Mocha tests with extra options or parameters

Question

I am writing test cases for my Node.js application using Mocha. The test cases need an API key as an extra input option or parameter. The API key is private, so I don\'t wan

Answer 1

One of the easiest ways to pass parameters similar to the process.argv[index] method mentioned in this thread is using the npm config variables. This allows you to see the variable name a little more clearly:

test command:

npm --somevariable=myvalue run mytest

package.json:

"scripts": {
"mytest": "mocha ./test.js" }

test.js

console.log(process.env.npm_config_somevariable) // should evaluate to "myvalue"