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10 JavaScript Testing Tools

Sam Deering
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Testing a JavaScript library like jQuery can sometimes be pretty difficult compared to other languages like C# which you can utilise the power of Visual Studio debugging. Of course you don’t necessarily need to develop your own test suite because there are already quite a few around. The following are a few JavaScript Testing Tools that we’ve found that we think might be useful for testing your scripts. Have fun!

1. Blue Ridge – JavaScript Testing Framework

The Plugin adds support for command-line and in-browser JS unit tests to your Rails app. It bundles several great tools together in a convention-over-configuration, Rails-like way.


Blue Ridge

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2. SugarTest – JavaScript Testing

Makes it easy to write elegant and understandable JavaScript tests. Its API is inspired by both RSpec, Shoulda and jQuery. It works as a DSL running on top of JsUnitTest.


SugarTest

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3. FireUnit – JavaScript Unit Testing Extension

FireUnit provides a simple JavaScript API for doing simple test logging and viewing within a new tab of Firebug. FireUnit is a Firefox/Firebug extension.


FireUnit

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4. JSLint – The JavaScript Code Quality Tool

An online JavaScript program that looks for problems in JavaScript programs. JSLint takes a JavaScript source and scans it – if it finds a problem, it returns a message describing the problem and an approximate location within the source.


JSLint

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5. QUnit – JavaScript Test Suite

QUnit is an easy-to-use JavaScript test suite. It’s used by the jQuery project to test its code and plugins but is capable of testing any generic JavaScript code.


QUnit

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6. JSpec

Is an extremely small, yet very powerful testing framework. Utilizing its own custom grammar and pre-processor, JSpec can operate in ways that no other JavaScript testing framework can.


JSpec

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7. JSLitmus

Is a lightweight tool for creating ad-hoc JavaScript benchmark tests.


JSLitmus

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8. Selenium – JavaScript Web Application Security Testing Tool

Is a test tool for web applications that tests run directly in a browser just as real users do. Supports Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Firefox on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh. No other test tool covers such a wide array of platforms.


Selenium

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9. Watir (pronounced water)

Is an open-source (BSD) family of Ruby libraries for automating web browsers. It allows you to write tests that are easy to read and maintain. It is simple and flexible.


Watir

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10. Sahi

Is a mature, business-ready tool for automation of web application testing. Sahi runs on any modern browser which supports JavaScript.


Sahi

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