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Testing Azure Functions using Mocha

This repository includes examples demonstrating how to run tests against an HTTP-triggered and timer-triggered function in JavaScript using Mocha and works best with Visual Studio Code.

Testing all code is recommended, however you may get the best results by wrapping up a Function's logic and creating tests outside the Function. Abstracting logic away limits a Function's lines of code and allows the Function to be solely responsible for calling other classes or modules. There are two functions with associated tests available, these examples include:

• HTTP-triggered function: The example demonstrates how to pass in query string parameters to the function.
• Timer-triggered function: A non-HTTP triggered function (in the form of a timer-triggered function) is included to demonstrate how to test a function that is not callable via a standard HTTP request.

To read more about the testing Azure functions, read Strategies for testing your code in Azure Functions

Setup

Open the folder src in VS Code. Run npm install to install the dependencies and then run npm test to run the tests. The output from the tests should look something like the following:

Debug tests

To debug your tests, add the following configuration if not present to your launch.json file:

{
    "type": "node",
    "request": "launch",
    "name": "Mocha Tests",
    "program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
    "args": 
    [
        "--timeout",
        "999999",
        "--colors",
        "'${workspaceFolder}/{,!(node_modules)/}*/*.test.js'"
    ],
  "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
}

Next, set a breakpoint in your test and press F5.

To learn more on how to setup & debug from scratch, please read this document

Contributing

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