test-a-bit

Zero-dependency light weight testing & benchmarking tool for node-js.

Features

• ✅ It's really simple.
• ✅ Individual test isolation
• ✅ Test startup and execution time in vacuum
• ✅ Actual stacktraces
• ✅ Zero dependencies

Why?

For non-conventional testing, of course.

Installation

npm i test-a-bit --save-dev

Writing Tests

Each test file should use execute function to define a single test:

import { execute } from 'test-a-bit'

// One execute per test file
execute('my test', (success, fail) => {
  // Your test logic here
  if (someCondition) {
    success('test passed!') // Resolves test immediately
  } else {
    fail('test failed!')    // Resolves test immediately
  }
})

// Async example
execute('async test', async (success, fail) => {
  try {
    const result = await someOperation()
    success('all good')  // Resolves test
  } catch (err) {
    fail(err.message)    // Resolves test with failure
  }
})

Running Tests

There are several ways to run your tests:

Direct Node Execution

Run a single test file directly:

node tests/my-test.js

Test Runner

Run multiple test files with specific options:

import { runner } from 'test-a-bit'

await runner([
  { script: './tests/first.js' },
  { script: './tests/second.js', timeout: 1000 },
  { script: './tests/debug.js', silent: false }, // show console output
])

Auto-Discovery

Automatically find and run all tests in a directory:

import { auto_runner } from 'test-a-bit'

await auto_runner('./tests/', { timeout: 1000 })

Advanced Features

Output Control

Control console output visibility:

// Global silent mode (default: true)
await runner(tests, { silent: true })

// Per-test silent mode
await runner([
  { script: './test1.js', silent: false }, // show output
  { script: './test2.js' }, // inherit global silent setting
])

Hard Break Mode

Stop execution immediately when a test fails:

await runner([
  { script: './test1.js' },
  { script: './test2.js', hard_break: true }, // break if this fails
  { script: './test3.js' }, // won't run if test2 fails
], { hard_break: false }) // global setting

Timeout Control

await runner([
  { script: './quick.js', timeout: 100 },
  { script: './slow.js', timeout: 5000 },
  { script: './infinite.js', timeout: -1 }, // no timeout
])

API Reference

execute(name, testFn, [precision])

Defines a single test. Use one per test file.

• name: Test name (string)
• testFn: Test function (success, fail) => void
  • success(message): Call to pass the test (resolves immediately)
  • fail(message): Call to fail the test (resolves immediately)
• precision: Time measurement precision ('milli', 'micro', 'nano')

runner(tests, options)

Runs multiple test files in sequence.

• tests: Array of test configurations
  • script: Path to test file
  • timeout: Test timeout in ms (-1 for no timeout)
  • silent: Control test's console output
  • hard_break: Stop execution on test failure
• options:
  • timeout: Default timeout (default: 5000ms)
  • silent: Control console output (default: true)
  • hard_break: Stop on first failure (default: false)
  • log: Show summary after completion

auto_runner(directory, options)

Automatically discovers and runs tests in a directory.

• directory: Path to test directory
• options: Same as runner options

License

MIT License - feel free to use this project commercially.

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With love ❤️ from Ukraine 🇺🇦