Run/Debug Configuration: NodeUnit
In this dialog box, create configurations to run unit tests for Node.js applications.
Before you start
Download and install Node.js.
- Install the Nodeunit testing framework in one of the following ways:
Download the framework at https://github.com/caolan/nodeunit and install it according to the official instructions.
Install the
nodeunit
package using the Node Package Manager (NPM) as described innpm and Yarn.
Install the Node.js plugin on the Plugins page as described in Managing plugins.
NodeUnit-specific configuration settings
Item | Description |
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Node interpreter | In this field, specify the Node.js interpreter to use. This can be a local Node.js interpreter or a Node.js on Windows Subsystem for Linux. |
Working Directory | In this field, specify the folder to find tests under. This can be the project root folder or the parent directory for the test folder. Type the path manually or click Browse and select the location in the dialog, that opens. |
Environment Variables | In this field, specify the environment variables for the Node.js executable file, if applicable. Click Browse to the right of the field and configure a list of variables in the Environment Variables dialog box, that opens:
The definitions of variables are displayed in the Environment variables read-only field with semicolons as separators. The acceptable variables are:
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Nodeunit Module | In this text box, specify the installation folder of the Nodeunit framework. Type the path manually or click and choose the folder in the dialog box that opens. |
Run | From this drop-down list, choose the scope of tests to execute. The available options are:
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Common options
When you edit a run configuration (but not a run configuration template), you can specify the following options:
Item | Description |
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Name | In this field, specify the name for the run/debug configuration. The name will help you identify the created configuration when you choose to edit it later, or when you invoke it, for example, from the Run popup (Shift+Alt+F10). |
Share | Select this checkbox 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. |
Allow running in parallel | If this checkbox is selected, it is possible to launch a run configuration multiple times in parallel instead of rerunning it. Each runner will start in its own tab of the Run Tool Window or Debug Tool Window. When disabled, every time a new instance of the run/debug configuration is launched, RubyMine checks the presence of the other instances of the same run/debug configuration, and displays a confirmation dialog. If you click OK in the confirmation dialog, the first instance of the runner will be stopped, and the next one will take its place. This makes sense when launching two instances of run/debug configurations of the same type consumes too much of the CPU and memory resources.. |
Toolbar
The tree view of run/debug configurations has a toolbar that helps you manage configurations available in your project as well as adjust default configurations templates.
Item | Shortcut | Description |
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Alt+Insert | Create a run/debug configuration. | |
Alt+Delete | Delete the selected run/debug configuration. Note that you cannot delete default configurations. | |
| Ctrl+D | Create a copy of the selected run/debug configuration. Note that you create copies of default configurations. |
| Edit Templates | View and edit the default template for the selected run/debug configuration. The templates are used for newly created configurations. |
/ | Alt+Up/Alt+Down | Move the selected run/debug configuration up and down in the list. The order of configurations in the list defines the order, in which the configurations appear when you choose a run/debug configuration. Default templates of run/debug configurations are always sorted alphabetically. |
| Move into new folder / Create new folder | You can group run/debug configurations by placing them into folders. To create a folder, select the configurations within a category, click , and specify the folder name. If only a category is in focus, an empty folder is created. Then, to move a configuration into a folder, between the folders or out of a folder, use drag or and buttons. To remove grouping, select a folder and click . |
| Sort configurations | Click this button to sort configurations in the alphabetical order. |
Before Launch options
In this area you can specify tasks that must be performed before starting the selected run/debug configuration. The tasks are performed in the order they appear in the list.
Item | Shortcut | Description |
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Alt+Insert | Click this icon to add one of the following available tasks:
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Alt+Delete | Click this icon to remove the selected task from the list. | |
| Enter | Click this icon to edit the selected task. Make the necessary changes in the dialog that opens. |
/ | Alt+Up/Alt+Down | Click these icons to move the selected task one line up or down in the list. (The tasks are performed in the order that they appear in the list.) |
Show this page | Select this checkbox to show the run/debug configuration settings prior to actually starting the run/debug configuration. | |
Activate tool window | By default this checkbox is selected and the Run or the Debug tool window opens when you start the run/debug configuration. Otherwise, if the checkbox is cleared, the tool window isn't shown. However, when the configuration is running, you can open the corresponding tool window for it yourself by pressing Alt+4 or Alt+5. |