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JavaScript Node.js Basics (2014) Building a Command Line Application Making a GET Request with http

Posted by fmquaglia
fmquaglia
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How to do Test Driven Development for Node's asynchronous methods such as http.get?

I try to use TDD every time I can. It helps me to organize my development process and reassure me that I achieve quickly the main goal of the program early. It also pays back maintaining later on the code., because if you introduce a regression you'll get an error on your tests right away.

I am wondering how to test async methods such as http.get using testing tool like Node's built in assert, or more elaborated testing frameworks like jasmine or mocha.

Personally I'm a big fan of jasmine.

So, how would you test async methods, and which testing tools would you use to do so?