Vows Async Node.JS Process Testing w/ Request

vows-coffeescript-async.coffee

child = undefined
stdout = ''
stderr = ''
exitCode = 0

vows = require('vows')
path = require('path')
assert = require('assert')
request = require('request')
spawn = require('child_process').spawn

args = [ path.join(__dirname, '/../', 'app.coffee') ]

class Fetcher                                  
  get: (callback) ->                        
    setTimeout () ->                              
      request 'http://localhost:8000/', callback                  
    , 1000

vows.describe('general http tests').addBatch('index page /':
  topic: ->
    child = spawn('coffee', args)
    child.stderr.on 'data', (data) ->
      stderr += data
    child.on 'exit', (code) ->
      exitCode = code
    (new Fetcher).get(@callback)
    undefined
    
  'should have no errors': (error, response, body) ->
    child.kill 'SIGHUP'
    assert.isNull error

  'with a response code of 200': (error, response, body) ->
    assert.equal response.statusCode, 200

  'the body should be html': (error, response, body) ->
    assert.equal /html/m.test(body), true

  'with an exit code of 0': (error, response, body) ->
    assert.equal exitCode, 0

  'an empty stderr': (error, response, body) ->
    assert.equal stderr.length, 0
).export(module)