Update Chai assertion library to the latest version
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Description
Increasing Access
It would allow users to look at the Chai documentation and be able to use any assertions that they find there.
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Feature enhancement details
We are using chai version ^3.5.0 but we should update it to ^5.0.0.
I tried writing a unit test with assert.notExists() but I got an error that notExists isn't a function. Updating to the latest version will enable more types of assertions like this.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the project dependency configuration and unit-testing setup where chai is pinned at ^3.5.0. Review the Chai documentation linked in the issue, update the dependency to ^5.0.0, and verify that an assertion such as assert.notExists() is available in the unit-test environment.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
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- testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100