Node.js Testing Strategies

Pluralsight

Course Summary

Tips and Techniques for creating simple, elegant tests with NodeJS and Mocha.

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Course Description

Testing with Node.js and JavaScript can be intimidating. In this course, Rob Conery will offer tips and techniques he's used over the years for testing and maintaining large Node applications.

Course Description

Testing with Node.js and JavaScript can be intimidating. In this course, Rob Conery will offer tips and techniques he's used over the years for testing and maintaining large Node applications.

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Course Syllabus

Introduction
- 31m 43s

—Introduction 3m 55s
—Installations 11m 3s
—Optional Installations 5m 19s
—Setting up Webstorm 6m 9s
—A First Test 5m 15s

Simple Tests with Node.js and Mocha
- 49m 15s

—The Membership Application 7m 8s
—The Membership Application, Part 2 6m 34s
—The Sad Path 3m 47s
—Testing Dates with Moment 6m 54s
—Testing Process Behaviors 9m 37s
—SinonJS Spy 5m 24s
—Using Async 9m 48s

Data Access Considerations
- 32m 15s

—A Look at Node.js ORMs 6m 7s
—Stubbing with SinonJS 3m 57s
—Setting up a Repository 6m 12s
—Making Things Easier with Helpers 1m 32s
—When Helpers Hurt 5m 51s
—Listening to Your Tools 4m 5s
—Finishing up Review Process 4m 29s

External APIs
- 46m 34s

—A Look at Stripe 3m 26s
—Making a Test Call 4m 59s
—The Billing Process 3m 30s
—Stubbing Stripe 4m 22s
—Handling Stripe Failure 11m 14s
—Mocks with SinonJS 3m 34s
—Simplifying Things with Nock 6m 41s
—Involving the Database 6m 17s
—Summary and Parting Thoughts 2m 27s