How do I focus on one spec in jasmine.js?

Question

I have a bunch of failing specs from a rather large architectural change. I\'d like to work on fixing them one by one by tagging each one with \'focus\'.

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Answer 1

For anyone stumbling upon this, a better approach, which you can set up from the code itself, is to use this plugin: https://github.com/davemo/jasmine-only

It allows you set the spec exclusivity right on the code like this:

describe.only("MySpec", function() { 
  it('function 1', function() { 
    //... 
  }) 

  it.only('function 2', function() { 
    //... 
  }
})
// This won't be run if there are specs using describe.only/ddescribe or it.only/iit
describe("Spec 2", function(){}) 

There has been a long discussion to get this added to Jasmine core, see: https://github.com/pivotal/jasmine/pull/309

If you happen to be using Jasmine via Karma/Testacular you should already have access to ddescribe() and iit()