verdaccio/test

How to test Verdaccio

Welcome to the testing folder at Verdaccio. This document aims to help you understand how Verdaccio should be tested.

First of all, we should explain the testing frameworks being used. We use jest and other tools such as supertest to be able to test the API, and puppeteer for End-to-End testing.

We go along with the following rules in order to be consistent with all tests which will make your code review smooth and fast:

• We type all our tests. eg const foo: number = 3;
• Each test should be as small as possible: You should use the test() block to test only one thing and do not depend on other tests. If the test requires different steps, group them with a describe() block.
• All test() headers titles should begin with test('should test ...'): For consistency with reporting tools, this makes it easier to match the test with the feature needed to be tested.
• Any mock data should be located in the partials folder in each section.
• Use yaml for configuration files examples instead of JSON.
• If you use a file based mock storage, it should be located in the store folder in each section.
• All tests MUST NOT rely on external sources and must be able to run them offline.
• Tests must run on the following Operating Systems: Unix (Mac, Linux) and Windows (7 -> latest).
• If you are creating mock data file which use the state and need a clean state, use rimraf to remove folders.

Testing sections

Verdaccio testing is split in 3 sections, each of them has different setup and scope. The most important is the unit test. All sections have custom jest configuration files.

If you are adding new tests, comply with the following:

• If you add a new API endpoint, unit and functional tests are mandatory.
• If you add a utility, unit test is mandatory.
• If you are adding a new web API endpoint, the unit test, functional test and if such endpoint has new changes in the UI, E2E test is also mandatory.
• If you add or refactor a core class, unit test is mandatory.
• If you fix a bug, you must add a new test() block to prove that the patch fixes the bug.

Unit test

Unit tests aim to test the CLI API and the Web API. The configuration file is located at jest.config.js.

Unit testing does not need require pre-compile code, jest will catch any change done to the {root}/src files.

Testing an endpoint

We have prepared a template at test/unit/api/api.__test.template.spec.js that you can follow to create your own unit test. Only the tests are appended with .spec.js which will be found and used by jest.

Feel free to suggest improvements to the template, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

We recommend the following approach when you create a unit test:

• For new utilities, we recommend creating a new spec.
• For existing utilities, if the method is already being tested, just add a new test() block.
• Notice that all API spec files are appended with api.[feature].spec.js, we recommend to follow the same approach. eg: api.[deprecate].spec.js.
• Don't mix utilities with API tests.

Functional tests

The functional tests aim to run only cli endpoint and web point using real request to an existing and compiled running Verdaccio server.

Be aware if you change something in the {root}/src source code, you must run yarn code:build before to be able to see your changes because functional tests use the transpiled code.

All tests must be included in the test/functional/index.spec.js file, which bootstraps the whole process. There is only one spec file and must be only one.

The jest configuration file is defined in test/jest.config.functional.js. The configuration will create a custom environment launching 3 Verdaccio servers with different configurations.

The servers are linked as follows:

• Server 1
  • -> Server 2
  • -> Server 3
• Server 2
  • -> Server 1
• Server 3
  • -> Server 2
  • -> Server 1
• Express app: (if you need to emulate any external endpoint, use the express app)

Server 1 runs on port 55551, Server 2 on port 55552 and Server 3 on port 55553.

If you have the need to increase the number of servers running, it is possible, but please discuss with the team before you go in that path.

Adding a new block

To add a new feature you need to export the feature as a function that take as an argument any of the servers you want to interact.

// newFeature.js

export default function(server) {

  describe('package access control', () => {
    test('should ...', (done) => {
      done();
    });
  });
  
}

Then import the feature and run the function within the main describe block.

// index.spec.js

import newFeature from './newFeature';

describe('functional test verdaccio', function() {
  // test are fast, but do not change this time out, 10 seconds should be more than enough
  jest.setTimeout(10000);
  // servers are accessed via a global jest state.
  const server1: IServerBridge = global.__SERVERS__[0];
  const server2: IServerBridge = global.__SERVERS__[1];
  const server3: IServerBridge = global.__SERVERS__[2];
  const app = global.__WEB_SERVER__.app;

  // include as much servers you need
  newFeature(server1, server2, server3);
});

Functional tests run over one single file, thus, it is not possible at this stage to run tests individually.

E2E Test

Verdaccio includes a Web User Interface that must be tested. We use End-to-End testing to run some smock tests against the web API using the UI Theme include by default.

    yarn lint && yarn test:all

The test does not have aim to test the integrity of the page, mostly, ensure the basic functionality still works. If you add or modify a UI feature, the tests must be updated.

The tests rely on CSS classes naming convention, so, it is required some sort of coordination with the verdaccio/ui project.

We uses puppeteer, you can find more information about how to use it in their website.

Before commit

We recommend run your tests and linters before commit.

   yarn lint && yarn test:all

You can find more in our guide about run and debugging test.

Continuous Integration

Verdaccio uses CircleCI as its primary Continuous Integration tool. We run the tests against the most common Node.js versions available. Among them is LTS and the latest release. Before the PR is being merged, all checks must be green. Node.js versions available, LTS and the latest release. Before the PR is being merged, all check must be green.

You need a CircleCI account to be able see the test running