Chai versus should.js with Mocha for Node.js [closed]

StackOverflow https://stackoverflow.com//questions/22081707

  •  24-12-2019
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Question

I see articles using Chai, but should.js comes from TJ Holowaychuk, maker of Express and Mocha, which is an excellent pedigree. Should I use Chai or should.js with Mocha for a new Node.js server-side only project?

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Solution

In the end there are only few differences in the API. Generally I would tend to chai.js because:

  • development is more active (pull requests are ignored at should.js)
  • chai.expect is more consistent as possible to use on "undefined" and "null"

However it does not make a big difference.

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