Run/Debug Configuration: JSTestDriver

Configuration Tab

In this tab, specify the tests to run, the configuration files to use, and the server to run the tests against.

Test

In this area, tell PyCharm where to find the tests to execute and how to get test runner configuration files that define which test files to load and in which order. The main approaches are:

Specify the location of one or several previously created configuration files.
Point at the target test file, test case, or test method, and then specify the location of the corresponding configuration file.

The way to find tests and configuration files is defined in the Test drop-down list. This choice determines the set of other controls in the area.

Item	Description	Available for
Test	In this drop-down list, specify how PyCharm will get test runner configuration files. All configuration files in directory: select this option to use all the test runner configuration files in a specific folder. Configuration file: select this option to use a specific test runner configuration file. JavaScript test file: select this option to have tests from a specific file executed using one of the previously defined configuration files. Case: select this option to run a specific test case using one of the previously defined configuration files. Method: select this option to run a specific test method using one of the previously defined configuration files.
Directory	In this text box, specify the folder to look for test runner configuration files in. Type the path manually or click the Browse button and select the required folder in the dialog box, that opens.	All configuration files in directory
Matched configuration files	This read-only field shows a list of all the *jstd and JSTestDriver.conf test runner configuration files detected in the specified folder.	All configuration files in directory
Configuration file	In this text box, specify the test runner configuration file to use. Type the path manually or click the Browse button and select the required file in the dialog box that opens.	Configuration file
JS test file	In this text box, specify the JavaScript files with tests to be executed. Type the path manually or click the Browse button and select the required file in the dialog box, that opens.	JavaScript test file Case Method
Case	In this text box, type the name of the target case from the specified JavaScript file.	Case Method
Method	In this text box, type the name of the target method from the specified test case within the specified JavaScript file.	Method

Server

In this area, appoint the test server to run tests against.

Item	Description
At address	Choose this option to have the test execution handles by a remote test server. In the text box, specify the URL address to access the server through.
Running in IDE	Choose this option to have test execution handles through the JSTestDriver server that comes bundled with PyCharm and can be launched from it.
Test Connection	Click this button to check that the specified test server is accessible. Note The server must be running. Start the server from PyCharm or manually, according to the server-specific instructions.

Debug Tab

In this tab, appoint the browser to debug the unit test in when two or more browsers are captured simultaneously.

Item	Description
Debug	From this drop-down list, choose the browser to debug the specified tests in when two browsers are captured at a time. The available options are: Chrome Firefox

Coverage Tab

In this tab, specify the files that you do not want to be involved in coverage analysis.

Item	Description
Exclude file path	In this area, create a list of files to be skipped during coverage analysis. To add an item to the list, click the Add button and choose the required file in the dialog that opens. To delete a file from the list so coverage is measured for it, select the file and click the Remove button .

Toolbar

Item	Shortcut	Description
	InsertInsert	Click this button to add new configuration to the list.
	DeleteDelete	Click this button to remove the selected configuration from the list.
	Ctrl+DCtrl+D	Click this button to create a copy of the selected configuration.
	Edit defaults	Click this button to edit the default configuration templates. The defaults are used for the newly created configurations.
or	Alt+UpAlt+Up or Alt+DownAlt+Down	Use these buttons to move the selected configuration or group of configurations (folder) up and down in the list. The order of configurations or folders in the list defines the order, in which configurations appear in the Run/Debug drop-down list on the main toolbar.
		Use this button to create a new folder. If one or more run/debug configurations have the focus, then the selected run/debug configurations 0 are automatically moved to the newly created folder. If only a category has the focus, then an empty folder is created.

Common options

Item

Description

Name

In this text box, specify the name of the current run/debug configuration. This field does not appear for the default run/debug configurations.

Defaults

This node in the left-hand pane of the dialog box contains the default run/debug configuration settings. Select the desired configuration to change its default settings in the right-hand pane. The defaults are applied to all newly created run/debug configurations.

Temporary configurations limit

Specify here the maximum number of temporary configurations to be stored and shown in the Select Run/Debug Configuration drop-down list.

Select this check box to make the run/debug configuration available to other team members.

The shared run/debug configurations are kept in separate xml files under .idea\runConfigurations folder, while the local run/debug configurations are kept in the .idea\workspace.xml.

This check box is not available when editing the run/debug configuration defaults.

Single instance only

If this check box is selected, this run/debug configuration cannot be launched more than once.

Every time a new run/debug configuration is launched, PyCharm checks the presence of the other instances of the same run/debug configuration, and displays a confirmation dialog box. If you click OK in the confirmation dialog box, the first instance of the runner will be stopped, and the next one will take its place.

This make sense, when usage of certain resources can cause conflicts, or when launching two run/debug configurations of the same type consumes too much of the CPU and memory resources.

If this check box is not selected, it is possible to launch as many instances of the runner as required. So doing, each runner will start in its own tab of the Run tool window.

Before launch

In this area, specify the actions to be performed prior to executing the current run/debug configuration.

Item	Keyboard shortcut	Description
	Alt+InsertAlt+Insert	Click this button to add one of the tasks to be executed prior to launching the application. The possible tasks are: Run External tool: Add this task to have PyCharm launch the specified third-party tool prior to running or debugging. To appoint a tool to launch, select it in the External Tools dialog box that opens.
	Alt+DeleteAlt+Delete	Click this button to remove selected task from the list.
	EnterEnter	Click this button to open the selected task for editing.
or	Alt+UpAlt+Up or Alt+DownAlt+Down	Click these buttons to move the selected task one line up or down. Note that Before launch actions are performed in the order they are specified in the run/debug configuration dialog.
Show this page		Select this check box to always show the Edit Run/Debug Configuration dialog prior to launching the current run/debug configuration. If this check box is not selected, run/debug configuration will be launched silently.

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