Global variables in Karma test runner

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Mimo picture Mimo · Oct 9, 2013 · Viewed 39k times · Source

I have a global variable defined in my main template, which I use to store information bits from the back end, such as the environment context path. I can't move that variable inside a service.

How can I expose that variable to Karma when I run the unit tests?

Answer

Michael Benford picture Michael Benford · Oct 9, 2013

You either declare that global variable within your test file:

var global = "something";

describe('Your test suit', function() {
...
});

or add a Javascript file where it's defined to your karma.conf.js file:

// list of files / patterns to load in the browser
files: [
   ...,
   'file-containing-the-global-variable.js'
],

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