@shutter/core 
Core testing library for shutter.sh. This is the framework-agnostic base code that the framework-specific packages are based on.
Pass an HTML document and additional assets to the library which will render a PNG snapshot using the shutter.sh service and save that snapshot locally. Future test runs will re-render the content and diff it against your previously saved snapshot.
The tests will fail if the current snapshot does not match the expected one. If that visual change was intended, you can update your local snapshot.
API
import createShutter from '@shutter/core'
const shutter = createShutter(__dirname)
async function run () {
await shutter.snapshot('New UI', '<div>Renders any HTML.</div>')
await shutter.finish()
}
run()To upload local files:
import createShutter, { addFile } from '@shutter/core'
import * as path from 'path'
const files = await Promise.all([
addFile(path.join(__dirname, 'styles.css'), '/styles.css')
])
const head = `
<link href="/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
`
const shutter = createShutter(__dirname, { files, head })
async function run () {
await shutter.snapshot('New UI', '<div class="my-content">Renders any HTML.</div>')
await shutter.finish()
}
run()
createShutter(testDirectoryPath: string, options: ShutterOptions): Shutter
Creates a shutter instance. You need to pass your testing directory (can usually just use __dirname), so it knows where to save the snapshots.
interface ShutterOptions {
/** Local files to upload, like stylesheets. Use `addFile()` to populate this array. */
files?: File[],
/** Custom content to go into the <head> tag of the document. */
head?: string,
/** Layout to use for rendering. Pass a custom layout to change the overall page structure. */
layout?: (bodyContent: string, headContent: string) => string,
/** Set a custom path to your local snapshot files here. */
snapshotsPath?: string,
/** Set custom image comparison options here. Used to compare the current snapshot to the expectation. */
diffOptions?: DiffOptions,
/** Set custom rendering options here. */
renderOptions?: RenderOptions
}Check out the @shutter/api documentation for the File, DiffOptions and RenderOptions details.
shutter.snapshot(testName: string, html: string, options: SnapshotOptions = {}): Promise<void>
Send page contents to the shutter.sh service to be rendered.
The returned promise will resolve once the upload is done, but before the rendering has finished. That is why you need to call shutter.finish() after calling shutter.snapshot() the last time.
interface SnapshotOptions {
layout?: (htmlContent: string) => string,
diffOptions?: DiffOptions,
renderOptions?: RenderOptions
}The options are mostly the same as the ShutterOptions. They can be used to override the options per test case.
Check out the @shutter/api documentation for the DiffOptions and RenderOptions details.
shutter.finish(): Promise<TestResult[]>
Waits until all rendering tasks have finished, then collects and evaluates the results.
Will throw with a test results summary if snapshots don't match. Prints a success message and an inspection link if everything matched.
addFile(localPath: string, serveAsPath: string): Promise<File>
Reads a local file and prepares it for submission along the HTML content to render. Use it to submit local stylesheets, images, etc.
Pass the resulting File to createShutter() as options.files.
Note: The submitted file will be publicly accessible.
createFileFromBuffer(content: Buffer, fileName: string, options: FileCreationOptions = {}): File
Allows you to submit a file from in-memory contents. Check out the @shutter/api documentation for details.
See also
Check out the documentation at https://docs.shutter.sh.