Crafting a solution is never
enough. You need to test the solution you have devised multiple times before
you can actually know whether it will work in the real world or not. Testing
today’s time and age has become easy and automated thanks to the many tools
available in the market. The tools help understand the quality, the development
guide and document every functionality and performance parameter being measured
for the application.
If the frontend of the
application has been developed using AngularJS, you need to use the tools
available for the same, in the market, to ensure the application works properly
and is smooth and user friendly as you had proposed it to be. Want to know
which tools will help you subject your AngularJs applications to thorough
testing? We have curated an entire list for the same.
Karma
Karma is the test runner tool
majorly used for NodeJS applications also supports the AngularJS application
testing. You need to install this tool in your global node_modules directory
for smooth running of the testing tool. With this tool by your side, you can
test the application on real devices, which makes your testing process
complete. You can control the entire workflow with the command line, using this
tool. The debugging is made easy with this tool by your side. The tool also
promotes simple continuous integration with Jenkins and Travis.
Angular Mocks
The ngMock testing tool is
another impressive creation by the makers of AngularJS. The purpose of this
tool is to inject and mock the AngularJS
services using the unit tests. You can even use the tool to extend it to
the other modules synchronously. The synchronous tests make up for cleaner and
easier methods of testing the application. With the inject method, you
basically inject dependencies to test the application.
Mocha
A simple, extensible and fast
testing suite, Mocha was earlier created to test NodeJs applications. However,
today the testing tool has been extended for the AngularJS applications as
well. If you are planning behaviour driven development and are opting for unit
and integration testing, then this is the go-to tool for you. The describe
function available with this testing tool allows you to describe the features
that you have planned for the application in detail. The argument function is
where you are bound to describe the features.
Browserify
When you combine AngularJS with
Browserify, you create the dream team for your single page applications. You
can easily combine common JS modules with the AngularJS dependency system,
which makes it easy for you not just from coding perspective, but also from
testing purposes. The script tags present in index.html will be replaced by a
single script tag in case of Browserify. The unit tests can be easily written
independently of the AngularJS coding, which means you can easily use any
testing framework with Browserify.
Lodash
Lodash is not just an excellent tool
for AngularJS application development, but also an
excellent testing tool. You can easily manipulate and test the values with this
tool. It works well in case of modularity and performance testing. With
modularity, you can easily increase the code coverage when performing unit
testing.
Chai
Whether you are planning
behaviour driven environment or a test driven environment, the Chai testing
tool is your best bet to test applications from the core. If you want to DRY
the existing tests, it is made easy with the custom plugins that you can build
using this tool. Developing plugins to authorize the unit tests and check the
functionality and performance of the application is made easy with this tool.
Sinon
Use this tool with any unit
testing framework, and you are sure to get excellent results. You can test the
function using testing fakes or mocks, as may seem as a viable option to you.
You don’t need to worry about dependencies when using this testing tool. It is
majorly used to mock out the directives as well as the controller dependencies
in the unit tests, in a way that the functions are called using the correct
arguments.
Summing up
Developing applications with
AngularJS has been made easy with the numerous tools and frameworks available
for the different development environments. JavaScript testing has been made
easy with the tools available for the different testing needs and environments.
If you are planning a single page
application, we would suggest you to look no further than the AngularJs
framework, as it offers ease of both development and testing, and ensures
well-designed applications.
If you are interested in getting
single page applications or web portals/applications developed to boost your
business, connect with us at Seashore Partners. We ensure feature rich and
highly functional applications relevant to your business needs.
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