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We use Mocha for our FDA verification testing. It's integrated into Meteor, our upstream web application framework. We like how battle tested it is, its' syntax, its' options of reporters, and countless other features. Most everybody can agree on mocha, and that gets us half-way through our FDA verification and validation (V&V) testing strategy.

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Pros of Jasmine
Pros of Karma
Pros of Mocha
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    Can also be used for tdd
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    Open source
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    Originally from RSpec
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    Great community
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    No dependencies, not even DOM
  • 10
    Easy to setup
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    Simple
  • 3
    Created by Pivotal-Labs
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    Works with KarmaJs
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    Jasmine is faster than selenium in angular application
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    SpyOn to fake calls
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    Async and promises are easy calls with "done"
  • 61
    Test Runner
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    Open source
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    Continuous Integration
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    Great for running tests
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    Test on Real Devices
  • 11
    Backed by google
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    Easy Debugging
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    Remote Control
  • 137
    Open source
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    Simple
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    Promise support
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    Flexible
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    Easy to add support for Generators
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    For browser and server testing
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    Curstom assertion libraries
  • 5
    Works with Karma
  • 3
    No other better tools
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    Simple setup
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    Works with saucelabs
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    Lots of tutorials and help online
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    Default reporter is nice, clean, and itemized
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    Works with BrowserStack
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    Simple integration testing

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Cons of Jasmine
Cons of Karma
Cons of Mocha
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    Unfriendly error logs
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    Slow, because tests are run in a real browser
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    Requires the use of hacks to find tests dynamically
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    Cannot test a promisified functions without assertion
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    No assertion count in results
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    Not as many reporter options as Jest

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What is Jasmine?

Jasmine is a Behavior Driven Development testing framework for JavaScript. It does not rely on browsers, DOM, or any JavaScript framework. Thus it's suited for websites, Node.js projects, or anywhere that JavaScript can run.

What is Karma?

Karma is not a testing framework, nor an assertion library. Karma just launches a HTTP server, and generates the test runner HTML file you probably already know from your favourite testing framework. So for testing purposes you can use pretty much anything you like.

What is Mocha?

Mocha is a feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on node.js and the browser, making asynchronous testing simple and fun. Mocha tests run serially, allowing for flexible and accurate reporting, while mapping uncaught exceptions to the correct test cases.

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What are some alternatives to Jasmine, Karma, and Mocha?
Jest
Jest provides you with multiple layers on top of Jasmine.
Chai
It is a BDD / TDD assertion library for node and the browser that can be delightfully paired with any javascript testing framework. It has several interfaces that allow the developer to choose the most comfortable. The chain-capable BDD styles provide an expressive language & readable style, while the TDD assert style provides a more classical feel.
SinonJS
It is a really helpful library when you want to unit test your code. It supports spies, stubs, and mocks. The library has cross browser support and also can run on the server using Node.js.
Cypress
Cypress is a front end automated testing application created for the modern web. Cypress is built on a new architecture and runs in the same run-loop as the application being tested. As a result Cypress provides better, faster, and more reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser. Cypress works on any front-end framework or website.
Protractor
Protractor is an end-to-end test framework for Angular and AngularJS applications. Protractor runs tests against your application running in a real browser, interacting with it as a user would.
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