cukelib

Module: childService

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Methods

<static> getService(name)

getService - Given a childService name returns the childService object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string
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Returns:

childService

Type
Object

<static> initialize()

initialize - Initializes the childService using the serviceControl module

Typically called at the top of cucumber support file that uses the childService using the
cucumber context that contains Before, After, Given, etc.
Usage:

  • childService.initialize.call(this);
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Returns:
Type
undefined

<static> spawn( [spawnArgs])

spawn - Launches a Node child process from a shell command via

require('child_process').spawn(...)

The spawnArgs parameter allows these options:

  • name: string The name of the cukelib service (required).
  • cmd: string Spawn command argument (required).
  • args: [string] Spawn args argument
  • options: Object childProcess.spawn options argument (env, cwd, etc.)
  • isReadyMatch: string|RegExp default: /./ Pattern that is matched from stdout or stderr to indicate the child process is ready.
  • isReady: (proc: childProcess) => Promise the promise is resolved when the child process is ready. The default is to resolve when data from stdout or stderr matches the isReadyMatch pattern.
  • stderrHandler: Function(data: string) default is to print via console.error(chalk.magenta(...))
  • stdoutHandler: Function(data: string) default is to print via console.log(chalk.magenta(...)). Assign the function (data) => null for a "quiet" output.
  • errorHandler: Function(err: Error) default is to print the err via console.error(chalk.magenta(...))
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
spawnArgs Object <optional>
 {}

see above
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Returns:

launchService promise

Type
Promise