fixtures.js

// Chimp globals
/* globals browser assert server client */

// Meteor globals
/* globals Meteor, Package, Accounts */

export default {  

  getUrl(path) {
    const baseUrl = 'http://localhost:3100/';
    return `${baseUrl}${path}`;
  },

  users: {
    create() {
      server.execute(() => {
        const email = 'test@example.com';
        const password = 'jkjkjkjk';
        let userId;
        try {
          const user = Meteor.users.findOne({ emails: { $elemMatch: { address: email } } });
          userId = user._id;
        } catch (e) {
          userId = Accounts.createUser({
            email,
            password,
            profile: { firstName: 'Tim', lastName: 'Fletcher' },
          });
        }
        // Always reset user password as a test may have changed it
        Accounts.setPassword(userId, password, { logout: false });
      });
    },

    // The server connection is for being able to do server calls from the test context that would
    // be logged in as the user also. This is useful for doing setup calls typically. You're right
    // in that it's not needed for what @timfletcher is doing in that instance.
    serverLogin(user) {
      server.call('login', { user: { email: user.email }, password: user.password });
    },

    clientLogin(credentials) {
      // Need to work out set this globally, before all tests
      browser.timeoutsAsyncScript(5000);
      browser.url('http://localhost:3100'); // the client must be on a Meteor app page before you can call `execute` on it
      browser.executeAsync((creds, done) => {
        Meteor.loginWithPassword(creds.email, creds.password, done);
      }, credentials);
    },

    login(user) {
      this.serverLogin(user);
      this.clientLogin(user);
    },

    logout() {
      // Need to work out set this globally, before all tests
      browser.timeoutsAsyncScript(5000);
      server.call('logout');
      browser.executeAsync(done => Meteor.logout(done));
    },
  },

  common: {
    reset() {
      // Make sure the DDP connection is not logged in before clearing the database
      server.call('logout');
      server.execute(() => { Package['xolvio:cleaner'].resetDatabase(); });
    },
  },
};

test.js

/* eslint-env mocha */
/* eslint-disable func-names */

// Chimp globals
/* globals browser assert server */

import fixtures from './fixtures';

describe('Change Password Form', () => {
  beforeEach(() => {
    fixtures.common.reset();
    fixtures.users.create();
    fixtures.users.login({ email: 'test@example.com', password: 'jkjkjkjk' });
    browser
      .url(fixtures.getUrl('settings'))
      .click('#react-tabs-2');
  });

  afterEach(() => {
    fixtures.users.logout();
  });

  it('can change password', () => {
    browser
      .setValue('input[name*="new-password"]', 'jkjkjkjk')
      .click('.btn-primary')
      .waitForVisible('.flash-message');
    assert.equal('Your password was updated successfully', browser.getText('.flash-message'));
  });

  it('shows an error with a blank password', () => {
    browser.click('.btn-primary');
    assert.equal('Password is required', browser.getText('.form-input-error'));
  });
});