Testing
The current test strategy for Directus consists of blackbox tests, which test the overall functionality of the platform, as well as unit tests, which test individual parts of the codebase.
Running Unit Tests
Use the following command to perform unit tests in all packages:
pnpm --workspace-root test
Use one of the following commands to perform more specific actions with unit tests (mix and match as desired):
# Run tests for a specific package (for example only in the api or app package)
pnpm --filter api test
pnpm --filter app test
# Start tests in watch mode
pnpm --filter api test -- --watch
# Enable coverage report
pnpm --filter api test -- --coverage
# Run specific test files using a filter pattern
pnpm --filter api test -- app.test.ts
pnpm --filter api test -- utils
--filter flag in pnpm commands since the commands will be executed relative to the current directory.# Run API tests, from within the "/api" directory
pnpm test
Running Blackbox Tests
Install Docker and ensure that the service is up and running. Run the following commands to start the blackbox tests:
# Ensure that you are testing against the lastest state of the codebase
pnpm --workspace-root build
# Clean up in case you ran the tests before
pnpm --filter tests-blackbox exec docker compose down --volumes
# Start the containers required for the tests
pnpm --filter tests-blackbox exec docker compose up --detach --wait
# Deploy Directus and run the tests
pnpm --workspace-root test:blackbox
Subsequent test runs can be issued with the following command, if only modifications to the blackbox tests themselves have been made:
pnpm --filter tests-blackbox test
Testing Specific Database Vendors
Provide a CSV of database vendors via the TEST_DB environment variable to target only a specific subset:
# Example targeting multiple vendors
TEST_DB=cockroachdb,postgres pnpm --workspace-root test:blackbox
# Example targeting a single vendor
TEST_DB=sqlite3 pnpm --workspace-root test:blackbox
If tests are only run against a subset of databases, it also makes sense to only start the corresponding containers:
# Start the containers that are always required
pnpm --filter tests-blackbox exec docker compose up auth-saml redis minio minio-mc --detach --wait
# Start the specific database container (for example 'postgres')
pnpm --filter tests-blackbox exec docker compose up postgres --detach --wait
Using an Existing Directus Project
Usually, the test suite will spin up a fresh copy of the Directus API built from the current state of the codebase. To use an already running instance of Directus instead, enable the TEST_LOCAL flag:
TEST_DB=cockroachdb TEST_LOCAL=true pnpm --workspace-root test:blackbox
Note: The tests expect the instance running at localhost:8055. Make sure to connect the instance to the test database container found in the tests/blackbox/docker-compose.yml file.
Server Logs
For debugging purposes, server logs can be enabled by specifying a log level using the TEST_SAVE_LOGS flag, for example:
TEST_SAVE_LOGS=info pnpm --workspace-root test:blackbox
The log files will be available under tests/blackbox/server-logs-*.
Writing Unit Tests
Unit Tests are written throughout the codebase in a vite native unit test framework called Vitest.
Example
import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
import { getDateFormatted } from './get-date-formatted.js';
beforeEach(() => {
vi.useFakeTimers();
});
afterEach(() => {
vi.useRealTimers();
});
function getUtcDateForString(date: string) {
const now = new Date(date);
// account for timezone difference depending on the machine where this test is ran
const timezoneOffsetInMinutes = now.getTimezoneOffset();
const timezoneOffsetInMilliseconds = timezoneOffsetInMinutes * 60 * 1000;
const nowUTC = new Date(now.valueOf() + timezoneOffsetInMilliseconds);
return nowUTC;
}
test.each([
{ utc: '2023-01-01T01:23:45.678Z', expected: '20230101-12345' },
{ utc: '2023-01-11T01:23:45.678Z', expected: '20230111-12345' },
{ utc: '2023-11-01T01:23:45.678Z', expected: '20231101-12345' },
{ utc: '2023-11-11T12:34:56.789Z', expected: '20231111-123456' },
{ utc: '2023-06-01T01:23:45.678Z', expected: '20230601-12345' },
{ utc: '2023-06-11T12:34:56.789Z', expected: '20230611-123456' },
])('should format $utc into "$expected"', ({ utc, expected }) => {
const nowUTC = getUtcDateForString(utc);
vi.setSystemTime(nowUTC);
expect(getDateFormatted()).toBe(expected);
});
Writing Blackbox Tests
Example
import { getUrl } from '@common/config';
import request from 'supertest';
import vendors from '@common/get-dbs-to-test';
import { requestGraphQL } from '@common/transport';
describe('/server', () => {
describe('GET /ping', () => {
it.each(vendors)('%s', async (vendor) => {
// Action
const response = await request(getUrl(vendor))
.get('/server/ping')
.expect('Content-Type', /text\/html/)
.expect(200);
const gqlResponse = await requestGraphQL(getUrl(vendor), true, null, {
query: {
server_ping: true,
},
});
// Assert
expect(response.text).toBe('pong');
expect(gqlResponse.body.data.server_ping).toBe('pong');
});
});
});