Unit testing your Javascript with jasmine

Learn how to unit test your JavaScript using the jasmine framework, from your first test to continuous integration.

Created by: Juan Lizarazo
Software Architect

Created by: Reynaldo Pena
Software Developer

What Will I Learn?

• Write clean suites, specs and expectations.
• Isolate dependencies on units through test doubles (spies).
• Automate test runs through continuous integration from version control using a headless browser and a test runner.
• Set up jasmine as their unit testing framework from scratch.
• Configure setup and teardown for suites.
• Understand how matchers work in Jasmine.
• Write custom matchers and include them in your project.
• Consume third party matchers.
• Test asynchronous code.
• Run unit tests both from a web browser and from a terminal through a test runner.
• Generate code coverage reports.
• Improve dependency management through a package manager.

Requirements

• Basic familiarity with HTML, JavaScript (and basic CSS for an optional lecture)
• NO knowledge of Jasmine or unit testing is required.

Target audience

• Beginner and intermediate front-end developers new to unit testing.
• Developers who want to improve theirs skills and take their careers to the next levels.
• Front-end developers who want to learn how to unit test their Javascript.
• Front-end developers who are familiar with unit testing with other frameworks but want to learn how to unit test with jasmine.
• Developers with knowledge on other javascript unit testing frameworks but new to jasmine.