gulp task can't find karma.conf.js

Question

I am trying to run karma test via a gulp task. I use https://github.com/karma-runner/gulp-karma and for some reason gulp cannot locate my karma.conf.js. That file is located in the same folder as the gulpfile. The root of the project. No matter what path I put, I get the same error File ./karma.conf.js does not exist. I cannot figure out how to path it correctly. Here is the code for the gulp task.

gulp.task('tdd', function (done) {
  new Server({
    configFile: 'karma.conf.js'
  }, done).start();
});

SoEzPz · Answer 1 · 2015-08-06T20:05:49.387

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This is how I spool up karma using Gulp ( and both files are in the same root ).

var karma = require('karma');

gulp.task('karma', function (done) {
  karma.server.start({
    configFile: __dirname + '/karma.conf.js'
  }, done);
});

UPDATE

If you are running NODE.js then

NODE Explnation for __dirname link

"The name of the directory that the currently executing script resides in."

If you are not running NODE.js, then perhaps all you needed was

configFile: '/karma.conf.js'

But if you are running NODE then use the first example.

edited Aug 06 '15 at 20:05

answered Aug 06 '15 at 16:11

SoEzPz

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Where is __dirname defined? It would seem to be undefined if i were to do it this way.. – Hcabnettek Aug 06 '15 at 19:43
Well I am using gulp, which is a Node app. Just adding __dirname, worked like a champ. Node must make it available to gulp. Thanks so much! – Hcabnettek Aug 06 '15 at 20:17
Good point about Gulp being installed by NODE. Would you say this has answered your question? – SoEzPz Aug 06 '15 at 20:35

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 07 '15 at 14:36

If another destination directory is assigned to __dirname, then it doesn't work. Try this:

var Server = require('karma').Server
gulp.task('test', function (done) {
   new Server({
     configFile: require('path').resolve('karma.conf.js'),
     singleRun: true
   }, done).start();
 });

gulp task can't find karma.conf.js

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