Init Framework

Updated: 2022/7/18 by

jribbink

1 min read

How to init framework

For Framework to operate properly you need to initialize it first. You can do it with provided init method.

init( basePath, options)

Initializes framework variables.

Arguments

Name	Type	Optional	Description
`basePath`	string		path to the folder holding all Cadence template files
`options`	object	✅	options object to use during initialization

Options

Name	Type	Optional	Description
`pkey`		✅	private key for service account

Usage

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import path from "path"
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import {init} from "@onflow/flow-js-testing"
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describe("test setup", () => {
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  beforeEach(async () => {
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    const basePath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../cadence")
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    await init(basePath)
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    // alternatively you can pass specific port
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    // await init(basePath, {port: 8085})
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  })
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})