Kixx Test

A lightweight framework for writing automated tests in JavaScript environments.

Environment Support

Env	Version
ECMA	>= ES2022
Node.js	>= 16.13.2
Deno	>= 1.0.0

Getting Started

1. Write a test file

Use describe() to define a suite and it() to define tests.

import { describe } from 'kixx-test';
import { assertEqual } from 'kixx-assert';

describe('Math', ({ it }) => {
    it('adds numbers', () => {
        assertEqual(7, 3 + 4);
    });
});

2. Use async tests when needed

Test functions can return promises (for async/await) or use a callback.

import { describe } from 'kixx-test';
import { assertEqual } from 'kixx-assert';

describe('Async Example', ({ it }) => {
    it('supports promises', async () => {
        const result = await Promise.resolve('ok');
        assertEqual('ok', result);
    });

    it('supports callback-style async tests', (done) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
            assertEqual(2, 1 + 1);
            done();
        }, 10);
    }, { timeout: 100 });
});

3. Organize with nested suites and hooks

Inside a describe() callback, you can use:

• before(fn, opts?)
• after(fn, opts?)
• it(name, fn, opts?)
• describe(name, fn, opts?)
• xit(name, fn?) to skip a test
• xdescribe(name, fn, opts?) to skip a suite

import { describe } from 'kixx-test';
import { assertEqual } from 'kixx-assert';

describe('Counter', ({ before, it, describe, xit }) => {
    let value;

    before(() => {
        value = 0;
    });

    describe('increment', ({ it }) => {
        it('increments by 1', () => {
            value += 1;
            assertEqual(1, value);
        });
    });

    xit('this test is skipped', () => {
        assertEqual(true, false);
    });
});

4. Run your tests

This package provides runTests() which returns an event emitter. The script in test/run-tests.js is a full reference implementation.

import { runTests } from 'kixx-test';

const emitter = runTests();

emitter.on('blockComplete', ({ block, error }) => {
    if (error) {
        console.error(`Failed: ${ block.concatName(' - ') }`);
        console.error(error);
    }
});

emitter.on('complete', () => {
    console.log('Done');
});

Examples

See the runnable examples in examples/:

• examples/basic-test.js
• examples/async-tests.js
• examples/nested-tests.js
• examples/disabled-tests.js
• examples/mock-tracker.js

There is also a full runner example in test/run-tests.js.

Copyright and License

Copyright: (c) 2017 - 2026 by Kris Walker (www.kriswalker.me)

Unless otherwise indicated, all source code is licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.