Build Your Own Test Framework: A Practical Guide to Writing Better Automated Tests

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D. IrvineBuild Your Own Test Frameworkhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9247-1_3

3. Grouping Tests

Daniel Irvine¹  

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London, UK

 

In this chapter we’ll add the describe function to group our tests. This function is a core mechanism for organizing tests.

You’ll learn

• The mechanisms in place for organizing tests

• How to implement the describe function

• How to build a test report that contains organizational information

By the end of the chapter, you’ll have a deep understanding of how all unit test projects are structured.

The Basics of Unit Test Organization

The test script file you’ve been working with, test/tests.mjs, already has two types of organization.

First, ...