How are people testing apps written using DHTMLX?

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#1

Hi

I’m a RoR developer and I use the Model and Controller aspects of that stack extensively. However ALL my Views are based on DHTMLX components.

I have a good framework for writing and testing my Models and Controllers using RSpec and other libraries. However I have always struggled with knowing how to test my Views.

I would very much like comments from current DHX users about how they write tests for the applications that they write with DHTMLX components.

Thanks in advance.

Purvez

#2

As components are javascript based, the only way you can test views are functional tests within the controlled environment.
We are using the popular Mocha + Chai combination, for testing our own apps.

mochajs.org

For more precise control, you can use Selenium based tests - seleniumhq.org

#3

Stanislav

Many thanks for your response. I had briefly looked at Mocha before but had found it difficult to work with. However now that I know that you guys are using it yourselves, perhaps I will put in ‘MORE EFFORT’ at my end.

Thanks
Purvez