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How to add global variables used by all tests in Javascript?

I could not find how to remove code duplication in Javascript (basically what I would achieve in Java with base classes).

The concrete example is (at least) the following code, which is common to all spec files (and potentially page objects, since I am testing with that pattern in protractor):

var chai = require("chai");
var chaiAsPromised = require("chai-as-promised");
chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
var expect = chai.expect;

Can I do something to have expect available everywhere? I tried in the protractor configuration to load a file with that before the specs:

specs: [
  'e2e/helpers/commonDefinitions.js',
  'e2e/**/*.spec.js'
]

or use beforeLaunch or onPrepare (but want a function, not sure how to expose vars that way), but without success.

However, I would prefer a generic Javascript approach to this kind of code reuse.

Is there any good way to avoid repeating this kind of common code everywhere, especially in tests (mocha, karma, protractor)?

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cowst Avatar asked Oct 19 '22 17:10

cowst


1 Answers

One approach is to place that code in a separate file:

assert-styles.js

var chai = require('chai');
var chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
var expect = chai.expect;
var should = chai.should;

module.exports = {
  expect: expect,
  should: should
};

and then import it to your other test files:

test1.js

var assertStyles = require('./assert-styles');
var expect = assertStyles.expect;
var should = assertStyles.should;
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Miguel Mota Avatar answered Oct 31 '22 22:10

Miguel Mota