Sinon.jshttps://sinonjs.org/ |
Unit.jshttps://unitjs.com/ |
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Programming language | JavaScript | JavaScript |
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Unit Testing
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Unit Testing, End-to-End Testing
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General info |
Standalone test stubs and mocks for JavaScript. Works with any unit testing framework. Sinon.js is a great library when you want to unit test your code with supports spies, stubs, and mocks. The library has cross browser support and also can run on the server using Node.js. |
An assertion library for JavaScript (similar to chai.js) It works with any test runner and unit testing framework like Mocha, Jasmine, Karma, protractor (E2E test framework for Angular apps) and QUnit. |
xUnit
Set of frameworks originating from SUnit (Smalltalk's testing framework). They share similar structure and functionality. |
Yes Compatible |
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Client-side
Allows testing code execution on the client, such as a web browser |
Yes Sinon.js is a good library for unit testing your front-end code and has cross browser support |
Yes Unit.js runs in the browser to test front-end components |
Server-side
Allows testing the bahovior of a server-side code |
Yes Sinon.js can run on node.js to test back-end components and server-side behaviour |
Yes Unit.js runs in nodejs to test server-side behaviour |
Fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data (fixtures) that are test-local. This ensures specific environment for a single test |
N/A
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Yes Unit.js provides Test fixtures for running testsThis is one of its features |
Group fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data for a group of tests (group-fixtures). This ensures specific environment for a given group of tests. |
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Yes With Unit.js you can group your fixtures |
Generators
Supports data generators for tests. Data generators generate input data for test. The test is then run for each input data produced in this way. |
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Licence
Licence type governing the use and redistribution of the software |
New BSD License; Modified BSD License
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GNU
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Mocks
Mocks are objects that simulate the behavior of real objects. Using mocks allows testing some part of the code in isolation (with other parts mocked when needed) |
Yes SinonJS is basically a library that we can use to create object mocks for unit testing |
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Grouping
Allows organizing tests in groups |
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N/A
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Other
Other useful information about the testing framework |
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