"it()" seems to get stuck in jasmine test - jasmine

Question

I am using karma & jasmine to do unit tests, and I am trying to do my first test. I am using the first example here:
https://jasmine.github.io/1.3/introduction.html#section-Matchers
and it didn't seem to do anything, so I added some logging and tried to make it catch an error:
console.log('a');
describe("A suite", function() {
console.log('b', typeof(it));
it("contains spec with an expectation", function() {
console.log('c');
expect(true).toBe(false);
});
});
And this is what my output comes out with:
Chrome 43.0.2357 (Mac OS X 10.10.3) LOG: 'a'
Chrome 43.0.2357 (Mac OS X 10.10.3) LOG: 'b', 'function'
so it looks like nothing internal to the "it" function gets executed since 'c' is never outputted. Am I missing something?
Update
So this is the grunt task I am running:
module.exports = function (grunt) {
grunt.initConfig({
pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
karma: {
unit: {
configFile: 'karma.conf.js'
}
}
});
grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-karma');
grunt.registerTask('default', ['karma']);
};
And this is my package.json with the list of installed npm packages:
{
"name": "abc.com",
"version": "0.0.1",
"private": true,
"dependencies": {
"bcrypt": "^0.8.3",
"body-parser": "^1.0.2",
"bower": "^1.4.1",
"ejs": "^2.3.1",
"email-templates": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
"error-handler": "^0.1.4",
"errorhandler": "^1.3.6",
"express": "~4.1.1",
"express-session": "^1.11.2",
"grunt": "^0.4.5",
"jade": "~0.31.2",
"jasmine": "^2.3.1",
"jasmine-runner": "^0.2.9",
"karma": "^0.12.37",
"karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.2.0",
"karma-jasmine": "^0.3.5",
"karma-junit-reporter": "^0.2.2",
"method-override": "^1.0.0",
"morgan": "^1.0.0",
"mysql": "^2.6.2",
"nodemailer": "^1.3.4",
"protractor": "^1.1.1",
"shelljs": "^0.2.6",
"xoauth2": "^1.0.0"
},
"scripts": {
"prestart": "npm install",
"postinstall": "bower install --allow-root",
"start": "supervisor -n error app.js",
"pretest": "npm install",
"test": "karma start karma.conf.js",
"test-single-run": "karma start karma.conf.js --single-run",
"preupdate-webdriver": "npm install",
"update-webdriver": "webdriver-manager update",
"preprotractor": "npm run update-webdriver",
"protractor": "protractor e2e-tests/protractor.conf.js",
"update-index-async": "node -e \"require('shelljs/global'); sed('-i', /\\/\\/##NG_LOADER_START##[\\s\\S]*\\/\\/##NG_LOADER_END##/, '//##NG_LOADER_START##\\n' + sed(/sourceMappingURL=angular-loader.min.js.map/,'sourceMappingURL=bower_components/angular-loader/angular-loader.min.js.map','app/bower_components/angular-loader/angular-loader.min.js') + '\\n//##NG_LOADER_END##', 'app/index-async.html');\""
},
"configs": {
"client_javascript_paths": [
"public/components/common/helpers.js",
"public/libs/bower_components/html5-boilerplate/js/vendor/modernizr-2.6.2.min.js",
"public/libs/bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js",
"public/libs/bower_components/angular/angular.js",
"public/libs/bower_components/angular-route/angular-route.js",
"public/libs/bower_components/angular-resource/angular-resource.js",
"public/libs/bower_components/d3/d3.js",
"public/libs/bower_components/c3/c3.js",
"public/libs/bower_components/angular-chart/angular-chart.js",
"public/libs/bower_components/moment/moment.js",
"public/components/common/filters.js",
"public/components/notify/notify.js",
"public/components/static/static.js",
"public/components/account/account.js",
"public/components/auth/auth.js",
"public/components/formatted-table/formatted-table.js",
"public/app.js",
"public/libs/underscore.js"
]
},
"devDependencies": {
"jasmine": "^2.3.1",
"jasmine-core": "^2.3.4",
"karma": "^0.12.37",
"karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.2.0",
"karma-jasmine": "^0.3.5",
"karma-phantomjs-launcher": "^0.2.0",
"phantomjs": "^1.9.17"
}
}
And finally, this is my karma.conf.js
module.exports = function(config) {
var package = require('./package.json')
console.log(package.configs.client_javascript_paths);
config.set({
// base path that will be used to resolve all patterns (eg. files, exclude)
basePath: '',
// frameworks to use
// available frameworks: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-adapter
frameworks: ['jasmine', 'requirejs'],
// list of files / patterns to load in the browser
files: package.configs.client_javascript_paths.concat([
'public/components/**/*.tests.js'
]),
// list of files to exclude
exclude: [
],
// preprocess matching files before serving them to the browser
// available preprocessors: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-preprocessor
preprocessors: {
},
// test results reporter to use
// possible values: 'dots', 'progress'
// available reporters: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-reporter
reporters: ['progress'],
// web server port
port: 9876,
// enable / disable colors in the output (reporters and logs)
colors: true,
// level of logging
// possible values: config.LOG_DISABLE || config.LOG_ERROR || config.LOG_WARN || config.LOG_INFO || config.LOG_DEBUG
logLevel: config.LOG_INFO,
// enable / disable watching file and executing tests whenever any file changes
autoWatch: true,
// start these browsers
// available browser launchers: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-launcher
browsers: ['Chrome'],
// Continuous Integration mode
// if true, Karma captures browsers, runs the tests and exits
singleRun: false
});
};
and I just run
grunt
to start it to get the output at the top of this.

Answer 1

It is happening because of requirejs framework you use with karma. If you don't need it, then you could just remove it from karma.conf.js and test will work just fine. But if you actually need it, then I would suggest to look at this documentation page, explaining how to configure requirejs for karma, it actually requires an extra file.
Using the files you've presented in the question I was able to execute the tests after the following steps:
first create a backup of karma.conf.js
use CLI command karma init to reinitiate creation of karma config
on the step Do you want to use Require.js ? selected Yes
on the step Do you wanna generate a bootstrap file for RequireJS? selected Yes
copied everything from a backup and added a file that was generated by karma init, it should be called test-main.js, to the list of watched files:
module.exports = function(config) {
var package = require('./package.json');
config.set({
// ...
files: package.configs.client_javascript_paths.concat([
'public/components/**/*.tests.js',
'test-main.js', // here it is
])
// ...
});
};