The command line interface for Intern
npm install intern-cli> The command line interface for Intern
This module gives Intern a friendly command line interface that works like a typical POSIX application.
Install it globally:
$ npm install -g intern-cli
You can then run Intern unit tests with:
$ intern run
intern-cli will use Intern’s Node client by default, and it assumes the test config is located at ./tests/intern.js.
intern-cli provides top level help when run with no arguments:
$ intern
Usage: intern [options] [command]
Run JavaScript tests
Commands:
init [options] Setup a project for testing with Intern
run [options] Run tests in Node or in a browser using WebDriver
serve [options] Start a simple web server for running unit tests in a browser on your system
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-v, --verbose show more information about what Intern is doing
-V, --version output the version
--debug enable the Node debugger
You can get more information about a particular sub-command with the help command or the -h option:
$ intern help init
Usage: init [options]
Setup a project for testing with Intern
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-b, --browser
This command creates a "tests" directory with a default Intern config file
and some sample tests.
Browser names:
chrome, firefox, safari, internet explorer, microsoftedge
intern-cli also tries to provide useful feedback when it notices a problem with its environment:
$ intern
You'll need a local install of Intern before you can use this command.
Install it with
npm install --save-dev intern
intern-cli is offered under the New BSD license.
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