Sequential Tests with Tape and Bash

A demo of using a bash script to run tape tests in sequence.

Scenario

• Each test script can be run in isolation, and passes:

node one-test.js
node two-test.js

• When running all tests via tape globbing, second test fails:

npm run tape '*-test.js'
# or
npm run bad-test

• Using bash, all tests run and pass:

bash run-tests.sh
# or
npm test

The Problem

• Code being tested calls a global function repeatedly, and does not stop.
• tape allows for running multiple tests via globbing, e.g.: tape '*-test.js'. However, to accomplish this tape will require each script into the same environment, meaning they will share global.

The Solution

• A bash script that runs each test independently, in sequence.