I'm working with Mocha.js for testing in a Node.js - Express.js - Firebase
I need a token from Firebase to access the API endpoints, I have a before hook in all my files, but after about 250 tests, probably calling the authentication endpoint multiple times, I'm getting rate limited by firebase.
I want to get the token once and use it in all my tests.
The tests are spread in different files, I have an index.js that requires them all. I'm aware of Root Level Hooks, but how can I save the token and use it in all my separate files?
Thanks!
you can create a function that gets the token. then call it. then create your test suite only after that
function getToken(callback) {
//
}
// define tests
function allTests(token) {
describe(xxxxxx, function () {
it(xxxxxxxxx, function() {
//
})
});
}
// start all
getToken(function(token) {
allTests(token);
});
I managed to solve it myself, if anyone needs an answer on how to approach it, take a look at this.
I have multiple files where we write our unit testing, we unite them in an index.spec.js that we execute for testing ($ mocha index.spec.js)
I created a utility file that looks like this:
let token;
(() => { token = getYourToken() })()
module.exports = {
getToken: () => {
return new Promise((resolve) => {
const interval = setInterval(() => {
if (token) {
clearInterval(interval);
resolve(token);
}
}, 100);
});
}
};
Basically, it's a singleton, in the index.spec.js I require this file, executing the 'getYourToken()' once (add your logic to get token here). Then I store it in a variable that then I export. In the export, I use an interval because my current code is not using promises, use your best practice method, interval + Promise worked for me.
This way I require this file in my tests and get the token I got at the beginning once, avoiding rate-limiting and any issue with firebase.