andyfoster · September 13, 2018 09:57 · Sep 13, 2018 · Nov 7, 2016 · Nov 7, 2016 · Oct 22, 2016
diff --git a/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md b/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ Add this line to the `scripts` section in `package.json`:
 ```json
 "scripts": {
   ...
-  "mocha": "mocha --compilers js:babel-register",
-  "test": "mocha --compilers js:babel-register --recursive ./test/"
+  "mocha": "mocha --require babel-core/register",
+  "test": "mocha --require babel-core/register --recursive ./test/"
 }
 ```
 

diff --git a/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md b/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ Add this line to the `scripts` section in `package.json`:
 ```json
 "scripts": {
   ...
-  "test": "mocha --compilers js:babel-register  --recursive"
+  "mocha": "mocha --compilers js:babel-register",
+  "test": "mocha --compilers js:babel-register --recursive ./test/"
 }
 ```
 

diff --git a/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md b/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md
@@ -5,53 +5,87 @@
 Set up project:
 
 ```bash
-    mkdir project
-    cd project
-    npm init -y
+mkdir project
+cd project
+npm init -y
 ```
 
 Install dev dependencies:
 
 ```bash
-    npm i --save-dev babel-cli babel-preset-latest nodemon
+npm i --save-dev babel-cli babel-preset-latest nodemon
 ```
 
 Configure Babel by adding the lines below to `package.json`:
 
 ```json
-    "babel": {
-      "presets": [
-        "latest"
-      ]
-    },
+"babel": {
+  "presets": [
+    "latest"
+  ]
+},
 ```
 
 ### Scripts
 
 Add some convenience scripts to `package.json`:
 
 ```json
-    "scripts": {
-      "babel-node": "babel-node --presets=latest",
-      "start": "nodemon --exec npm run babel-node -- ./index.js",
-      "build": "babel src -d dist"
-    },
+"scripts": {
+  "babel-node": "babel-node --presets=latest",
+  "start": "nodemon --exec npm run babel-node -- ./index.js",
+  "build": "babel src -d dist"
+},
 ```
 
 To start the Node.js REPL:
 
 ```bash
-    npm run babel-node
+npm run babel-node
 ```
 
 To start the app in development mode (letting Babel interpret ES6 code):
 
 ```bash
-    npm start
+npm start
 ```
 
 To build the ES5 code in the `build` directory from the ES6 code in the `src` directory:
 
 ```bash
-    npm build
+npm build
+```
+### Adding in `Mocha` and `chai`
+
+```bash
+npm install --save-dev mocha chai
+```
+
+Add this line to the `scripts` section in `package.json`:
+
+```json
+"scripts": {
+  ...
+  "test": "mocha --compilers js:babel-register  --recursive"
+}
+```
+
+Create a new directory called `test`:
+
+```bash
+mkdir test
+```
+
+Minimal test (to save e.g. as `test/test.js`):
+
+```javascript
+'use strict'
+
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+
+describe('test', function () {
+  it('should pass', function () {
+    expect('string').to.be.a('string')
+  })
+})
 ```
diff --git a/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md b/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ Set up project:
 
 Install dev dependencies:
 
+```bash
     npm i --save-dev babel-cli babel-preset-latest nodemon
+```
 
 Configure Babel by adding the lines below to `package.json`:
 
@@ -38,12 +40,18 @@ Add some convenience scripts to `package.json`:
 
 To start the Node.js REPL:
 
+```bash
     npm run babel-node
+```
 
 To start the app in development mode (letting Babel interpret ES6 code):
 
+```bash
     npm start
+```
 
 To build the ES5 code in the `build` directory from the ES6 code in the `src` directory:
 
-    npm build
+```bash
+    npm build
+```
diff --git a/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md b/setting-up-babel-nodemon.md
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 Set up project:
 
+```bash
     mkdir project
     cd project
     npm init -y
+```
 
 Install dev dependencies:
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.txt → setting-up-babel-nodemon.md b/gistfile1.txt → setting-up-babel-nodemon.md
diff --git a/gistfile1.txt b/gistfile1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+## Setting up Babel and nodemon
+
+### Inital set-up
+
+Set up project:
+
+    mkdir project
+    cd project
+    npm init -y
+
+Install dev dependencies:
+
+    npm i --save-dev babel-cli babel-preset-latest nodemon
+
+Configure Babel by adding the lines below to `package.json`:
+
+```json
+    "babel": {
+      "presets": [
+        "latest"
+      ]
+    },
+```
+
+### Scripts
+
+Add some convenience scripts to `package.json`:
+
+```json
+    "scripts": {
+      "babel-node": "babel-node --presets=latest",
+      "start": "nodemon --exec npm run babel-node -- ./index.js",
+      "build": "babel src -d dist"
+    },
+```
+
+To start the Node.js REPL:
+
+    npm run babel-node
+
+To start the app in development mode (letting Babel interpret ES6 code):
+
+    npm start
+
+To build the ES5 code in the `build` directory from the ES6 code in the `src` directory:
+
+    npm build