Creating binary for Mocha tests

Question

I have several Mocha tests, which I call using mocha via npm run test. The tests are separated into multiple name.test.js files. Additionally they share some functions though imports (ES6).

I need to be able to run those tests, without having Node or NPM installed on the machine. So I wanted to check out if and how pkg can handle this.

Any idea if this is possible and, if it is, how it can be done?

_Why_ do you need to be able to run the tests without Node or NPM? — jonrsharpe, Jun 01 '22 at 09:15
Because the tests should be run on an environment where I am not allowed to install those. It's stupid, but that's how it is. — pgalle, Jun 01 '22 at 09:24

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 01 '22 at 10:20

When you are working with Mocha and node.js, be aware that once you install it locally, the packages will be available in the node_modules folder with a "local" setup of mocha and all other necessary dependencies.

Once you have this you can just include node_modules inside the pkg configuration in the package.json file

Here is a StackOverflow article that mentions this, maybe it will help.

Creating binary for Mocha tests

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