How to test an external HTTP resource using mocha and requestify

Question

I am trying to do a simple test of an external HTTP resource using mocha. Here is my code:

describe('bing.com', function() {
    it('should return 200 for a GET request', function() {
        var requestify = require('requestify');

        requestify.get('http://bing.com')
            .then(function(response) {
                // Get the response body (JSON parsed or jQuery object for XMLs)
                console.log(response.getBody());
                done();
            });
    });
});

The test just says passed but my console.log call is never shown. Is mocha completing before the http response is received?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 05 '14 at 05:43

You don't provide the done callback to your test function:

describe('bing.com', function() { it('should return 200 for a GET request', function(done) { ...

To catch errors like that you should check your Code with JSHint (or Jslint). Both would inform you that your done() call won't work as the variable is not defined.

How to test an external HTTP resource using mocha and requestify

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