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

I have been reading quite some answers, most of them more complex than the actual solution has to be.

Let's say I have config.yml or config.json. In my case it's a YAML file.

First of all I install the yamljs dependency. It has a function called load.

Basically what I do:

const YAML = require('yamljs'); const ymlConfig = YAML.load('./config.yml');

Then I go for:

process.env.setting1 = ymlConfig.setting1; process.env.setting2 = ymlConfig.setting2;

And of course - this is all done in your test file.