sierra-conversation

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Conversations

This module is designed to provide developers with an extremely powerful testing framework for complex TCP servers which generally require a large amount of boilerplate code or custom test functions. This module provides a fluent, easy to use and incredibly powerful framework on which extremely complex protocols can be tested.

Example

All these things start out with an example of how you can use the test framework. The following is an example of using node-conversation with Mocha.

var Conversation = require('conversation');

describe('protocol', function() {
	it('should forward messages to the correct user', function(done) {
		new Conversation({ port: 9119 })
			.client('u1').u1.send('LOGIN:user1;').and.expect('OK;')
			.client('u2').u2.send('LOGIN:user2;').and.expect('OK;')
			.client('u3').u3.send('LOGIN:user3;').and.expect('OK;')

			.u1.write('CHAT:user2:hello;').and.expect('SENT:1;')
			.u2.expect('MESSAGE:user1:hello;')
			.u1.read('RECEIVED:1;')

			.u2.write('CHAT:user3:hi;').and.read('SENT:2;')
			.u3.read('MESSAGE:user2:hi;')
			.u2.read('RECEIVED:2;')

			.u1.send('LOGOUT;')
			.all.expect('LOGOUT:user1;')

			.run(done);
	});
});

Extensibility

Due to its design, it is extremely easy to automate common testing tasks (for example, login processes) by adding to the Conversation.prototype or Conversations.Client.prototype. This can help make testing systems which require setup tasks to be performed considerably easier.

API

Conversation

The conversation object provides the following API methods through which you can interact with a remote server.

Conversation(options) {	
	/// <summary>Creates a new Conversation object which tests a protocol sequentially</summary>
	/// <param name="options" type="Object">Options dictating how the Conversation is handled</param>

	options = {
		port: Number,
		initializer: function(socket) { }
	}
}

Conversation.prototype.client = function(id, initializer) {	
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Adds a new client to the Conversation, using the Conversation's initializer or port number</summary>
	/// <param name="id" type="String">A unique client identifier used to indicate which client to use when sending a message</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Adds a new client to the Conversation</summary>
	/// <param name="id" type="String">A unique client identifier used to indicate which client to use when sending a message</param>
	/// <param name="initializer" type="Number">The port to which the client should connect</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Adds a new client to the Conversation</summary>
	/// <param name="id" type="String">A unique client identifier used to indicate which client to use when sending a message</param>
	/// <param name="initializer" type="Function">A function to be called once the client is connected, allowing for any setup</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
};

Conversation.prototype.write = Conversation.prototype.send = function (id, message) {
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Queues a write operation in sequence by the default client ID</summary>
	/// <param name="message" type="String">The data packet to send from the client</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Queues a write operation in sequence by the given client ID</summary>
	/// <param name="id" type="String">The ID of the client from whom the packet will be sent</param>
	/// <param name="message" type="String">The data packet to send from the client</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
};

Conversation.prototype.expect = Conversation.prototype.read = function (id, message) {
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Queues a receive operation in sequence to the default client</summary>
	/// <param name="message" type="String">The packet that the client expects to receive</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Queues a receive operation in sequence to the default client</summary>
	/// <param name="message" type="Regex">A regex which will validate the packet received by the client</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Queues a receive operation in sequence to the given client ID</summary>
	/// <param name="id" type="String">The ID of the client to whom the message should be sent</param>
	/// <param name="message" type="String">The packet that the client expects to receive</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Queues a receive operation in sequence to the given client ID</summary>
	/// <param name="id" type="String">The ID of the client to whom the message should be sent</param>
	/// <param name="message" type="Regex">A regex which will validate the packet received by the client</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
};


Conversation.prototype.wait = function (time) {
	/// <summary>Waits for the specified interval before continuing the Conversation</summary>
	/// <param name="time" type="Number">The amount of time to wait in milliseconds</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
};

Conversation.prototype.drop = function(id, count) {
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Drops any pending messages from the receive buffer for the specified client</summary>
	/// <param name="id" type="String">The ID of the client who's receive buffer should be cleared</param>
	/// </signature>	
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Drops the specified number of pending messages from the receive buffer for the specified client</summary>
	/// <param name="id" type="String">The ID of the client who's receive buffer should be cleared</param>
	/// <param name="count" type="Number">The number of messages to drop from the receive buffer, starting at the front</param>
	/// </signature>
};


Conversation.prototype.call = Conversation.prototype.then = function (callback) {
	/// <summary>Queues a call to the given function when the relevant point in the Conversation is reached</summary>
	/// <param name="callback" type="Function">The function to call</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
};

Conversation.prototype.disconnect = Conversation.prototype.end = function(id) {
	/// <summary>Queues a disconnection event for the specified client</summary>
	/// <param name="id">The ID of the client who should disconnect</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
};

Conversation.prototype.succeded = function(callback) {
	/// <summary>Runs the given callback if no error occurs</summary>
	/// <param name="callback">A function to be called once the conversation completes</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
};

Conversation.prototype.failed = function(callback) {
	/// <summary>Runs the given callback if an error occurs</summary>
	/// <param name="callback">A function to be called to handle the error</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
};

Conversation.prototype.finished = Conversation.prototype.done = function(callback) {
	/// <summary>Runs the given callback when the conversation finishes</summary>
	/// <param name="callback">A function to be called once the conversation completes</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
};

Conversation.prototype.run = function (done) {
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Runs the prepared Conversation</summary>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
	/// <signature>
	/// <summary>Runs the prepared Conversation, calling the given callback once complete</summary>
	/// <param name="done" type="Function">A function to be called once the Conversation has been completed</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
	/// </signature>
};

Conversation.prototype.preSend = function (callback) {
	/// <summary>Registers a hook to preprocess data prior to it being sent</summary>
	/// <param name="callback" type="Function">A function which preprocesses the data</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
};

Conversation.prototype.preReceive = function (callback) {
	/// <summary>Registers a hook to preprocess data prior to it being processed</summary>
	/// <param name="callback" type="Function">A function which preprocesses the data</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
};


Conversation.prototype.preOperation = function (callback) {
	/// <summary>Registers a hook to preprocess an operation prior to it being dispatched</summary>
	/// <param name="callback" type="Function">A function which preprocesses the operation</param>
	/// <returns type="Conversation"/>
};

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