appHelper.js

var fs = require('fs-extra');
var wrench = require('wrench');
var exec = require('child_process').exec;
var path = require('path');
var sailsBin = path.resolve('./bin/sails.js');

/**
 * Uses the Sails binary to create a namespaced test app
 * If no appName is given use 'testApp'
 *
 * It copies all the files in the fixtures folder into their
 * respective place in the test app so you don't need to worry
 * about setting up the fixtures.
 */

module.exports.build = function(/* [appName], done */) {
  var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments),
      done = args.pop(),
      appName = 'testApp';

  // Allow App Name to be optional
  if(args.length > 0) appName = args[0];

  // Cleanup old test fixtures
  if (fs.existsSync(appName)) {
    wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(path.resolve('./', appName));
  }

  exec(sailsBin + ' new ' + appName, function(err) {
    if (err) done(err);

    wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive('./test/http/fixtures', path.resolve('./', appName), {
        forceDelete: true
    });
    //var fixtures = wrench.readdirSyncRecursive('./test/http/fixtures');
    //if(fixtures.length < 1) return done();

    // If fixtures copy them to the test app
    //fixtures.forEach(function(file) {
      //var filePath = path.resolve('./test/http/fixtures/', file);

      // Check if file is a directory
      //var stat = fs.statSync(filePath);

      // Ignore directories
      //if(stat.isDirectory()) return;

      // Copy File to Test App
      //var data = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
      //fs.createFileSync(path.resolve('./', appName, file));
      //fs.writeFileSync(path.resolve('./', appName, file), data);
    //});

    done();
  });
};


/**
 * Remove a Test App
 */

module.exports.teardown = function(appName) {
  appName = appName ? appName : 'testApp';
  var dir = path.resolve('./', appName);
  if (fs.existsSync(dir)) {
    wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(dir);
  }
};