| PackageDescription | JavaScript Unit Testing framework
QUnit is a powerful, 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 (and even capable of testing
JavaScript code on the server-side).
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QUnit is especially useful for regression testing: Whenever a bug is
reported, write a test that asserts the existence of that particular
bug. Then fix it and commit both. Every time you work on the code
again, run the tests. If the bug comes up again - a regression - you'll
spot it immediately and know how to fix it, because you know what code
you just changed.
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Having good unit test coverage makes safe refactoring easy and cheap.
You can run the tests after each small refactoring step and always know
what change broke something.
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QUnit is similar to other unit testing frameworks like JUnit, but makes
use of the features JavaScript provides and helps with testing code in
the browser, e.g. with its stop/start facilities for testing
asynchronous code. |