Getting started with Spectron

[electron-userland]

Getting started with Spectron

[zeke]

Hi, @violinner. Take a look at the electron-api-demos codebase. That should get you started:

https://github.com/electron/electron-api-demos/blob/3afe1789efbec9b15b0ee04d10cb0bdacb537ed2/package.json#L12

https://github.com/electron/electron-api-demos/blob/3afe1789efbec9b15b0ee04d10cb0bdacb537ed2/tests/index.js

[violinner]

Zeke, great demo and starting point for electron.
How can I run the test in tests.index.js? This is where my original question comes in.

Invoiking "electron tests/" or "node tests/" creates an error "describe is not defined."
Do you have any advice on how to run the spectron test, or the test in spectron "Get Started"?

Thanks!

[zeke]

How can I run the test in tests.index.js?

The command to run the tests is specified in package.json under scripts.test.

To run the tests, type npm test

To see all the scripts you can run, type npm run

[violinner]

"npm test" runs a mocha test that fails, apparently on initialization.

Should the app be started first, or is the test intended to launch the app?

The electron demo app Gui did not start automatically, but can be run by itself.

[zeke]

I see you opened another ticket at electron/electron-api-demos#242 -- we can continue there.