# Chai HTTP [![semantic-release](https://img.shields.io/badge/%20%20%F0%9F%93%A6%F0%9F%9A%80-semantic--release-e10079.svg)](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) [![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/chai-http.svg)](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/chai-http.svg) > HTTP integration testing with Chai assertions. #### Features - integration test request composition - test http apps or external services - assertions for common http tasks - chai `expect` and `should` interfaces #### Installation This is an addon plugin for the [Chai Assertion Library](https://www.chaijs.com/). Install via [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/). npm install chai-http #### Plugin Use this plugin as you would all other Chai plugins. ```js const chai = require('chai'); const chaiHttp = require('chai-http'); chai.use(chaiHttp); ``` To use Chai HTTP on a web page, just include the [`dist/chai-http.js`](dist/chai-http.js) file: ```html ``` ## Integration Testing Chai HTTP provides an interface for live integration testing via [superagent](https://github.com/ladjs/superagent). To do this, you must first construct a request to an application or url. Upon construction you are provided a chainable api that allows you to specify the http VERB request (get, post, etc) that you wish to invoke. #### Application / Server You may use a function (such as an express or connect app) or a node.js http(s) server as the foundation for your request. If the server is not running, chai-http will find a suitable port to listen on for a given test. __Note:__ This feature is only supported on Node.js, not in web browsers. ```js chai.request(app) .get('/') ``` When passing an `app` to `request`; it will automatically open the server for incoming requests (by calling `listen()`) and, once a request has been made the server will automatically shut down (by calling `.close()`). If you want to keep the server open, perhaps if you're making multiple requests, you must call `.keepOpen()` after `.request()`, and manually close the server down: ```js const requester = chai.request(app).keepOpen() Promise.all([ requester.get('/a'), requester.get('/b'), ]) .then(responses => { /* ... */ }) .then(() => requester.close()) ``` #### URL You may also use a base url as the foundation of your request. ```js chai.request('http://localhost:8080') .get('/') ``` #### Setting up requests Once a request is created with a given VERB (get, post, etc), you chain on these additional methods to create your request: | Method | Purpose | |---|---| | `.set(key, value)` | Set request headers | | `.send(data)` | Set request data (default type is JSON) | | `.type(dataType)` | Change the type of the data sent from the `.send()` method (xml, form, etc) | | `.attach(field, file, attachment)` | Attach a file | | `.auth(username, password)` | Add auth headers for Basic Authentication | | `.query(parmasObject)` | Chain on some GET parameters | Examples: `.set()` ```js // Set a request header chai.request(app) .put('/user/me') .set('Content-Type', 'application/json') .send({ password: '123', confirmPassword: '123' }) ``` `.send()` ```js // Send some JSON chai.request(app) .put('/user/me') .send({ password: '123', confirmPassword: '123' }) ``` `.type()` ```js // Send some Form Data chai.request(app) .post('/user/me') .type('form') .send({ '_method': 'put', 'password': '123', 'confirmPassword': '123' }) ``` `.attach()` ```js // Attach a file chai.request(app) .post('/user/avatar') .attach('imageField', fs.readFileSync('avatar.png'), 'avatar.png') ``` `.auth()` ```js // Authenticate with Basic authentication chai.request(app) .get('/protected') .auth('user', 'pass') // Authenticate with Bearer Token chai.request(app) .get('/protected') .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' }) ``` `.query()` ```js // Chain some GET query parameters chai.request(app) .get('/search') .query({name: 'foo', limit: 10}) // /search?name=foo&limit=10 ``` #### Dealing with the response - traditional In the following examples we use Chai's Expect assertion library: ```js const { expect } = chai; ``` To make the request and assert on its response, the `end` method can be used: ```js chai.request(app) .put('/user/me') .send({ password: '123', confirmPassword: '123' }) .end((err, res) => { expect(err).to.be.null; expect(res).to.have.status(200); }); ``` ##### Caveat Because the `end` function is passed a callback, assertions are run asynchronously. Therefore, a mechanism must be used to notify the testing framework that the callback has completed. Otherwise, the test will pass before the assertions are checked. For example, in the [Mocha test framework](https://mochajs.org//), this is accomplished using the [`done` callback](https://mochajs.org/#asynchronous-code), which signal that the callback has completed, and the assertions can be verified: ```js it('fails, as expected', function(done) { // <= Pass in done callback chai.request('http://localhost:8080') .get('/') .end((err, res) => { expect(res).to.have.status(123); done(); // <= Call done to signal callback end }); }); it('succeeds silently!', () => { // <= No done callback chai.request('http://localhost:8080') .get('/') .end((err, res) => { expect(res).to.have.status(123); // <= Test completes before this runs }); }); ``` When `done` is passed in, Mocha will wait until the call to `done()`, or until the [timeout](https://mochajs.org/#timeouts) expires. `done` also accepts an error parameter when signaling completion. #### Dealing with the response - Promises If `Promise` is available, `request()` becomes a Promise capable library - and chaining of `then`s becomes possible: ```js chai.request(app) .put('/user/me') .send({ password: '123', confirmPassword: '123' }) .then((res) => { expect(res).to.have.status(200); }) .catch((err) => { throw err; }); ``` __Note:__ Some older web browsers do not have native promise support. You can use any spec compliant library, such as: - [kriskowal/q](https://github.com/kriskowal/q) - [stefanpenner/es6-promise](https://github.com/stefanpenner/es6-promise) - [petkaantonov/bluebird](https://github.com/petkaantonov/bluebird) - [then/promise](https://github.com/then/promise) You will need to set the library you use to `global.Promise`, before requiring in chai-http. For example: ```js // Add promise support if this does not exist natively. if (!global.Promise) { global.Promise = require('q'); } const chai = require('chai'); chai.use(require('chai-http')); ``` #### Retaining cookies with each request Sometimes you need to keep cookies from one request, and send them with the next (for example, when you want to login with the first request, then access an authenticated-only resource later). For this, `.request.agent()` is available: ```js // Log in const agent = chai.request.agent(app) agent .post('/session') .send({ username: 'me', password: '123' }) .then((res) => { expect(res).to.have.cookie('sessionid'); // The `agent` now has the sessionid cookie saved, and will send it // back to the server in the next request: return agent.get('/user/me') .then((res) => { expect(res).to.have.status(200); }); }); ``` Note: The server started by `chai.request.agent(app)` will not automatically close following the test(s). You should call `agent.close()` after your tests to ensure your program exits. ## Assertions The Chai HTTP module provides a number of assertions for the `expect` and `should` interfaces. ### .status (code) * **@param** _{Number}_ status number Assert that a response has a supplied status. ```js expect(res).to.have.status(200); ``` ### .header (key[, value]) * **@param** _{String}_ header key (case insensitive) * **@param** _{String|RegExp}_ header value (optional) Assert that a `Response` or `Request` object has a header. If a value is provided, equality to value will be asserted. You may also pass a regular expression to check. __Note:__ When running in a web browser, the [same-origin policy](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6454#section-3) only allows Chai HTTP to read [certain headers](https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#http-responses), which can cause assertions to fail. ```js expect(req).to.have.header('x-api-key'); expect(req).to.have.header('content-type', 'text/plain'); expect(req).to.have.header('content-type', /^text/); ``` ### .headers Assert that a `Response` or `Request` object has headers. __Note:__ When running in a web browser, the [same-origin policy](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6454#section-3) only allows Chai HTTP to read [certain headers](https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#http-responses), which can cause assertions to fail. ```js expect(req).to.have.headers; ``` ### .ip Assert that a string represents valid ip address. ```js expect('127.0.0.1').to.be.an.ip; expect('2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334').to.be.an.ip; ``` ### .json / .text / .html Assert that a `Response` or `Request` object has a given content-type. ```js expect(req).to.be.json; expect(req).to.be.html; expect(req).to.be.text; ``` ### .charset Assert that a `Response` or `Request` object has a given charset. ```js expect(req).to.have.charset('utf-8'); ``` ### .redirect Assert that a `Response` object has a redirect status code. ```js expect(res).to.redirect; expect(res).to.not.redirect; ``` ### .redirectTo * **@param** _{String|RegExp}_ location url Assert that a `Response` object redirects to the supplied location. ```js expect(res).to.redirectTo('http://example.com'); expect(res).to.redirectTo(/^\/search\/results\?orderBy=desc$/); ``` ### .param * **@param** _{String}_ parameter name * **@param** _{String}_ parameter value Assert that a `Request` object has a query string parameter with a given key, (optionally) equal to value ```js expect(req).to.have.param('orderby'); expect(req).to.have.param('orderby', 'date'); expect(req).to.not.have.param('limit'); ``` ### .cookie * **@param** _{String}_ parameter name * **@param** _{String}_ parameter value Assert that a `Request` or `Response` object has a cookie header with a given key, (optionally) equal to value ```js expect(req).to.have.cookie('session_id'); expect(req).to.have.cookie('session_id', '1234'); expect(req).to.not.have.cookie('PHPSESSID'); expect(res).to.have.cookie('session_id'); expect(res).to.have.cookie('session_id', '1234'); expect(res).to.not.have.cookie('PHPSESSID'); ``` ## Releasing `chai-http` is released with [`semantic-release`](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) using the plugins: - [`commit-analyzer`](https://github.com/semantic-release/commit-analyzer) to determine the next version from commit messages. - [`release-notes-generator`](https://github.com/semantic-release/release-notes-generator) to summarize release in - [`changelog`](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog) to update the CHANGELOG.md file. - [`github`](https://github.com/semantic-release/github) to publish a [GitHub release](https://github.com/chaijs/chai-http/releases). - [`git`](https://github.com/semantic-release/git) to commit release assets. - [`npm`](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm) to publish to [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/chai-http). ## License (The MIT License) Copyright (c) Jake Luer Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

	Stars	Issues	Version	Updated	Created
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chai-http	632	45	4.4.0	10 months ago	12 years ago
nock	12,526	67	13.5.4	2 months ago	13 years ago
supertest	13,539	173	6.3.4	3 months ago	12 years ago

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