readme.md
# Loopback remote testing helpers
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The purpose of this library is to enable easy unit testing, mimicking the angular SDK behavior. also integrating with supertest library
## How to use
### Install
```
$ npm install --save-dev loopback-testing-helpers
```
### Write your tests
```js
var app = require('./server/server');
var h = require('loopback-testing-helpers')(app);
describe('Api testing', function() {
describe('People', function() {
it('find()', function(done) {
h.People.find().expect(200).end(done);
});
it('findOne()', function(done) {
h.People.findOne({filter: {where: {eyes: 'brown'}}})
.expect(200, done);
});
describe('Secured methods', function() {
var user;
before(function(done) {
h.User.login({username: 'me', password: 'secret'})
.expect(200)
.end(function(err, res) {
user = res.body;
done(err);
});
});
it('create()', function(done) {
var person = {
eyes: 'brown',
hair: 'green',
skin: 'blue'
};
h.People.create(person)
.set('Authorization', user.accessToken)
.expect(201)
.end(function(err, res) {
var person = res.body;
expect(person).to.have.property('id');
done(err);
});
});
});
})
})
```
## TODO
1. Helpers for handle accessToken
2. Write tests
3. Add promises?
4. no need `res.body`
## Contributions
feel free to fork this repo, any help is love