getting access to the IoC container inside japa tests about core

[thetutlage]

When writing tests for Adonis, you always have to setup the application state before executing any tests. One option is to create an ace command and use it to run the tests. Example

'use strict'

const Command = use('Command')
const Helpers = use('Helpers')
const path = use('path')
const pify = use('pify')
const glob = pify(use('glob'))
const runner = new (use('japa/src/Runner'))()
const Ioc = use('adonis-fold').Ioc

class RunTest extends Command {
  constructor () {
    super()
    this.baseDir = Helpers.basePath()
    const test = runner.test.bind(runner)
    test.group = runner.group.bind(runner)
    Ioc.bind('test', () => {
      return test
    })
  }

  get signature () {
    return 'test:run {--unit} {--functional} {--files=@value}'
  }

  get description () {
    return 'Run the tests suite'
  }

  * _runTests (globPattern) {
    const files = yield glob(globPattern)
    files.forEach((file) => {
      require(file)
    })
  }

  * handle (args, options) {
    let files = '/test/**/*.spec.js'

    // Going over user arguments
    if (options.unit) {
      files = 'test/unit/*.spec.js'
    } else if (options.functional) {
      files = 'test/functional/*.spec.js'
    } else if (options.files) {
      files = 'test/functional/*.spec.js'
    }

    try {
      yield this._runTests(path.join(this.baseDir, files))
      yield runner.run()
    } catch (e) {
      // console.log(e)
    }
  }
}

module.exports = RunTest

And then you can run tests by saying ./ace test:run

Also you have to make use of test by importing it from the IoC container over requiring japa. So the test file will be like this

const test = use('test')

test('2 +2', (assert) => {
  assert.equal(2 + 2, 4)
})

[lmj0011]

this points me into the right direction, thanks

[thetutlage]

Also one should use https://github.com/adonisjs/adonis-vow now