Setup for karma testing

karma.conf.js

// Karma configuration
// Generated on Thu Dec 24 2015 20:24:55 GMT+0100 (Central Europe Standard Time)

module.exports = function(config) {
  config.set({

    // base path that will be used to resolve all patterns (eg. files, exclude)
    basePath: '',


    // frameworks to use
    // available frameworks: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-adapter
    frameworks: ['jasmine'],

    // list of files / patterns to load in the browser
    files: [
			// {pattern: 'node_modules/traceur/bin/traceur.js', included: true, watched: false},
			// {pattern: 'node_modules/systemjs/dist/system-polyfills.js', included: true, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2-polyfills.js', included: true, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.js', included: true, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'node_modules/rxjs/bundles/Rx.js', included: true, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2.dev.js', included: true, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/http.dev.js', included: true, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/router.dev.js', included: true, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/testing.dev.js', included: true, watched: false},

      {pattern: 'node_modules/**/*.map', included: false, watched: false},

      // SystemJS config
      {pattern: 'karma.shim.js', included: true, watched: false},

      // paths loaded via module imports
      {pattern: 'dist/**/*.js', included: false, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'node_modules/rxjs/**/*.js', included: false, watched: false},

      // paths loaded via Angular's component compiler
      // (these paths need to be rewritten, see proxies section)
      {pattern: 'dist/**/*.html', included: false, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'dist/**/*.css', included: false, watched: false},

      // paths to support debugging with source maps in dev tools
      {pattern: 'src/scripts/**/*.ts', included: false, watched: false},
      {pattern: 'dist/**/*.js.map', included: false, watched: false}
    ],

    // list of files to exclude
    exclude: [
      'dist/**/system.conf.js',
    ],
    
    
    // urlRoot: '__karma__',


    proxies: {
      // required for component assests fetched by Angular's compiler
      "/scripts/app/": "/base/dist/scripts/app/",
      "/scripts/core/": "/base/dist/scripts/core/",
      "/scripts/lab/": "/base/dist/scripts/lab/",
    },


    // preprocess matching files before serving them to the browser
    // available preprocessors: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-preprocessor
    preprocessors: {
      // 'dist/scripts/**/*.js': ['coverage']
    },


    // test results reporter to use
    // possible values: 'dots', 'progress'
    // available reporters: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-reporter
    reporters: ['progress', 'html', 'coverage'],


    // web server port
    port: 9876,


    // enable / disable colors in the output (reporters and logs)
    colors: true,


    // level of logging
    // possible values: config.LOG_DISABLE || config.LOG_ERROR || config.LOG_WARN || config.LOG_INFO || config.LOG_DEBUG
    logLevel: config.LOG_DISABLE,


    // enable / disable watching file and executing tests whenever any file changes
    autoWatch: true,


    // start these browsers
    // available browser launchers: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-launcher
    browsers: ['Chrome'],


    // Continuous Integration mode
    // if true, Karma captures browsers, runs the tests and exits
    singleRun: false,


    // Concurrency level
    // how many browser should be started simultanous
    concurrency: Infinity,


    // Plugins
    plugins: [
      'karma-coverage',
      'karma-jasmine', 
      'karma-jasmine-html-reporter',
      'karma-chrome-launcher',
      'karma-phantomjs-launcher',
    ]

  })
}

karma.shim.js

/**
 *  Turn on full stack traces in errors to help debugging 
 * */
Error.stackTraceLimit = Infinity;

jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 1000;

// Cancel Karma's synchronous start
__karma__.loaded = function () { };

var pathsMapping = function (path) {
  var pathFilter = new RegExp(path.replace('/', '\\/') + '.*\/.*\.js$');
  var pathReplace = new RegExp('^' + path.replace('/', '\\/'));
  // console.log(pathFilter.source, pathReplace.source);
 
  
  return Object.keys(window.__karma__.files)
    .filter(function (path) { return pathFilter.test(path); })
    // .filter(function (path) { console.log(path); return true; })
    .reduce(function (systemjsPaths, karmaPath) {
      /**
       * Creates local module name mapping to global path with karma's fingerprint in path, e.g.:
       * './hero.service': '/base/dist/scripts/hero.service.js?f4523daf879cfb7310ef6242682ccf10b2041b3e'
       * 
       * and, when using GoogleAppEngine:
       * './hero.service': '/base/dist/static/scripts/hero.service.js?f4523daf879cfb7310ef6242682ccf10b2041b3e'
       */
      var systemjsPath = karmaPath.replace(pathReplace, './').replace(/\.js$/, '');
      systemjsPaths[systemjsPath] = karmaPath + '?' + window.__karma__.files[karmaPath];
      return systemjsPaths;
    }, {});
};

/**
 * Setup SystemJS to correctly 
 * locate user modules served by Karma.
 */
System.config({
  packages: {
    '/base/dist/scripts/': {
      defaultExtension: false,
      format: 'register',
      map: pathsMapping('/base/dist/scripts/')
    },
    '/base/dist/static/scripts/': {
      defaultExtension: false,
      format: 'register',
      map: pathsMapping('/base/dist/static/scripts/')
    },
  }
});

var specFiles =
  Object.keys(window.__karma__.files)
    .filter(function (path) { return /\.spec\.js$/.test(path); })
    // .filter(function (path) { console.log(path); return true; })
    .map(function (moduleName) { return System.import(moduleName); })

System
  .import('angular2/platform/browser').then(function (b) { b.BrowserDomAdapter.makeCurrent(); })
  .then(function () { return Promise.all(specFiles); })
  .then(function () { __karma__.start(); }, function (error) { __karma__.error(error.stack || error); });

System.import('app/bootstrap');

do you have any update for @angular.rc.1?