Top Javascript Testing Frameworks

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What is a JavaScript Testing Framework?

JS testing frameworks are well known for their ease of use in front-end and back-end development, which is evident in its use in JavaScript testing frameworks. Testing tools become increasingly important as a result of these transitions over time. For almost two decades, millions of developers around the world have been using it.

Here is the list of top Javascript Testing Frameworks

MochaJS

The MochaJS JavaScript testing framework was released on November 22, 2011 and has become one of the most popular JavaScript testing frameworks. With Mocha, asynchronous testing is easy and fun thanks to its feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on Node.js. By running tests serially, Mocha allows for flexible and accurate reporting, while mapping uncaught exceptions to the appropriate test cases.

Jest

Jasmine-based Jest is a JavaScript testing framework maintained by Meta. Jest is a simple JavaScript Testing Framework that focuses on simplicity. It is compatible with Babel, TypeScript, Node, React, Angular, and Vue projects.

Jasmine

Testing JavaScript code is made easy with Jasmine, an open-source framework. The first release of the software took place on September 14, 2010. JavaScript code can be tested with Jasmine, a behavior-driven development framework. This framework does not require any other JavaScript frameworks. It does not require a DOM. Tests can be written easily with its clean, obvious syntax.

Karma

A main goal of Karma is to provide developers with a productive testing environment. The environment should be one where developers can write code easily and receive immediate feedback from their tests without having to set up loads of configurations. Because getting quick feedback is what makes you productive and creative.

Puppeteer

Puppeteer is a Node.js library which provides a high-level API to control Chrome/Chromium over the DevTools Protocol. Puppeteer runs in headless mode by default, but can be configured to run in full (non-headless) Chrome/Chromium.

NightwatchJS

Nightwatch is an integrated testing framework powered by Node.js and using the W3C Webdriver API. It is a complete testing solution developed at BrowserStack. Nightwatch was established in 2014 and since 2021 it is actively maintained at BrowserStack with the help of contributors.

Cypress

Cypress has been developed to introduce developers to software testing and built for the modern web and to address the pain points of QA teams while testing a web application.

Playwright

Playwright enables reliable end-to-end testing for modern web apps. · Any browser Any platform One API · Resilient No flaky tests · No trade-offs No limits.

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