the test.
Asserts are exposed in `testing/asserts.ts` module.
- `equal` - Deep comparision function, where `actual` and `expected` are
compared deeply, and if they vary, `equal` returns `false`.
- `assert()` - Expects a boolean value, throws if the value is `false`.
- `assertEquals()` - Uses the `equal` comparison and throws if the `actual` and
`expected` are not equal.
- `assertStrictEq()` - Compares `actual` and `expected` strictly, therefore
for non-primitives the values must reference the same instance.
- `assertThrows()` - Expects the passed `fn` to throw. If `fn` does not throw,
this function does. Also compares any errors thrown to an optional expected
`Error` class and checks that the error `.message` includes an optional
string.
- `assertThrowsAsync()` - Expects the passed `fn` to be async and throw (or
return a `Promise` that rejects). If the `fn` does not throw or reject, this
function will throw asynchronously. Also compares any errors thrown to an
optional expected `Error` class and checks that the error `.message` includes
an optional string.
`runTests()` executes the declared tests.
Basic usage:
```ts
import { runTests, test } from "https://deno.land/std/testing/mod.ts";
import { assertEquals } from "https://deno.land/std/testing/asserts.ts";
test({
name: "testing example",
fn() {
assertEquals("world", "world"));
assertEquals({ hello: "world" }, { hello: "world" }));
}
});
runTests();
```
Short syntax (named function instead of object):
```ts
test(function example() {
assertEquals("world", "world"));
assertEquals({ hello: "world" }, { hello: "world" }));
});
```
Using `assertStrictEq()`:
```ts
test(function isStrictlyEqual() {
const a = {};
const b = a;
assertStrictEq(a, b);
});
// This test fails
test(function isNotStrictlyEqual() {
const a = {};
const b = {};
assertStrictEq(a, b);
});
```
Using `assertThrows()`:
```ts
test(function doesThrow() {
assertThrows(() => {
throw new TypeError("hello world!");
});
assertThrows(() => {
throw new TypeError("hello world!");
}, TypeError);
assertThrows(
() => {
throw new TypeError("hello world!");
},
TypeError,
"hello"
);
});
// This test will not pass
test(function fails() {
assertThrows(() => {
console.log("Hello world");
});
});
```
Using `assertThrowsAsync()`:
```ts
test(async function doesThrow() {
assertThrowsAsync(async () => {
throw new TypeError("hello world!");
});
assertThrowsAsync(async () => {
throw new TypeError("hello world!");
}, TypeError);
assertThrowsAsync(
async () => {
throw new TypeError("hello world!");
},
TypeError,
"hello"
);
assertThrowsAsync(async () => {
return Promise.reject(new Error());
});
});
// This test will not pass
test(async function fails() {
assertThrowsAsync(async () => {
console.log("Hello world");
});
});
```