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Angular Test-Driven Development - Second Edition

By : Md. Ziaul Haq
Book Image

Angular Test-Driven Development - Second Edition

By: Md. Ziaul Haq

Overview of this book

<p>This is a complete guide that shows you testing techniques with Karma that will help you perform unit testing and end-to-end testing with Protractor. It will show you how to optimize your Angular development process using TDD techniques and ensure your final project is free of bugs. All examples in this book are based on Angular v2 and are compatible with Angular v4.</p> <p>We start by reviewing the TDD life cycle, TDD in the context of JavaScript, and various JavaScript test tools and frameworks. You will see how Karma and Protractor can make your life easier while running JavaScript unit tests. We will enable you to build a test suite for an Angular application and build a testable medium-to-large scale Angular application by handling REST API data.</p> <p>Building on the initial foundational aspects, we move on to testing for multiple classes, partial views, location references, CSS, and the HTML element. In addition, we will explore how to use a headless browser with Karma. We will also configure a Karma file to automate the testing and tackle elements of Angular (components, services, classes, and broadcasting) using TDD.</p> <p>Finally, you will find out how to pull data using an external API, set up and configure Protractor to use a standalone Selenium server, and set up Travis CI and Karma to test your application.</p>
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Angular Test-Driven Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Getting ready with Protractor


It's time to start getting our hands dirty and install and configure Protractor. Installations and applications are constantly changing. The main focus will be on the specific configuration used in this book, and not an in-depth installation guide. There are several different configurations, so review the Protractor site for additional details. To find the latest installation and configuration guide, visit http://angular.github.io/protractor/.

Installation prerequisites

Protractor has the following prerequisites:

  • Node.js: Protractor is a Node.js module available using npm. The best way to install Node.js is to follow the instructions on the official site at http://nodejs.org/download/.

  • Chrome: This is a web browser built by Google. It will be used to run end-to-end tests in Protractor without the need for a Selenium server. Follow the installation instructions on the official site at http://www.google.com/chrome/browser/.

  • Selenium WebDriver for Chrome: This is a...