test.js

var assert = require('assert')
const OrbitDB = require('orbit-db')
const IPFS = require('ipfs')


describe('Orbit', function() {
    it('should post without needing to call load on the store', async function() {
      
        const ipfs = await IPFS.create({
            EXPERIMENTAL: {
                pubsub:true
            }
        })
        
        const orbitdb = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs, {
            directory: "./orbitdb"
        })

        let store = await orbitdb.open("test-store", {
            type: 'feed',
            create: true
        })

        //Add 100 records
        for (var i=0; i < 100; i++) {
            await store.add({
                content: (i + 10).toString()
            })
        }

        //Close store
        let address = store.address.toString()
        await store.close()

        //Reopen and load full to verify we have all of them
        store = await orbitdb.open(address)
        await store.load()


        assert.equal(Object.keys(store._index._index).length, 100)

        //Close store
        await store.close()


        //Reopen and don't load
        store = await orbitdb.open(address)
        //await store.load(1) //uncommenting this line makes the test pass. loading even 1 record seems to keep them

        
        
        //Add another one
        await store.add({
            content: 101
        })

        //Close store
        await store.close()

        //Reopen and load full to verify we have all of them
        store = await orbitdb.open(address)
        await store.load()

        assert.equal(Object.keys(store._index._index).length, 101)

    })
})