Test Runner for Lua Busted

Run Lua Busted test cases in Visual Studio Code

Overview

A lightweight extension to run Lua Busted test cases in Visual Studio Code.

• Run test cases
• View test report
• View tests in Test Explorer

Requirements

• VS Code (version 1.73.0 or later)
• Busted

Features

Run/Debug Test Cases

• The extension will generate shortcuts (the green play button) on the left side of the describe / it function calls. To run the target test cases, simply click on the green play button. You can also right click on it to see more options.

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Test Explorer

• The Test Explorer is the place to show all the test cases in your workspace. You can also run your test cases from here.

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View Test Result

• After running the test cases, the state of the related test items will be updated in both editor decoration and test explorer.
• You can trigger the command Test: Peek Output to peek the result view.

Settings

Setting Name	Description	Default Value
busted-test-explorer.executable	Name or full path of the busted executable. If only a name is provided, the executable must be in PATH.	busted
busted-test-explorer.args	Additional busted command line option.	[]
busted-test-explorer.cwd	Working directory used by busted during test runs.	``
busted-test-explorer.env	Environement variable appended to the environment when busted is executed.	{}
busted-test-explorer.testfilepattern	Test file pattern.	**/*_spec.lua

Contributing and Feedback

All contributions and feedback are welcomed. Feel free to submit issue and pull request on the github project.

License

This extension is licensed under MIT License.