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Run/debug node.js testcases with jasmine in Webstorm 11

I install Webstorm 11 and want to run my tests (for node.js app) implemented with Jasmine. However it's not easy to do that. I could just type in command line 'jasmine' command and test will be runned, but in this case I'm not able to debug code. So is there a way to configure Webstorm to deal with jasmine specs as it should?

Solution

  • Ok, so while no one answer at the moment I will try to provide my version: This flow will allow to run jasmine testsute from Webstrom and debug testcases

    1. install jasmine (ither locally or globally)

    2. in project folder create folder 'spec/support' In this folder place jasmine.json

      tests configuration example: 

      {
"spec_dir": "tests",
"spec_files": [
    "**/*[sS]pec.js"
],
"helpers": [
    "helpers/**/*.js"
]
}

    3. Create node.js configuration in Webstorm

    4. In this configuration select source file - jasmine executable file (for localy installed jasmine it will be 'node_modules\jasmine\bin\jasmine.js' )

    So you are ready. However at the current moment when trying to debug this configuration - it fails with error:

    Cannot stop on breakpoint due to internal error org.jetbrains.v8.V8CommandProcessor$1:

    If you faced with it - you need to change Webstom configuration and set this settings:

    -Dnodejs.debugger.use.jb.support=false For more details check there:

    So this allow you to run jasmine tests and debug them. However there is still some things which this solution not able to do:

    1. Run individual testcases
    2. Run individual testcases with right click button and Run command from menu

    Jetbrains, if you reading this - please fix this already. I started play with node in Webstorm 3 years ago and since that moment and dozens of version there is still no nice way to run tests. It's ridiculous.