Preload Marionette templates as needed, before any tests are run

PreloadedMarionetteTemplatesWithJasmine

// Preload Marionette templates as needed, before any tests are run


// ---------------------------
// jasmine SpecRunner.html:

// [cut]
  <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/jasmine-1.2.0/jasmine-html.js"></script>
    
  <script type="text/javascript">
      templateIdsToLoad = [];
      preloadTemplate=function (id) {
          templateIdsToLoad.push(id);   
      }
      preloadTemplates = function (ids) {
          templateIdsToLoad = ids;
      }
  </script>

  <!-- include spec files here... -->
  <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/module-spec.js"></script>

  <!-- include source files here... -->

// [cut]

  <script type="text/javascript">
      (function() {
          var jasmineEnv = jasmine.getEnv();
          jasmineEnv.updateInterval = 1000;

          var htmlReporter = new jasmine.HtmlReporter();

          jasmineEnv.addReporter(htmlReporter);

          jasmineEnv.specFilter = function(spec) {
              return htmlReporter.specFilter(spec);
          };

          var currentWindowOnload = window.onload;

          window.onload = function() {
              if (currentWindowOnload) {
                  currentWindowOnload();
              }
              //execJasmine();
              preloadTemplatesAndExecute();
          };

          function preloadTemplatesAndExecute() {
              var loadAllTemplates = Backbone.Marionette.TemplateCache.preloadTemplates(templateIdsToLoad, this);
              $.when(loadAllTemplates).done(execJasmine);
          }
          function execJasmine() {
              jasmineEnv.execute();
          }

      })();
  </script>





// ----------------------
// module-spec.js:

preloadTemplate('user-edit');
preloadTemplate('user-edit-confirm');
preloadTemplate('generic-toggle-item');

describe("preloaded templates are ready", function () {

    it('user-edit', function () {
        expect(Backbone.Marionette.TemplateCache.get('#user-edit')).toBeDefined();
    });
    it('user-edit-confirm', function () {
        expect(Backbone.Marionette.TemplateCache.get('#user-edit-confirm')).toBeDefined();
    });
    it('generic-toggle-item', function () {
        expect(Backbone.Marionette.TemplateCache.get('#generic-toggle-item')).toBeDefined();
    });

});