Is there a capybara for Node.js?

How about Zombie?

Zombie.js

Insanely fast, headless full-stack testing using Node.js

The Bite

If you're going to write an insanely fast, headless browser, how can you not call it Zombie Zombie it is.

Zombie.js is a lightweight framework for testing client-side JavaScript code in a simulated environment. No browser required.


I'm a rails-turned-node developer and I've always been looking for a analogy in the JS world for the winning RSpec/Capybara combination. Here is what I've found what I like best.

  • Mocha - for running asynchronous tests
  • Chai - for assertions
  • Request - for handling HTTP request/response
  • Cheerio - for selecting HTML elements from responses

Here is a more involved post on how to set up this stack including continuous test running.

Happy Testing!