Top 7 JavaScript test-framework Projects

mocha

139 22,441 7.8 JavaScript

☕️ simple, flexible, fun javascript test framework for node.js & the browser

Project mention: Integration Testing in Obsidian | dev.to | 2024-05-02

Using something like Vitest, Jest, or Mocha didn't work because:

ava

34 20,623 8.0 JavaScript

Node.js test runner that lets you develop with confidence 🚀

Project mention: Painless CLI integration testing | dev.to | 2024-01-10

We use Jest Framework for testing. Jest is not a dogma, and, of course, in its place can be any other test runner, such as Mocha or Ava. Let's focus on tests. I'll provide a short example because I don’t want to waste your time. You can find the full version here. It's crucial to read the comments in the code below. Let's go!

SurveyJS

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Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.
TestCafe

14 9,754 9.0 JavaScript

A Node.js tool to automate end-to-end web testing.
dredd

15 4,129 2.4 JavaScript

Language-agnostic HTTP API Testing Tool

Project mention: The Uncreative Software Engineer's Compendium to Testing | dev.to | 2023-07-31

Dredd: used to test APIs based on the API blueprint or OpenAPI specification, to ensure implementation matches the specification.

mountebank

1 1,974 6.8 JavaScript

Over the wire test doubles
baretest

1 421 0.0 JavaScript

An extremely fast and simple JavaScript test runner.
oletus

2 45 2.6 JavaScript

Minimal ECMAScript Module test runner

Project mention: Jest not recommended to be used in Node.js due to instanceOf operator issues | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-06-30

I am currently one of the maintainers of Oletus.
[1] https://bun.sh/docs/cli/test
[2] https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/3158
[3] https://github.com/bearror/oletus

InfluxDB

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Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).