From abfb4f6e32ac13929678039e324307ee3ef2af43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryce Johnson Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:00:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document Capybara errors from es6 in es5 file. --- doc/development/frontend.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/development/frontend.md b/doc/development/frontend.md index f879cd57e25..56c8516508e 100644 --- a/doc/development/frontend.md +++ b/doc/development/frontend.md @@ -223,3 +223,14 @@ For our currently-supported browsers, see our [requirements][requirements]. [xss]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting [scss-style-guide]: scss_styleguide.md [requirements]: ../install/requirements.md#supported-web-browsers + +## Common Errors + +### Rspec (Capybara/Poltergeist) chokes on general JavaScript errors + +If you see very generic JavaScript errors (e.g. `jQuery is undefined`) being thrown in tests, but +can't reproduce them manually, you may have included `ES6`-style JavaScript in files that don't +have the `.js.es6` file extension. Either use ES5-friendly JavaScript or rename the file you're +working in (`git mv .js> `). + +