caolan / caolan/nodeunit

How to fail() a test?

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Description

I hate myself when I want to end a test and the only solution coming to my mind is:

```
foo(err) {
if (err) {
test.ok(false, 'error in foo, test finished');
test.done();
}
}
```

Would be useful some kind of `test.fail(error)` method? do I miss something?

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Research direction

Start by reading nodeunit's existing test.ok and test.done APIs, which the issue uses as the current workaround. Determine how a test.fail(error) entry point should report the error and finish the test; done should be covered by tests for the proposed failure behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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