Can Shortest be used with Rails via Importmap?

[SyedSibtainRazvi]

I tried pinning and importing it in my JavaScript files, but I’d love to hear if there are any recommended steps or potential limitations when using Shortest in a Rails project.

Has anyone successfully used Shortest with Importmap in Rails? Would love any insights!

Thanks! 🙌

[rmarescu]

I'm not sure how valuable would be having Shortest as an import map, as the package is a Node.js testing framework that requires system-level access for browser automation.

If you're looking into using Shortest to run tests within a Rails environment, it would run alongside your Rails test suite, as a Node.js-based E2E testing tool.

[SyedSibtainRazvi]

Thank you for replying, @rmarescu

I understand that Shortest is a Node.js-based testing framework that requires system-level access for browser automation. This means it’s designed to run outside the browser, rather than being imported as a frontend script via Importmap.

Instead of using Importmap (which loads JavaScript in the browser), we would need to run Shortest as an external Node.js testing tool alongside our Rails test suite. So, we’d likely need to install it outside Importmap, probably using a package manager like npm or yarn.

Does that sound correct?

[rmarescu]

Yes!