Socket.io and testing with mocha

Question

I am using Mocha and chai for client testing of a small app that I wrote. However, I have run into a problem where even though I know my socket is connected, mocha reports that it isn't. I have looked around and can't seem to find something that satisfies my needs. Here is the code that I am using for testing.

var assert = chai.assert;

describe('index', function(){
    var socket = rpsApp.setupSocket();
    it('should be connected', function(){
        assert.equal(true, socket.socket.connected);
    });
});

Can you post the code of `rpsApp.setupSocket()`? How do you know that the socket is connected? — Miroslav Bajtoš, Jan 10 '14 at 08:51
Its just socket = io.connect('localhost') + some event setup. I know its connected because the terminal displays the connection info. — robotmayo, Jan 11 '14 at 07:32

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 30 '18 at 17:35

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var chai = require('chai');
var should = chai.should();
var io = require('socket.io-client');

describe("Socket-Server", function () {
  it('user connected and able to send msg through socket.', function (done) {
    var client = io(socketURL);
    client.on('connect', function (data) {
      done();
    });
  });
});

update the socketURL

edited May 30 '18 at 17:35

Harry Moreno

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answered Jan 27 '16 at 13:34

Sanjeev Kumar

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 18 '14 at 13:15

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You need socket.io-client library.

answered May 18 '14 at 13:15

laggingreflex

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