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https://github.com/austinsc/mochatron

Remote test runner roughly based on https://github.com/makeusabrew/mochet.io
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# Remote

A real-time remote test runner roughly based on https://github.com/makeusabrew/mochet.io



[![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/makeusabrew/mochet.io.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/makeusabrew/mochet.io)



## What is it?



A way of viewing any number of remotely executed test suites run under

[Mocha](https://github.com/visionmedia/mocha) in real time from the

comfort of your browser.



## How does it work?



Currently mochet.io is comprised of three main parts:



* mochet.coffee - a script which receives JSON input from Mocha and places it on a queue

* server.coffee - an express & socket.io server which pulls data off said queue, and pushes it out to all connected clients

* client.coffee - a JavaScript client which interprets data from the server and attempts to render pretty things in your browser



## Why does it exist?



Partly because anything to do with socket.io is fun, as is using Mocha to test stuff. Mainly because

it feels like it might be vaguely useful when a bit more fully featured - the idea is to support real time

output from any number of currently executing test suites, navigable by the source machine they're

being run from. With some basic security measures in place this also lets users share test suites

remotely with anyone who might be interested, essentially proxying terminal test output to a constantly

updated web page.



## What does it look like?



Not a lot at the moment. Currently a bit like this:



![mochet.io](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7898316/mochet.png "mochet.io")



## Who made it?



[@makeusabrew](http://twitter.com/makeusabrew)



## How do I run it?



You'll need to install ZeroMQ since that's how mochet communicates with the server.



### Start the web server



```coffee ./server.coffee```



### Pipe your Mocha test output through mochet.io



From the project you want to test:



```mocha -R json-stream | coffee /path/to/mochet.io/mochet.coffee "My Project Name"```



Mochet reads from stdin, so the only argument it needs is some way of identifying

the project you're testing. It'll create an automatic namespace for tests being

sent from each different machine by using its hostname and OS version.



## License



(The MIT License)



Copyright (C) 2012 by Nick Payne 



Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy

of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights

to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell

copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is

furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:



The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in

all copies or substantial portions of the Software.



THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR

IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE

AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER

LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,

OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN

THE SOFTWARE