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Getting Started

The Journey of a Thousand Miles Starts with a Single Step

To get started, it's best to download the nightly version of AssemblyScript. The following bash script should help get you started.
# initialize a node project
npm init
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# install assemblyscript nightly
npm install --save-exact --save-dev [email protected]
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# get the latest version of as-pect
npm install --save-dev @as-pect/cli
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# scaffold a new project
npx asinit .
npx asp --init
The following files will be created in your project.
📂 assembly
📂 __tests__
🧾 as-pect.d.ts
🧾 example.spec.ts
🧾 index.ts
🧾 tsconfig.json
📂 build
❕ .gitignore
📁 node_modules
📂 tests
🧾 index.js
🧾 as-pect.config.js
🧾index.js
🧾 package-lock.json
🧾 package.json
Some of the testing files generated by the assemblyscript package are unnecessary like the root 📂 tests folder which can be deleted. Also, the 🧾 example.spec.ts file can be deleted because it's merely an example set of tests to help you get started.
The 🧾 as-pect.d.ts file is very simple. It contains a reference to the as-pect default types for intellisense reasons. 

To run your as-pect test suite, use the command line: npx asp, or create an npm script.
{
  "scripts": {
    "test": "asp --verbose",
    "test:ci": "asp --summary"
  }
}
The command line defaults to using ./aspect.config.js, otherwise you can specify all the configuration options using the command line interface.
To change the location of the as-pect configuration, use the --config option.
$ npx asp --config as-pect.config.js
Then all you need to do is write some tests!
const theMeaningOfLife = 42;
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describe("a test group", () => {
    test("the meaning of life", () => {
        expect(theMeaningOfLife).toBe(42);
    });
});
Try your best to logically group tests into describe blocks so things can stay organized.

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