Rest API unit testing with Mocha and Request.

package.json

{
  "name": "rest-api-unit-testing",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "dependencies": {
    "mocha": "1.8.1",
    "request": "2.12.0"
  }
}

test.js

/*global it, describe,*/
var request = require('request'),
  assert = require('assert');

describe('API CALL UNIT TESTING', function () {

  // GET /properties
  describe('GET /api', function () {
    it("should respond with status 200", function (done) {
      request('http://localhost/api', function (err, resp) {
        assert.equal(resp.statusCode, 200);
        done();
      });
    });
  });
});