Concept:

A production-grade Node.js application must be tested, deployable continuously, and observable in real-time. This ensures you can catch bugs before users do, deploy safely, and diagnose problems fast.

It’s not enough that your app works — it must be provably reliable, repeatably deployable, and debug-friendly.

1. TESTING TYPES IN NODE

Test Type Tools Purpose
Unit Tests Jest, Mocha, Vitest Test functions/modules in isolation
Integration Supertest, Jest, Postman Test endpoints, DB access, services
E2E Tests Playwright, Cypress Simulate user flows

Test Strategy:

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

describe('GET /ping', () => {
  it('should return pong', async () => {
    const res = await request(app).get('/ping');
    expect(res.text).toBe('pong');
  });
});

2. CI/CD PIPELINES

CI (Continuous Integration): Automates linting, testing, building

CD (Continuous Deployment): Automatically ships new code to staging/production

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