@remix-project/remix-tests
is a tool to test Solidity smart contracts. It works underneath Remix IDE "Solidity Unit Testing" plugin which is used to write and run test cases for a contract. Tests are written in Solidity itself. @remix-project/remix-tests
can be used as CLI and a library too.
To know more about Remix IDE Solidity Unit Testing Plugin
, visit Remix IDE official documentation.
- As a dev dependency:
yarn add --dev @remix-project/remix-tests
- As a global NPM module to use as CLI:
yarn global add @remix-project/remix-tests
To confirm installation, run:
$ remix-tests --version
0.1.36
Version should be same as on NPM.
@remix-project/remix-tests
provides and injects a built-in assert library for testing purpose.
Available functions | Supported types |
---|---|
Assert.ok() |
bool |
Assert.equal() |
uint , int , bool , address , bytes32 , string |
Assert.notEqual() |
uint , int , bool , address , bytes32 , string |
Assert.greaterThan() |
uint , int |
Assert.lesserThan() |
uint , int |
Examples to understand the use of assert library methods can be found here in tests.
Apart from above, library provides some special functions as:
beforeEach()
- runs before each testbeforeAll()
- runs before all testsafterEach()
- runs after each testafterAll()
- runs after all tests
Example to understand the use of special methods can be found here in tests.
It is quite common that a contract need to be tested in different situation.
Especially being able to set before hand the sender account (msg.sender
) used for a specific tests suite enable quite a lot a new test use cases.
please checkout this test contract for an example.
Note that TestsAccounts
is filled with all the accounts available in web3.eth.accounts()
.
One can see all available option for remix-tests using --help
command.
$ remix-tests --help
Usage: remix-tests [options] [command]
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-c, --compiler <string> set compiler version (e.g: 0.6.1, 0.7.1 etc)
-e, --evm <string> set EVM version (e.g: petersburg, istanbul etc)
-o, --optimize <bool> enable/disable optimization
-r, --runs <number> set runs (e.g: 150, 250 etc)
-v, --verbose <level> set verbosity level (0 to 5)
-h, --help output usage information
Commands:
version output the version number
help output usage information
Along with the shown options, you need to provide a file or directory path.
- To run all test files inside
examples
directory
$ remix-tests examples/
- To run single test file named
simple_storage_test.sol
insideexamples
directory
$ remix-tests examples/simple_storage_test.sol
NOTE: remix-tests will assume that name of tests file ends with "_test.sol"
. e.g simple_storage_test.sol
Example:
Consider for a simple storage contract named simple_storage.sol
:
pragma solidity >=0.4.22 <=0.8.0;
contract SimpleStorage {
uint public storedData;
constructor() public {
storedData = 100;
}
function set(uint x) public {
storedData = x;
}
function get() public view returns (uint retVal) {
return storedData;
}
}
test file simple_storage_test.sol
can be as:
pragma solidity >=0.4.22 <=0.8.0;
import "remix_tests.sol"; // injected by remix-tests
import "./simple_storage.sol";
contract MyTest {
SimpleStorage foo;
function beforeAll() public {
foo = new SimpleStorage();
}
function initialValueShouldBe100() public returns (bool) {
return Assert.equal(foo.get(), 100, "initial value is not correct");
}
function initialValueShouldNotBe200() public returns (bool) {
return Assert.notEqual(foo.get(), 200, "initial value is not correct");
}
function shouldTriggerOneFail() public {
Assert.equal(uint(1), uint(2), "uint test 1 fails");
Assert.notEqual(uint(1), uint(2), "uint test 2 passes");
}
function shouldTriggerOnePass() public {
Assert.equal(uint(1), uint(1), "uint test 3 passes");
}
}
Running simple_storage_test.sol
file will output as:
$ remix-tests simple_storage_test.sol
👁 :: Running remix-tests - Unit testing for solidity :: 👁
'creation of library remix_tests.sol:Assert pending...'
◼ MyTest
✓ Initial value should be100
✓ Initial value should not be200
✘ Should trigger one fail
✓ Should trigger one pass
3 passing (0.282s)
1 failing
1) MyTest: Should trigger one fail
error: uint test 1 fails
expected value to be equal to: 2
returned: 1
Most of the remix-tests
options are there to define a custom compiler context. With an extended custom compiler context, execution of above test file will go as:
$ remix-tests --compiler 0.7.4 --evm istanbul --optimize true --runs 300 simple_storage_test.sol
👁 :: Running remix-tests - Unit testing for solidity :: 👁
[14:03:18] info: Compiler version set to 0.7.4. Latest version is 0.8.0
[14:03:18] info: EVM set to istanbul
[14:03:18] info: Optimization is enabled
[14:03:18] info: Runs set to 300
Loading remote solc version v0.7.4+commit.3f05b770 ...
'creation of library remix_tests.sol:Assert pending...'
◼ MyTest
✓ Initial value should be100
✓ Initial value should not be200
✘ Should trigger one fail
✓ Should trigger one pass
3 passing (0.316s)
1 failing
1) MyTest: Should trigger one fail
error: uint test 1 fails
expected value to be equal to: 2
returned: 1
👉 remix-test can also be used for continuous integration testing. See example Su Squares contract and Travis build
Import library:
const remixTests = require('@remix-project/remix-tests');
Run a single test object:
remixTests.runTest (testName: string, testObject: any, contractDetails: CompiledContract, fileAST: AstNode, opts: Options, testCallback: TestCbInterface, resultsCallback: ResultCbInterface)
Params:-
testName
- Name of the testtestObject
- Web3 1.0 contract instance of the testcontractDetails
- Contract detailsfileAST
- AST of test fileopts
- Custom optionstestCallback(object)
- Called each time there is a test event. 3 possible type of objects:
{ type: 'contract', value: '<TestName>', filename: '<test_filename.sol>' }
{ type: 'testPass', value: '<name of testing function>', time: <time taken>, context: '<TestName>'}
{ type: 'testFailure', value: '<name of testing function>', time: <time taken>, context: '<TestName>', errMsg: '<message in the Assert>' }
resultsCallback(object)
- Callback with test results
passingNum
- number of passing testsfailureNum
- number of failing teststimePassed
- time it took for all the tests to run (in seconds)
Running a set of tests given the sourcecode:
remixTests.runTestSources(contractSources: SrcIfc, versionUrl: string, usingWorker: boolean, testCallback: Function, resultCallback: Function, finalCallback: any, importFileCb: Function, opts: Options);
Params:-
contractSources
- Contract sourcescompilerConfig
- Custom compiler configuration
currentCompilerUrl: URL to load compiler from
evmVersion: EVM name
optimize: set true to enable optimizartion
usingWorker?: set true to load compiler using worker
runs: number of contract runs
testCallback(object)
- Called each time there is a test event. 3 possible type of objects:
{ type: 'contract', value: '<TestName>', filename: '<test_filename.sol>' }
{ type: 'testPass', value: '<name of testing function>', time: <time taken>, context: '<TestName>'}
{ type: 'testFailure', value: '<name of testing function>', time: <time taken>, context: '<TestName>', errMsg: '<message in the Assert>' }
resultCallback(err, object)
- Callback with test results
passingNum
- number of passing testsfailureNum
- number of failing teststimePassed
- time it took for all the tests to run (in seconds)
finalCallback(err)
- called when all tests finish running.importCb(url, cb)
- Callback to resolve imported filesopts
- Custom options
For more details, see parameters' type definitions here.
Please feel free to open an issue or a pull request.
In case you want to add a code, do have a look to our contribution guidelnes here. Reach us in Gitter in case of any queries.
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