How to test js files?

[jonath92]

I would like to write unit tests for the radio applet I am maintaining which I find very difficult as it is not possible to use standard testing libraries due to the different runtime environment. I have seen that there are some tests for js files in this repo but I don't understand how to use them. I am even not sure if it is even possible to apply this tests to an applet.

Any help in this regard is much appreciated.

[ItzSwirlz]

Woah. Sorry for just setting this now and uh.... I would suggest using GJS tests and making similar ones for cinnamon. There are a few files here and there throughout cinnamon for JS tests but i would assume just run the test files with /usr/bin/cjs?

[jonath92]

i would assume just run the test files with /usr/bin/cjs?

Yes, but how? I am referring to the tests in /installed-tests/js of this repository. It is not possible to just pick a file and run the file with cjs, e.g. this command:

cjs testGio.js

gives this error:

(cjs:6763): Cjs-CRITICAL **: 11:59:52.738: JS ERROR: ReferenceError: describe is not defined
@testGio.js:15:1

which is not very surprising. I guess I have to somehow call also jasmine.js but I have no idea how. Also maybe I have to do something with the meson.build file? (I never have used meson)