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About vows

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CoffeeScript usage

vows = require "vows"
assert = require "assert"

vows
  .describe('My tests')
  .addBatch
    'context':
      topic: ->
        100
      'should work': (number) ->
        assert.equal number, 100

  .export(module)

Running

vows test/*-test.* --spec

Assertions

assert.equal a, b
assert.notEqual a, b
assert.strictEqual a, b

assert.isNaN(number)
assert.instanceOf(object, klass)
assert.isUndefined(object)
assert.isFunction(func)
assert.isNull(object)
assert.isNotZero(object)
assert.isObject(object)
assert.isString(object)

Async

.addBatch
  topic: ->
    doStuff()
    @callback 2
  'check things': (n) ->
    assert.equal 2, n