Manual:JavaScript unit testing

Unit testing in MediaWiki for its JavaScript code base is performed using the QUnit JavaScript Testing framework..

The unit tests are located in the tests/qunit directory. Tests are organized into a directory structure that matches the directory structure of the code that they are testing. For example: The unit tests for file resources/mediawiki.util/mediawiki.util.js can be found in tests/qunit/suites/resources/mediawiki.util/mediawiki.util.js.

Running the unit tests
Run the unit tests from the browser.
 * Browse to.



Writing Unit Test for Modules

 * Todo

Write Testable Code

 * Todo

TestSwarm

 * Todo


 * On Toolserver: http://toolserver.org/~krinkle/testswarm/
 * For core modules a cronjob automatically populates tests under user MediaWiki (previously (pre-), KrinkleBot).

Current Problems

 * The test runner page has no pointer to this documentation (added r88734; not pretty but at least it's in)
 * Test files often have the same name as the files they are testing, eg 'mediawiki.js' or 'jquery.colorUtil.js'. This makes code maintenance more difficult because bare filenames are often shown when navigating or working with code. Consider using the word 'test' visibly in the filename.
 * It looks like new test files must be manually added to index.html. Among other things this static list means that extensions cannot add test cases except by implementing a second test runner page?
 * Krinkle's got some ideas for this, but for now we're concentrating on the core tests which are all bundled together, so easy enough to work with in the meantime.