So, I've been looking all over for this, found "similar" answers here, but not exactly what I want.
Right now if I want to test a single file with karma, I need to do fit(), fdescribe() on the file in question...
However, what I do want is to be able to just call karma, with the config file, and direct it to a specific file, so I don't need to modify the file at all, ie:
karma run --conf karma.conf.js --file /path/to/specific/test_file.js
is it possible to do this? Or with any helper? (using grunt or gulp?)
First you need to start karma server with
karma start
Then, you can use grep to filter a specific test or describe block:
karma run -- --grep=testDescriptionFilter
Even though --files is no longer supported, you can use an env variable to provide a list of files:
// karma.conf.js
function getSpecs(specList) {
if (specList) {
return specList.split(',')
} else {
return ['**/*_spec.js'] // whatever your default glob is
}
}
module.exports = function(config) {
config.set({
//...
files: ['app.js'].concat(getSpecs(process.env.KARMA_SPECS))
});
});
Then in CLI:
$ env KARMA_SPECS="spec1.js,spec2.js" karma start karma.conf.js --single-run
see https://github.com/karma-runner/karma/issues/1731#issuecomment-174227054
The files array can be redefined using the CLI as such:
karma start --files=Array("test/Spec/services/myServiceSpec.js")
or escaped:
karma start --files=Array\(\"test/Spec/services/myServiceSpec.js\"\)
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