Jasmine JavaScript Testing Framework Jasmine Configuration and Reporters

Question 1

What file is typically used to configure Jasmine in a Node.js project?

Accepted Answer

spec/support/jasmine.json

Answer

By convention Jasmine looks for its configuration at spec/support/jasmine.json unless overridden via the --config CLI flag.

Question 2

Which jasmine.json option specifies the root directory from which specs are located?

Accepted Answer

spec_dir

Answer

spec_dir sets the base directory Jasmine uses to resolve the paths defined in spec_files and helpers.

Question 3

What does the spec_files array in jasmine.json define?

Accepted Answer

Glob patterns matching the test files Jasmine should load

Answer

spec_files accepts an array of glob patterns relative to spec_dir, and Jasmine loads all matching files as test specs.

Question 4

How do you register a custom reporter in a Jasmine Node.js setup?

Accepted Answer

jasmine.addReporter(reporterObject)

Answer

addReporter() registers an additional reporter object alongside the default one; you can add multiple reporters.

Question 5

What does the random option in jasmine.json control?

Accepted Answer

Whether specs run in a randomized order each time

Answer

Setting random: true causes Jasmine to shuffle spec execution order, helping catch order-dependent test bugs.

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