Top 7 JavaScript test-framework Projects

mocha

56 21,875 8.1 JavaScript

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

Project mention: Using Mocha & chai test you React application | dev.to | 2023-02-05

I was recently continuing to develop the Kindle UI library (cover resource) and thought it was time to write some tests, so I decided to use the Mocha testing scheme (to try something new).
ava

10 20,221 8.5 JavaScript

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

Project mention: Tech stack discussion | reddit.com/r/PWA | 2023-01-08

Ava for a simpler environment than Jest, which I usually use. I need to check how to mock ESM with it, though.
Appwrite

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TestCafe

4 9,549 8.9 JavaScript

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

Project mention: Why TestCafe is the Perfect Solution for Automating Browser Testing in Your Web Project | dev.to | 2023-01-13

Official website: Testcafe.io
dredd

3 3,965 0.0 JavaScript

Language-agnostic HTTP API Testing Tool

Project mention: Integration testing best practices for API servers... | reddit.com/r/golang | 2022-12-05

If you want to make sure the server implements a certain contract like there's an handler responding to a GET request to /API/what/ever I'd rather use something else. To be completely honest this is a topic I'm currently also searching for a really good solution but what I found so far (and looks promising) is https://dredd.org/ or https://microcks.io/ Both support OpenAPI testing so you can specify the contract as an OpenAPI spec and validate your server against it.
mountebank

0 1,836 9.3 JavaScript

Over the wire test doubles
baretest

0 407 0.0 JavaScript

An extremely fast and simple JavaScript test runner.
oletus

0 43 0.8 JavaScript

Minimal ECMAScript Module test runner
InfluxDB

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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). The latest post mention was on 2023-02-05.

Index

What are some of the best open-source test-framework projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	mocha	21,875
2	ava	20,221
3	TestCafe	9,549
4	dredd	3,965
5	mountebank	1,836
6	baretest	407
7	oletus	43