"Unable to open file" error for files in subfolders

[philippm]

First of all many thanks for this useful tool!

Since version 3.3.0 I get an error when trying to run a spec file in a subfolder:

$ mocha-phantomjs coffee/spec/index.html
> Unable to open file 'path/to/rails/app/spec'

Note that it seems to be stripping to first-level folder ("coffee" in the above case).

When I run the file from within the subfolder everything works:

$ cd coffee/spec
$ mocha-phantomjs index.html
> ... test output ...

This problem does not occur in version 3.2.0.

Thank you in advance for looking into this!

[kooliokey]

I have the same issue happening with V 3.3.2 of Mocha-PhantomJS. From inside my project's root folder I'll run:

mocha-phantomjs spec/runner.html

and get

Unable to open file '/path/to/project/root/spec'

I've tried prefixing the path with ./ , quoting it, passing a full absolute path rather than relative and nothing works. If I cd into the spec folder it works just fine.

cd spec;
mocha-phantomjs runner.html

Not sure what the issue would be, but would be nice to get it working outside the spec folder.

[nathanboktae]

Sorry for the delay. I'm trying to repro the issue but I can't with 3.3.2, and I can't. What version of phantomjs are you using? How are you referencing your test scripts within your html file? I assume it's relative like <script src="../src/code.js"></script> correct?

[philippm]

No problem, many thanks for your reply and for looking into this.

The problem persists with the following setup:

• mocha-phantomjs version 3.3.2
• phantomjs version 1.9.7
• Mac OS X 10.9

I'm referencing the scripts as follows:

<script data-main="../../js/spec/spec_runner.js" src="../../js/lib/requirejs/require.js"></script>

Hope this helps!

[nathanboktae]

That's exactly my setup :/

Are you by chance trying to access files that are outside of the pwd tree? eg your runner file is 1 directory down but your specs are adjacent or higher than the current working directory?

I see you're using a require setup. Do your tests run fine when opening them in a browser?

[philippm]

Thank you for your quick response!

Yes, the tests run fine when I open the file in a browser.

Regarding the files outside of the pwd tree, the runner looks like this:

// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.7.1
(function() {
  var vendorPath;

  vendorPath = "../lib";

  require.config({
    baseUrl: "../../js/app",
    paths: {
      jquery: "../lib/jquery/dist/jquery",
      // ... more paths here
    },
    shim: {
      // ... shim definitions
    },
    urlArgs: "bust=" + (new Date()).getTime()
  });
  require(["require", "chai", "chai-jquery", "chai-backbone", "chai-changes", "spec/chai_validation", "sinon-chai", "sinon", "mocha", "jquery"], function(require, chai, chaiJquery, chaiBackbone, chaiChanges, chaiValidation) {
    var should;
    should = chai.should();
    window.expect = chai.expect;
    chai.use(chaiJquery);
    chai.use(chaiBackbone);
    chai.use(chaiChanges);
    chai.use(chaiValidation);
    mocha.setup("bdd");
    return require(["books" /* ... more spec files loaded here */], function(require) {
      if (window.mochaPhantomJS) {
        return mochaPhantomJS.run();
      } else {
        return mocha.run();
      }
    });
  });

}).call(this);

NB: Apologies the file is a bit convoluted, hope it helps track down the problem nonetheless.

[nathanboktae]

OK what's the full command path your passing in? Did you install phantom via npm? And if so globally or locally?

[philippm]

I installed via npm globally.

Not sure I understand your question about the full command path. I try to run the tests like so:

mocha-phantomjs coffee/spec/index.html

The mocha-phantomjs executable is installed in /usr/local/bin.

[nathanboktae]

Er oops I meant what are all the command line options you're passing into mocha-phantomjs ? And which phantomjs says phantomjs is where?

[philippm]

I run mocha-phantomjs without any command-line arguments.

Both phantomjs and mocha-phantomjs are located in /usr/local/bin.

[nathanboktae]

@philippm would you mind trying out the phantom-peer-dependency branch and see if that fixes your issue? you can change your dependency on mocha-phantomjs to a git one via this in your package.json:

  "mocha-phantomjs": "git://github.com/metaskills/mocha-phantomjs.git#phantom-peer-dependency"

[philippm]

@nathanboktae sure thing!

We don't use a package.json file so I installed it as follows:

$ npm uninstall -g mocha-phantomjs
$ npm install -g "git://github.com/metaskills/mocha-phantomjs.git#phantom-peer-dependency"
$ mocha-phantomjs --version
3.4.0

When I then try to run the specs I get this error:

$ mocha-phantomjs coffee/spec/index.html

events.js:72
        throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
              ^
Error: spawn ENOENT
    at errnoException (child_process.js:988:11)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:779:34)

This also occurs when I try to run the spec file from within its folder:

$ cd coffee/spec
$ mocha-phantomjs index.html
# ... same error as above

Am I doing something wrong?

[nathanboktae]

Am I doing something wrong?

No, I was :disappointed: I'm now getting the path via require.resolve instead of trying to be smart about it.

try again? maybe npm uninstall and then reinstall is needed.

[philippm]

I just reran the uninstall/install commands from my previous comment, but it appears we're now back to the original error:

$ cd /Volumes/Data/Projects/Flag/books/app
$ mocha-phantomjs coffee/spec/index.html
> Unable to open file '/Volumes/Data/Projects/Flag/books/app/spec'

The error message differs slightly to the original one, as it now shows the full path.

Running from within the spec folder works:

$ cd coffee/spec
$ mocha-phantomjs coffee/spec/index.html
> # ... mocha test suites running

NB: I'm not sure if this makes a difference but the spec file is located on a mounted (encrypted) disk image.