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 772            <h1>Testing Smart Contracts</h1>
 773            <p>Testing is a crucial part of developing robust and high-quality software. That’s why Embark aims to make testing our Smart Contract as easy as possible. In this guide we’ll explore Embark specific testing APIs and how to write tests for our Smart Contracts.</p>
 774  <h2 id="Creating-tests"><a href="#Creating-tests" class="headerlink" title="Creating tests"></a>Creating tests</h2><p>Test files resides in a project’s <code>test</code> folder. Any JavaScript file within <code>test/</code> is considered a spec file and will be executed by Embark as such. A spec file contains test specs which are grouped in <code>contract()</code> functions. A single spec is written using <code>it()</code> blocks.</p>
 775  <p>Here’s what such a test could look like:</p>
 776  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">contract(&#39;SomeContract&#39;, () &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line">  it(&#39;should pass&#39;, () &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    assert.ok(true);</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;);</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 777  
 778  <p>This is a single test spec which will always pass. We’re using a globally available <code>assert</code> object to make assertions in our specs. If you’re familiar with the <a href="https://mochajs.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mocha testing framework</a>, this syntax might be familiar. In fact, Embark uses Mocha as a test runner behind the scenes.</p>
 779  <p><code>contract()</code> is just an alias for Mocha’s <code>describe()</code> function and is globally available. In general, global functions and objects are:</p>
 780  <ul>
 781  <li><code>contract()</code>: Same as Mocha’s <code>describe</code></li>
 782  <li><code>config()</code>: Function to configure Embark and deploy contracts</li>
 783  <li><code>web3</code>: Web3 object</li>
 784  <li><code>assert</code>: Node’s assert</li>
 785  <li>Mocha functions: <code>describe()</code>, <code>it()</code>, <code>before()</code>, etc.</li>
 786  </ul>
 787  <h3 id="Importing-EmbarkJS"><a href="#Importing-EmbarkJS" class="headerlink" title="Importing EmbarkJS"></a>Importing EmbarkJS</h3><p>If we want to use any of EmbarkJS’ APIs, we can require it as expected:</p>
 788  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">const EmbarkJS &#x3D; require(&#39;Embark&#x2F;EmbarkJS&#39;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 789  
 790  <p>For more information on EmbarkJS’s APIs, head over to <a href="/docs/javascript_usage.html">this guide</a>.</p>
 791  <h2 id="Running-tests"><a href="#Running-tests" class="headerlink" title="Running tests"></a>Running tests</h2><p>Once we’ve written our tests, we can execute them using Embark’s <code>test</code> command:</p>
 792  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">$ embark test</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 793  
 794  <p>As mentioned earlier, this will pick up all files inside the <code>test/</code> folder and run them as test files.</p>
 795  <h3 id="Running-test-subsets"><a href="#Running-test-subsets" class="headerlink" title="Running test subsets"></a>Running test subsets</h3><p>If we aren’t interested in running all tests but only a specific subset, we can specify a test file as part of the <code>test</code> command like this:</p>
 796  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">$ embark test test&#x2F;SomeContract_spec.js</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 797  
 798  <h3 id="Running-tests-against-a-different-node"><a href="#Running-tests-against-a-different-node" class="headerlink" title="Running tests against a different node"></a>Running tests against a different node</h3><p>By default, tests are run using an Ethereum simulator (<a href="https://www.truffleframework.com/ganache" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ganache</a>). We can use the <code>--node</code> option to change that behavior. Passing <code>--node embark</code> to <code>embark test</code> will use the Ethereum node associated with an already running embark process. We can also specify a custom endpoint, for example:</p>
 799  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">$ embark test --node ws:&#x2F;&#x2F;localhost:8556</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
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 801  <h3 id="Outputting-gas-cost-details"><a href="#Outputting-gas-cost-details" class="headerlink" title="Outputting gas cost details"></a>Outputting gas cost details</h3><p>When running tests, we can even get an idea of what the gas costs of our Smart Contract deployments are. Embark comes with a <code>--gasDetails</code> option that makes this possible.</p>
 802  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">$ embark test --gasDetails</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 803  
 804  <h2 id="Test-environment"><a href="#Test-environment" class="headerlink" title="Test environment"></a>Test environment</h2><p>When running tests, the default [environment}(/docs/environments.html) is <code>test</code>. You can obviously change this using the <code>--env</code> flag.</p>
 805  <p>The special thing with the <code>test</code> environment is that if you do not have a <code>test</code> section in your module configuration, that module with be disabled (<code>enabled: false</code>). This is done to speed up the test as if you don’t need a module, it is disabled.</p>
 806  <h2 id="Configuring-Smart-Contracts-for-tests"><a href="#Configuring-Smart-Contracts-for-tests" class="headerlink" title="Configuring Smart Contracts for tests"></a>Configuring Smart Contracts for tests</h2><p>Very similar to how we <a href="/docs/contracts_configuration.html">configure our Smart Contracts</a> for deployment, we have to configure them for our tests as well. This is important, so that our Smart Contracts get deployed with the correct testing data.</p>
 807  <p>To do that, Embark adds a global <code>config()</code> function to the execution context, which uses the same API as the configuration object for our application’s Smart Contracts. So if we had a <code>SomeContract</code> that should be picked up for deployment, this is what the configuration would look like:</p>
 808  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">config(&#123;</span><br><span class="line">  contracts: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    deploy: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">      SomeContract: &#123;&#125; &#x2F;&#x2F; options as discussed in Smart Contract configuration guide</span><br><span class="line">    &#125;</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br><span class="line"></span><br><span class="line">contract(&#39;SomContract&#39;, () &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line">  ...</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 809  
 810  <p>One thing that’s important to note here is that, behind the scenes, Embark has to run <code>config()</code> first to deploy the Smart Contracts and only <strong>then</strong> starts running tests. This will have an impact on the developer experience when importing Smart Contract instances within spec files. But more on that later.</p>
 811  <div class="c-notification c-notification--info">
 812    <p><strong>A note on config()</strong></p>
 813    <p><p>The global <code>config()</code> function is used for Smart Contract deployment and therefore delays the execution of tests until deployment is done.</p>
 814  </p>
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 818  
 819  <h2 id="Accessing-Smart-Contract-instances"><a href="#Accessing-Smart-Contract-instances" class="headerlink" title="Accessing Smart Contract instances"></a>Accessing Smart Contract instances</h2><p>To write meaningful tests, we obviously want to interact with our Smart Contracts. As we know, <a href="/docs/javascript_usage.html#Embark-Artifacts">Embark generates Smart Contract instances</a> for us. All we have to do is importing and using them accordingly.</p>
 820  <p>The following code imports <code>SomeContract</code> and calls an imaginary method on it inside a spec:</p>
 821  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">const SomeContract &#x3D; require(&#39;EmbarkJS&#x2F;contracts&#x2F;SomeContract&#39;);</span><br><span class="line"></span><br><span class="line">config(&#123;</span><br><span class="line">  contracts: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    deploy: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">      SomeContract: &#123;&#125;</span><br><span class="line">    &#125;</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br><span class="line"></span><br><span class="line">contract(&#39;SomeContract&#39;, () &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line"></span><br><span class="line">  it(&#39;should do something&#39;, async () &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    const result &#x3D; await SomeContract.methods.doSomething.call();</span><br><span class="line">    assert.equal(result, &#39;foo&#39;);</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;);</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 822  
 823  <p>There’s one gotcha to keep in mind though. Looking at the snippet above, it seems like we can use <code>SmartContract</code> right away once it is imported. However, this is not actually true. As mentioned earlier, Embark first has to actually deploy our Smart Contracts and until that happens, all imported Smart Contract references are empty objects.</p>
 824  <p>This is not a problem anymore when using Smart Contract instances inside spec blocks, because we know that tests are executed after all Smart Contracts have been deployed. Embark will hydrate the imported references with actual data before the tests are run.</p>
 825  <div class="c-notification c-notification--info">
 826    <p><strong>Smart Contract reference hydration</strong></p>
 827    <p><p>Smart Contract references imported from EmbarkJS are empty until the Smart Contract are actually deployed. This means Smart Contract references can only be used inside <code>contract()</code> blocks.</p>
 828  </p>
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 832  
 833  <h2 id="Configuring-accounts"><a href="#Configuring-accounts" class="headerlink" title="Configuring accounts"></a>Configuring accounts</h2><p>Accounts within the testing environment can be configured <a href="/docs/contracts_deployment.html">just like we’re used to</a>. The same rules apply here, and <a href="/docs/contracts_deployment.html#Configuring-account-balance-for-development">configuring an Ether balance</a> is supported as well. Configuring custom accounts in tests is especially useful if we want to use a specific account for our tests.</p>
 834  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">config(&#123;</span><br><span class="line">  blockchain: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    accounts: [</span><br><span class="line">      &#123;</span><br><span class="line">        privateKeyFile: &#39;path&#x2F;to&#x2F;file&#39;,</span><br><span class="line">        balance: &#39;42 shannon&#39;</span><br><span class="line">      &#125;</span><br><span class="line">    ]</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 835  
 836  <h2 id="Accessing-Accounts"><a href="#Accessing-Accounts" class="headerlink" title="Accessing Accounts"></a>Accessing Accounts</h2><p>Obviously, we want to access all configured accounts as well. Sometimes we want to test functions or methods that require us to specify a <code>from</code> address to send transactions from. For those cases we very likely want to access any of our our available accounts.</p>
 837  <p>All available accounts are emitted by <code>config()</code> and can be accessed using a callback parameter like this:</p>
 838  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">let accounts &#x3D; [];</span><br><span class="line"></span><br><span class="line">config(&#123;</span><br><span class="line">  ...</span><br><span class="line">&#125;, (err, accounts) &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line">  accounts &#x3D; accounts;</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 839  
 840  <p>You can also grab the accounts from the callback of the <code>contract()</code> function (<code>describe</code> alias):</p>
 841  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">contract(&#39;SomeContract&#39;, (accounts) &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line">  const myAccounts &#x3D; accounts[0];</span><br><span class="line"></span><br><span class="line">  it(&#39;should do something&#39;, async () &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    ...</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;);</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 842  
 843  <h2 id="Connecting-to-a-different-node"><a href="#Connecting-to-a-different-node" class="headerlink" title="Connecting to a different node"></a>Connecting to a different node</h2><p>By default, Embark will use an internal VM to run the tests. However we can also specify a node to connect to and run the tests there, using the <code>host</code>, <code>port</code> and <code>type</code> options as shown below:</p>
 844  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">config(&#123;</span><br><span class="line">  blockchain: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    &quot;endpoint&quot;: &quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;localhost:8545&quot;</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
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 846  <h2 id="Configuring-modules"><a href="#Configuring-modules" class="headerlink" title="Configuring modules"></a>Configuring modules</h2><p>You can configure the different Embark modules directly in your test file. The available modules are: <a href="/docs/storage_configuration.html">storage</a>, <a href="/docs/naming_configuration.html">namesystem</a> and <a href="/docs/messages_configuration.html">communication</a>.</p>
 847  <p>All configuration options for the respective modules are available. Also, the configurations you put inside the <code>config</code> function are merged inside the ones that are in the configuration file (meaning that you don’t have to put all the provider options if they are already in the default configs).</p>
 848  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">config(&#123;</span><br><span class="line">  storage: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    enabled: true</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;,</span><br><span class="line">  communication: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    enabled: true</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;,</span><br><span class="line">  namesystem: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    enabled: true,</span><br><span class="line">    register: &#123;</span><br><span class="line">      rootDomain: &quot;test.eth&quot;</span><br><span class="line">    &#125;</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
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 850  <p>If the module is not started (eg. IPFS), Embark will start it for you.</p>
 851  <h2 id="Manually-deploying-Smart-Contracts"><a href="#Manually-deploying-Smart-Contracts" class="headerlink" title="Manually deploying Smart Contracts"></a>Manually deploying Smart Contracts</h2><p>As mentioned earlier, Embark handles the deployment of our Smart Contracts using  the function <code>config()</code> function. If we wish to deploy particular Smart Contracts manually, we can do so using an imported Smart Contract reference. We just need to make sure that we’re doing this inside a <code>contract()</code> block as discussed earlier:</p>
 852  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">const SimpleStorage &#x3D; require(&#39;Embark&#x2F;contracts&#x2F;SimpleStorage&#39;);</span><br><span class="line"></span><br><span class="line">contract(&#39;SimpleStorage Deploy&#39;, () &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line">  let SimpleStorageInstance;</span><br><span class="line"></span><br><span class="line">  before(async function() &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    SimpleStorageInstance &#x3D; await SimpleStorage.deploy(&#123; arguments: [150] &#125;).send();</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;);</span><br><span class="line"></span><br><span class="line">  it(&#39;should set constructor value&#39;, async () &#x3D;&gt; &#123;</span><br><span class="line">    let result &#x3D; await SimpleStorageInstance.methods.storedData().call();</span><br><span class="line">    assert.strictEqual(parseInt(result, 10), 150);</span><br><span class="line">  &#125;);</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
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 854  <h2 id="Util-functions"><a href="#Util-functions" class="headerlink" title="Util functions"></a>Util functions</h2><h3 id="assert-reverts"><a href="#assert-reverts" class="headerlink" title="assert.reverts"></a>assert.reverts</h3><p>Using <code>assert.reverts</code>, you can easily assert that your transaction reverts.</p>
 855  <figure class="highlight javascript"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line"><span class="keyword">await</span> assert.reverts(contractMethodAndArguments[, options][, message]);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
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 857  <ul>
 858  <li><code>contractMethodAndArguments</code>: [Function] Contract method to call <code>send</code> on, including the arguments</li>
 859  <li><code>options</code>: [Object] Optional options to pass to the <code>send</code> function</li>
 860  <li><code>message</code>: [String] Optional string to match the revert message</li>
 861  </ul>
 862  <p>Returns a promise that you can wait for with <code>await</code>.</p>
 863  <figure class="highlight javascript"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">it(<span class="string">"should revert with a value lower than 5"</span>, <span class="keyword">async</span> <span class="function"><span class="keyword">function</span>(<span class="params"></span>) </span>&#123;</span><br><span class="line">  <span class="keyword">await</span> assert.reverts(SimpleStorage.methods.setHigher5(<span class="number">2</span>), &#123;<span class="attr">from</span>: web3.eth.defaultAccount&#125;,</span><br><span class="line">    <span class="string">'Returned error: VM Exception while processing transaction: revert Value needs to be higher than 5'</span>);</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
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 865  <h3 id="assert-eventEmitted"><a href="#assert-eventEmitted" class="headerlink" title="assert.eventEmitted"></a>assert.eventEmitted</h3><p>Using <code>eventEmitted</code>, you can assert that a transaction has emitted an event. You can also check for the returned values.</p>
 866  <figure class="highlight javascript"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">assert.eventEmitted(transaction, event[, values]);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 867  
 868  <ul>
 869  <li><code>transaction</code>: [Object] Transaction object returned by a <code>send</code> call</li>
 870  <li><code>event</code>: [String] Name of the event being emitted</li>
 871  <li><code>values</code>: [Array or Object] Optional array or object of the returned values of the event.<ul>
 872  <li>Using array: The order of the values put in the array need to match the order in which the values are returned by the event</li>
 873  <li>Using object: The object needs to have the right key/value pair(s)</li>
 874  </ul>
 875  </li>
 876  </ul>
 877  <figure class="highlight javascript"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">it(<span class="string">'asserts that the event was triggered'</span>, <span class="keyword">async</span> <span class="function"><span class="keyword">function</span>(<span class="params"></span>) </span>&#123;</span><br><span class="line">  <span class="keyword">const</span> transaction = <span class="keyword">await</span> SimpleStorage.methods.set(<span class="number">100</span>).send();</span><br><span class="line">  assert.eventEmitted(transaction, <span class="string">'EventOnSet'</span>, &#123;<span class="attr">value</span>: <span class="string">"100"</span>, <span class="attr">success</span>: <span class="literal">true</span>&#125;);</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
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 879  <h3 id="increaseTime"><a href="#increaseTime" class="headerlink" title="increaseTime"></a>increaseTime</h3><p>This function lets you increase the time of the EVM. It is useful in the case where you want to test expiration times for example.</p>
 880  <figure class="highlight javascript"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line"><span class="keyword">await</span> increaseTime(amount);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 881  
 882  <p><code>amount</code>: [Number] Number of seconds to increase</p>
 883  <figure class="highlight javascript"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">it(<span class="string">"should have expired after increasing time"</span>, <span class="keyword">async</span> <span class="function"><span class="keyword">function</span> (<span class="params"></span>) </span>&#123;</span><br><span class="line">  <span class="keyword">await</span> increaseTime(<span class="number">5001</span>);</span><br><span class="line">  <span class="keyword">const</span> isExpired = <span class="keyword">await</span> Expiration.methods.isExpired().call();</span><br><span class="line">  assert.strictEqual(isExpired, <span class="literal">true</span>);</span><br><span class="line">&#125;);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
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 885  <h3 id="mineAtTimestamp"><a href="#mineAtTimestamp" class="headerlink" title="mineAtTimestamp"></a>mineAtTimestamp</h3><p>This function mines a block and sets its <code>block.timestamp</code> accordingly. It let’s you mine in the future.</p>
 886  <figure class="highlight javascript"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line"><span class="keyword">await</span> mineAtTimestamp(timestamp);</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 887  
 888  <p><code>timestamp</code>: [Number] Timestamp when to mine the block</p>
 889  <h3 id="getEvmVersion"><a href="#getEvmVersion" class="headerlink" title="getEvmVersion"></a>getEvmVersion</h3><p><code>getEvmVersion</code> returns the version and type of EVM.</p>
 890  <p>It is useful if you want to make sure the EVM has the sufficient version to support an RPC call or if you want to make sure that you are using a VM like Ganache-CLI before making a call that only a VM supports.</p>
 891  <figure class="highlight javascript"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line"><span class="keyword">await</span> getEvmVersion();</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 892  
 893  <p>Returns a string, eg: <code>EthereumJS TestRPC/v2.9.2/ethereum-js</code></p>
 894  <h2 id="Code-coverage"><a href="#Code-coverage" class="headerlink" title="Code coverage"></a>Code coverage</h2><p>Embark allows you to generate a coverage report for your Solidity Smart Contracts by passing the <code>--coverage</code> option on the <code>embark test</code> command.</p>
 895  <figure class="highlight plain"><table><tr><td class="code"><pre><span class="line">$ embark test --coverage</span><br></pre></td></tr></table></figure>
 896  
 897  <p>The generated report looks something like this:</p>
 898  <p><img src="/coverage-files.png" alt="Coverage Report: Files"></p>
 899  <p>This gives us a birds-eye view on the state of the coverage of our Smart Contracts: how many of the functions were called, how many lines were hit, even whether all the branch cases were executed. When selecting a file, a more detailed report is produced. Here’s what it looks like:</p>
 900  <p><img src="/coverage-report.png" alt="Coverage Report: Detailed"></p>
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