Example structure for nodeunit tests with nested groups and setUp/tearDown functions

nodeunit_example.js

/**
 * Example structure for nodeunit tests with nested groups and setup/teardown
 * functions. Run | nodeunit nodeunit_example.js | to see a printout of
 * function names in the order that they are called. There aren't any actual
 * tests here.
 */

process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';

var testCase = require('nodeunit').testCase;

exports.groupOne = testCase({

  setUp: function groupOneSetup(cb) {
    console.log(arguments.callee.name);
    cb();
  },

  tearDown: function groupOneTearDown(cb) {
    console.log(arguments.callee.name);
    cb();
  },

  groupOneTestOne: function groupOneTestOne(test) {
    console.log(arguments.callee.name);
    test.done();
  },

  groupOneTestTwo: function groupOneTestTwo(test) {
    console.log(arguments.callee.name);
    test.done();
  },

  nestedGroup: testCase({

    setUp: function groupOneNestedSetup(cb) {
      console.log(arguments.callee.name);
      cb();
    },

    tearDown: function groupOneNestedTearDown(cb) {
      console.log(arguments.callee.name);
      cb();
    },

    groupOneNestedTestOne: function groupOneNestedTestOne(test) {
      console.log(arguments.callee.name);
      test.done();
    },

    groupOneNestedTestTwo: function groupOneNestedTestTwo(test) {
      console.log(arguments.callee.name);
      test.done();
    },

  }),

  groupOneTestThree: function groupOneTestThree(test) {
    console.log(arguments.callee.name);
    test.done();
  }

});

exports.groupTwo = {

  groupTwoTestOne: function groupTwoTestOne(test) {
    console.log(arguments.callee.name);
    test.done();
  },

  groupTwoTestTwo: function groupTwoTestTwo(test) {
    console.log(arguments.callee.name);
    test.done();
  }
}

this is updated https://github.com/caolan/nodeunit#groups-setup-and-teardown

wow! works like a charm :) keep it up