Automattic/expect.js

Minimalistic BDD-style assertions for Node.JS and the browser.

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Last GitHub push: Jan 18, 2015
Latest indexed: Sep 14, 2026
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56 open issues indexed

Assertion for comparing objects recursively with strict equality Open

Automattic/expect.js#5 · 7 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Properties vs keys unification? Open

Automattic/expect.js#12 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Change readme exception example Open

Automattic/expect.js#13 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
expect({ a: 'b', c: 'd' }).to.not.only.have.key('c') fails Open

Automattic/expect.js#14 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
[Feature] Custom message Open

Automattic/expect.js#18 · 36 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
retry until expectation meet or time out (async expectations) Open

Automattic/expect.js#21 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
request: between as alias to within Open

Automattic/expect.js#24 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
[Feature] Number of expected assertions Open

Automattic/expect.js#27 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
"Sub" object checking? Open

Automattic/expect.js#33 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Is expect.js version 1.2 or 2.0? Open

Automattic/expect.js#42 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
TypeError: Property 'be' of object #<Assertion> is not a function Open

Automattic/expect.js#44 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Is there a way to make expect.js fail more loudly? Open

Automattic/expect.js#48 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Disable on production Open

Automattic/expect.js#49 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
cyclic data Open

Automattic/expect.js#50 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Provide method for deep equivalence with type saftey. Open

Automattic/expect.js#51 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Your isArray implementation and IE6 Open

Automattic/expect.js#55 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Support comparison of boxed types Open

Automattic/expect.js#57 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
to.have.length() for non-zero length Open

Automattic/expect.js#58 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
JS Date equality acting strangely Open

Automattic/expect.js#60 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
JS Regexp equality acting strangely Open

Automattic/expect.js#61 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
expect([]).to.eql({}) is true? Open

Automattic/expect.js#62 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
expect({a: 1}).to.have.only.key('a') fails Open

Automattic/expect.js#66 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
NPM version is still 0.1.2 but labelled at 0.2.0 Open

Automattic/expect.js#68 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Loose equality checking for functions Open

Automattic/expect.js#71 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
null == undefined Open

Automattic/expect.js#74 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
'withArgs' allways runs in global scope Open

Automattic/expect.js#75 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Way to Override Output Formatting Open

Automattic/expect.js#77 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
`expect` return value can't be reused with `.to.have.property`. Open

Automattic/expect.js#81 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Approximate floating point value Open

Automattic/expect.js#83 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
TypeError: Object explicit failure has no method 'call' Open

Automattic/expect.js#95 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
"Not have keys" assertion seems unintuitive Open

Automattic/expect.js#105 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
expect(fn).to.throwError() steals context Open

Automattic/expect.js#106 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
check if something is a buffer Open

Automattic/expect.js#109 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
is it possible to check a object properties with regex? Open

Automattic/expect.js#110 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Is the documentation wrong? Open

Automattic/expect.js#113 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Allow by-string matching in throwError Open

Automattic/expect.js#115 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
have.property(key, value) asserts "==="-equality Open

Automattic/expect.js#124 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Add case-insensitive equality check Open

Automattic/expect.js#127 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Is it possible to show descriptive text if a test fail? Open

Automattic/expect.js#129 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
TypeError: Object #<Assertion> has no method 'throw' Open

Automattic/expect.js#130 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
AssertionError Open

Automattic/expect.js#133 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Add a way to check a value is eql to someone Open

Automattic/expect.js#134 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
expect(null).to.eql(undefined) Open

Automattic/expect.js#136 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Value be Something OR SomethingElse Open

Automattic/expect.js#138 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
RangeError when comparing two objects with eql Open

Automattic/expect.js#139 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
eql does not work if an array item is undefined in IE8 Open

Automattic/expect.js#140 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Set comparison with eql is wrong Open

Automattic/expect.js#143 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
expect(fn).withArgs(...) rebinds `this` in fn Open

Automattic/expect.js#146 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
TypeError: Cannot assign to read only property 'length' Open

Automattic/expect.js#149 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
expect(...).to.be.closeTo(expected, delta) Open

Automattic/expect.js#156 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026

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