ReferenceError: describe is not defined

Question

I am trying to run test for graphql endpoint using gest. Below is my code

const Gest = require('graphicli')
const schema = require('./path/schema.js')

const gest = Gest(schema, {
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:7770/graphql',
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json'
  }
})

describe('GraphQL', () => {
  test('{getAllNominator{firstName}}', () => {
    return gest('{getAllNominator{firstName}}').then(({ data, errors }) => {
      expect(errors).toBeUndefined()
      expect(data).toEqual('Adam')
    })
  })
})

But I am getting the following error

ReferenceError: describe is not defined

As per the solution give in Solution Link I ran the file using mocha. But it the gives another error

ReferenceError: test is not defined

I am stuck here. How can I solve this issue. And also one more question. Is gest and mocha related? Please some one help me out of this

how do you run it? which command do you use? – kharandziuk Sep 13 '17 at 09:28 — kharandziuk, Sep 13 '17 at 09:28
i ranit using mocha command. mocha test.js – Seena V P Sep 13 '17 at 09:30 — Seena V P, Sep 13 '17 at 09:30

explorer · Answer 1 · 2017-09-13T09:30:32.533

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describe function is setup by mocha.

If you have installed mocha locally, run test with

./node_modules/.bin/mocha path/to/test.js

Or

mocha path/to/test.js

Also, you might want to replace test(...) call with it(...)

edited Sep 13 '17 at 09:30

answered Sep 13 '17 at 09:29

explorer

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As I told before i ran it with mocha. But I got another error ReferenceError: test is not defined – Seena V P Sep 13 '17 at 09:30
@SVP, you have to require `expect` in that file. – explorer Sep 13 '17 at 09:32
Do you mean expect from 'chai'? – Seena V P Sep 13 '17 at 09:34
@SVP, sorry I am not sure. I use `should` mostly. – explorer Sep 13 '17 at 09:38
But then it becomes a test run using mocha. Here i want to implement gest testing – Seena V P Sep 13 '17 at 09:39

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 27 '17 at 15:32

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Discussion for this is happening here. Basically you need to run the posted example in an environment that has describe as a global, like [Mocha][3] and Jest.

answered Sep 27 '17 at 15:32

Mike Fix

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ReferenceError: describe is not defined

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