Karma

Karma is a highly configurable JavaScript test runner that provides a test execution environment for JavaScript code. It's designed to bring a productive testing environment to developers by executing tests on real browsers and devices, providing instant feedback via file watching, and…

Key facts

First appeared: 2012
Category: technology
Problem solved: Karma was created to address the cumbersome and slow process of running JavaScript unit tests across various real browsers and environments, especially within a continuous integration pipeline, while also providing developers with immediate feedback on code changes.
Platforms: Linux, Node.js, Web Browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Internet Explorer), Windows, macOS

Related technologies

TypeScript
Travis CI
Babel
Jenkins
Headless Chrome
Rollup
Mocha
CircleCI
Angular
AngularJS
Webpack
QUnit
Jasmine

Notable users

Various open-source projects using older frontend stacks
Google (especially for Angular projects)
Many enterprises with legacy AngularJS/Angular applications