How to test DOM methods in embed js script library?











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I am working in a Javascript library to embed in the browser.



The thing is that I was started the project from https://github.com/krasimir/webpack-library-starter and I would to test my library but I have a problem with the DOM because my proyect hasn't got html so, I don't know how I should to test the DOM methods.



The library is to embed in to our clients websites, the idea is to make a embed script like google maps, analytics sdk, etc.



I am using chai and mocha to test but maybe I should to change to ava or something like.



I know that in React for example you have tools to simulate the DOM but it is in vanilla JS so... help please.



Example of my library class:



export class MyClass {
constructor(htmlElement) {
this.clientWebsiteHTMLElement = htmlElement;
this.addChild();
}

addChild() {
let child = document.createElement('div');
this.clientWebsiteHTMLElement.appendChild(child);
}
}


Example of my-lib.js



import { MyClass } from './my-class.js'


if (window && document) {
(function (window, document){
let container = document.getElementById('container');
let myClass = new MyClass(container);

window.myLib = myClass;
})(window, document)
}


Example of entry point (In to the client website, is not in the same project):



<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<div id="container"></div>

<script src="http://myserver.com/to/serve/embed/scripts/myLib-bundle.js"></script>
</body>
<html>


Really is more complex than this, but the solution are the same.



How I can test that for example?



Thanks! :D










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  • The most commonly used tool for this is JSDOM: github.com/jsdom/jsdom
    – Patrick Hund
    Nov 19 at 19:50










  • Oh great, can you write a more specific example to test this?(Using with chai or whatever testing suite)
    – Rubén Soler
    Nov 20 at 5:38

















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I am working in a Javascript library to embed in the browser.



The thing is that I was started the project from https://github.com/krasimir/webpack-library-starter and I would to test my library but I have a problem with the DOM because my proyect hasn't got html so, I don't know how I should to test the DOM methods.



The library is to embed in to our clients websites, the idea is to make a embed script like google maps, analytics sdk, etc.



I am using chai and mocha to test but maybe I should to change to ava or something like.



I know that in React for example you have tools to simulate the DOM but it is in vanilla JS so... help please.



Example of my library class:



export class MyClass {
constructor(htmlElement) {
this.clientWebsiteHTMLElement = htmlElement;
this.addChild();
}

addChild() {
let child = document.createElement('div');
this.clientWebsiteHTMLElement.appendChild(child);
}
}


Example of my-lib.js



import { MyClass } from './my-class.js'


if (window && document) {
(function (window, document){
let container = document.getElementById('container');
let myClass = new MyClass(container);

window.myLib = myClass;
})(window, document)
}


Example of entry point (In to the client website, is not in the same project):



<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<div id="container"></div>

<script src="http://myserver.com/to/serve/embed/scripts/myLib-bundle.js"></script>
</body>
<html>


Really is more complex than this, but the solution are the same.



How I can test that for example?



Thanks! :D










share|improve this question
























  • The most commonly used tool for this is JSDOM: github.com/jsdom/jsdom
    – Patrick Hund
    Nov 19 at 19:50










  • Oh great, can you write a more specific example to test this?(Using with chai or whatever testing suite)
    – Rubén Soler
    Nov 20 at 5:38















up vote
2
down vote

favorite









up vote
2
down vote

favorite











I am working in a Javascript library to embed in the browser.



The thing is that I was started the project from https://github.com/krasimir/webpack-library-starter and I would to test my library but I have a problem with the DOM because my proyect hasn't got html so, I don't know how I should to test the DOM methods.



The library is to embed in to our clients websites, the idea is to make a embed script like google maps, analytics sdk, etc.



I am using chai and mocha to test but maybe I should to change to ava or something like.



I know that in React for example you have tools to simulate the DOM but it is in vanilla JS so... help please.



Example of my library class:



export class MyClass {
constructor(htmlElement) {
this.clientWebsiteHTMLElement = htmlElement;
this.addChild();
}

addChild() {
let child = document.createElement('div');
this.clientWebsiteHTMLElement.appendChild(child);
}
}


Example of my-lib.js



import { MyClass } from './my-class.js'


if (window && document) {
(function (window, document){
let container = document.getElementById('container');
let myClass = new MyClass(container);

window.myLib = myClass;
})(window, document)
}


Example of entry point (In to the client website, is not in the same project):



<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<div id="container"></div>

<script src="http://myserver.com/to/serve/embed/scripts/myLib-bundle.js"></script>
</body>
<html>


Really is more complex than this, but the solution are the same.



How I can test that for example?



Thanks! :D










share|improve this question















I am working in a Javascript library to embed in the browser.



The thing is that I was started the project from https://github.com/krasimir/webpack-library-starter and I would to test my library but I have a problem with the DOM because my proyect hasn't got html so, I don't know how I should to test the DOM methods.



The library is to embed in to our clients websites, the idea is to make a embed script like google maps, analytics sdk, etc.



I am using chai and mocha to test but maybe I should to change to ava or something like.



I know that in React for example you have tools to simulate the DOM but it is in vanilla JS so... help please.



Example of my library class:



export class MyClass {
constructor(htmlElement) {
this.clientWebsiteHTMLElement = htmlElement;
this.addChild();
}

addChild() {
let child = document.createElement('div');
this.clientWebsiteHTMLElement.appendChild(child);
}
}


Example of my-lib.js



import { MyClass } from './my-class.js'


if (window && document) {
(function (window, document){
let container = document.getElementById('container');
let myClass = new MyClass(container);

window.myLib = myClass;
})(window, document)
}


Example of entry point (In to the client website, is not in the same project):



<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<div id="container"></div>

<script src="http://myserver.com/to/serve/embed/scripts/myLib-bundle.js"></script>
</body>
<html>


Really is more complex than this, but the solution are the same.



How I can test that for example?



Thanks! :D







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  • The most commonly used tool for this is JSDOM: github.com/jsdom/jsdom
    – Patrick Hund
    Nov 19 at 19:50










  • Oh great, can you write a more specific example to test this?(Using with chai or whatever testing suite)
    – Rubén Soler
    Nov 20 at 5:38




















  • The most commonly used tool for this is JSDOM: github.com/jsdom/jsdom
    – Patrick Hund
    Nov 19 at 19:50










  • Oh great, can you write a more specific example to test this?(Using with chai or whatever testing suite)
    – Rubén Soler
    Nov 20 at 5:38


















The most commonly used tool for this is JSDOM: github.com/jsdom/jsdom
– Patrick Hund
Nov 19 at 19:50




The most commonly used tool for this is JSDOM: github.com/jsdom/jsdom
– Patrick Hund
Nov 19 at 19:50












Oh great, can you write a more specific example to test this?(Using with chai or whatever testing suite)
– Rubén Soler
Nov 20 at 5:38






Oh great, can you write a more specific example to test this?(Using with chai or whatever testing suite)
– Rubén Soler
Nov 20 at 5:38














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The problem is that Mocha tests are executed with Node.js, meaning by default, there is no browser available that can provide a DOM that provides APIs like document or window.



A popular tool to provide a DOM for these tests is JSDOM.



Here's a simple example how you could test your class MyClass:



import { MyClass } from '../modules/MyClass';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';

const dom = new JSDOM(
'<!DOCTYPE html><html><head></head><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>'
);

global.document = dom.window.document;

describe('My class', () => {
it('adds an element to the HTML element passed to its constructur', () => {
const htmlElement = document.getElementById('root');
const myClass = new MyClass(htmlElement);
expect(htmlElement.children.length).toBe(1);
});
});


Note: Since you're already considering switching your testing library, may I suggest switching to Jest? It comes with JSDom pre-installed.






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  • Great, very thanks! :)
    – Rubén Soler
    Nov 20 at 9:54











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The problem is that Mocha tests are executed with Node.js, meaning by default, there is no browser available that can provide a DOM that provides APIs like document or window.



A popular tool to provide a DOM for these tests is JSDOM.



Here's a simple example how you could test your class MyClass:



import { MyClass } from '../modules/MyClass';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';

const dom = new JSDOM(
'<!DOCTYPE html><html><head></head><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>'
);

global.document = dom.window.document;

describe('My class', () => {
it('adds an element to the HTML element passed to its constructur', () => {
const htmlElement = document.getElementById('root');
const myClass = new MyClass(htmlElement);
expect(htmlElement.children.length).toBe(1);
});
});


Note: Since you're already considering switching your testing library, may I suggest switching to Jest? It comes with JSDom pre-installed.






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  • Great, very thanks! :)
    – Rubén Soler
    Nov 20 at 9:54















up vote
1
down vote



accepted










The problem is that Mocha tests are executed with Node.js, meaning by default, there is no browser available that can provide a DOM that provides APIs like document or window.



A popular tool to provide a DOM for these tests is JSDOM.



Here's a simple example how you could test your class MyClass:



import { MyClass } from '../modules/MyClass';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';

const dom = new JSDOM(
'<!DOCTYPE html><html><head></head><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>'
);

global.document = dom.window.document;

describe('My class', () => {
it('adds an element to the HTML element passed to its constructur', () => {
const htmlElement = document.getElementById('root');
const myClass = new MyClass(htmlElement);
expect(htmlElement.children.length).toBe(1);
});
});


Note: Since you're already considering switching your testing library, may I suggest switching to Jest? It comes with JSDom pre-installed.






share|improve this answer





















  • Great, very thanks! :)
    – Rubén Soler
    Nov 20 at 9:54













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up vote
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The problem is that Mocha tests are executed with Node.js, meaning by default, there is no browser available that can provide a DOM that provides APIs like document or window.



A popular tool to provide a DOM for these tests is JSDOM.



Here's a simple example how you could test your class MyClass:



import { MyClass } from '../modules/MyClass';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';

const dom = new JSDOM(
'<!DOCTYPE html><html><head></head><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>'
);

global.document = dom.window.document;

describe('My class', () => {
it('adds an element to the HTML element passed to its constructur', () => {
const htmlElement = document.getElementById('root');
const myClass = new MyClass(htmlElement);
expect(htmlElement.children.length).toBe(1);
});
});


Note: Since you're already considering switching your testing library, may I suggest switching to Jest? It comes with JSDom pre-installed.






share|improve this answer












The problem is that Mocha tests are executed with Node.js, meaning by default, there is no browser available that can provide a DOM that provides APIs like document or window.



A popular tool to provide a DOM for these tests is JSDOM.



Here's a simple example how you could test your class MyClass:



import { MyClass } from '../modules/MyClass';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';

const dom = new JSDOM(
'<!DOCTYPE html><html><head></head><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>'
);

global.document = dom.window.document;

describe('My class', () => {
it('adds an element to the HTML element passed to its constructur', () => {
const htmlElement = document.getElementById('root');
const myClass = new MyClass(htmlElement);
expect(htmlElement.children.length).toBe(1);
});
});


Note: Since you're already considering switching your testing library, may I suggest switching to Jest? It comes with JSDom pre-installed.







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