How to get mocha to use http response?

@mac 

To get Mocha to use an HTTP response, you can use a library like supertest or axios to make HTTP requests within your test cases. Here is an example using supertest:

1. First, install supertest using npm:

1

npm install supertest --save-dev

1. In your test file, import supertest and the app you want to test (assuming you have an Express app):

1
2

const request = require('supertest');
const app = require('../app');

1. Write your test case using supertest to make an HTTP request and assert on the response:

 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10
11

describe('GET /', () => {
  it('responds with status code 200', (done) => {
    request(app)
      .get('/')
      .expect(200)
      .end((err, res) => {
        if (err) return done(err);
        done();
      });
  });
});

1. Run your Mocha test file using the Mocha command line or through your test runner of choice.

By using supertest or a similar library, you can test your HTTP endpoints within your Mocha test suites and assert on the responses.