Test-Driving JavaScript Applications

Create the Tactical Design with Tests

We will create a test list for the coding task at hand and set up the project to get ready for writing the first test.

Create a Test List

For the three operations we have, let’s list some initial tests that come to mind. Remember, this is not a complete or a perfect list, but just an initial list of ideas:

• getTasks updates taskscount
• getTasks updates tasks table
• call getTasks on window onload
• addTask updates message
• addTask calls getTasks
• register add task click event on window onload
• deleteTask updates message
• deleteTask calls getTasks

More tests will come to mind once we start coding. We’re ready to start with the first test, but we need to get the project prepared for client-side coding.

Set Up the Project ...