Configuration File Overview

Configuration File Overview

To configure Testacular you use a configuration file and supply this file when starting Testacular. Here is a list of all possible configuration values that can be used, including their default values.

basePath

• Type. String
• Default. ''
• Description. Base path, that will be used to resolve files and exclude.

files

• Type. Array
• Default. []
• Description. List of files/patterns to load in the browser. See Files for more information.

exclude

• Type. Array
• Default. []
• Description. List of files to exclude.

reporters

• Type. Array
• Default. ['progress']
• Possible Values.
  • dots
  • progress
• Description. A list of reporters to use. See Reporters for more.

port

• Type. Number
• Default. 8080
• Description. Web server port

runnerPort

• Type. Number
• Default. 9100
• Description. Cli runner port

colors

• Type. Boolean
• Default. true
• Description. Enable / disable colors in the output (reporters and logs).

logLevel

• Type. Constant
• Default. LOG_INFO
• Possible values.
  • LOG_DISABLE
  • LOG_ERROR
  • LOG_WARN
  • LOG_INFO
  • LOG_DEBUG
• Description. Level of logging.

autoWatch

• Type. Boolean
• Default. false
• Description. Enable/disable watching file and executing tests whenever any file changes.

browsers

• Type. Array
• Default. []
• Possible Values.
  • Chrome
  • ChromeCanary
  • Firefox
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • PhantomJS
• Description. A list of browsers to test in. See Browsers for more.

singleRun

• Type. Boolean
• Default. false
• Description. Continuous Integration mode if true, it captures browsers, runs tests and exits.

preprocessors

• Type. Object
• Default. {}
• Description. List modules to preprocess your files before they get served to the browser. See Preprocessors for more.