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How to run mocha script to test url via browser (without using XMLHttpRequest)

Hello: though new to nodejs and mocha and seek your help. Thank You in advance.

I am trying to run a simple mocha test via the browser (not the terminal) to access a url and get the response status.

Using XMLHttpRequest it works. However, i want to use a node library (say request.js). For testing mocha script from browser i am unable to find how load request.js correctly. Please help.

test.js (using XMLHttpRequest)

describe('suite', function(){

    it('case using XMLHTTPREQUEST', function(done){        
        var url = "http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx/test_files/formula_stress_test_ajax.xlsx";
        var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
        xhr.open("GET", url, true);
        xhr.onload = function (e) {
            console.log("TEST RESPONSE STATUS IS: " + xhr.status);
        }
        xhr.send();
        done();
    });

    it('case using AXIOS', function(done){        
        axios.get('http://www.google.com').then(
            function(response){
                    console.log(response.status);
                    done();
            });
    });
});

testrunner.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Mocha Tests</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../node_modules/mocha/mocha.css">
</head>

<body>
  <div id="mocha"></div>
  <script src="../node_modules/axios/dist/axios.js"></script>
  <script src="../node_modules/mocha/mocha.js"></script>
  <script>mocha.setup('bdd')</script>
  <script src="./test.js"></script>
  <script>
    mocha.run()
  </script>
</body>    
</html>
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo
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