Recursively run all tests in test directory using mocha

gistfile1.js

// this will find all files ending with _test.js and run them with Mocha. Put this in your package.json


"scripts": {
  "test": "find ./tests -name '*_test.js' | xargs mocha -R spec"
},

@lxjwlt, Gracias! This was the simple fix for me. Single quotes also allow you to avoid escaping.

  "scripts": {
    "test": "mocha --require test-setup.js './**/*.spec.js'"
  }

Single quotes are not working for me in Windows 10.

mocha './**/*.spec.js'

Warning: Could not find any test files matching pattern: './**/*.spec.js'
No test files found
npm ERR! Test failed. See above for more details.

@lxjwlt, Gracias! This was the simple fix for me. Single quotes also allow you to avoid escaping.

  "scripts": {
    "test": "mocha --require test-setup.js './**/*.spec.js'"
  }

THanks so much for this @timoxley

@Heeseok The following worked for me

"scripts": {
    "test": "find ./**/tests -name '*spec.js' | xargs ./node_modules/.bin/mocha -R spec"
}

Also, to avoid using a pipe, you can use this version of find:

"scripts": {
  "test": "find src -name '*.spec.js' -exec mocha --require @babel/register {} \\;"
}

Where:

• src is the folder where to find your unit test scripts.
• *.spec.js is the regular expression that will match the files you want to use with mocha.
• @babel/register a register to use (for instance for TypeScript: --require ts-node/register).

In case anyone is interested, I actually switched to jest, because it seems to have a much easier test script.

"scripts": {
  "test": "jest"
}

That's it 😁

Thank you very much!

it works for me to wrap glob path into quotes

"scripts": {
    "test": "mocha \"test/**/*.spec.js\""
}

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it works for me to wrap glob path into quotes

"scripts": {
    "test": "mocha \"test/**/*.spec.js\""
}

Thanks, it worked! 👌

anyone among you does web automation with mocha framework with java script?I cant find enough source online.I need help!

anyone among you do web automation with a mocha framework with javascript?I can't find enough sources online. I need help!

@alitarlaaci1981 you can connect me in this regard, I use mocha with JS.
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it works for me to wrap glob path into quotes

"scripts": {
    "test": "mocha \"test/**/*.spec.js\""
}

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it works for me to wrap glob path into quotes

"scripts": {
    "test": "mocha \"test/**/*.spec.js\""
}

🖖

OMG, Thank you!
Without escaped quotes, it behaves totally different, and I thought that I have issues with NYC. I could not generate a proper code coverage report, and it derived me nearly insane.

for me its working using --recursive

"scripts": {
    "test": "mocha --recursive --exit"
}