use spawn instead, #384

js/test/test-exec-sync.ts

@@ -1,32 +1,35 @@
 // Copyright 2024, University of Colorado Boulder
 
 /**
- * Test that we can invoke a grunt task from the command line, and make sure the options are passed correctly.
+ * Test that we can invoke a task from the command line, and make sure the options are passed correctly.
  *
  * @author Sam Reid (PhET Interactive Simulations)
  * @author Michael Kauzmann (PhET Interactive Simulations)
  */
 
-import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { spawnSync } from 'child_process';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import qunit from 'qunit';
 import gruntCommand from '../common/gruntCommand.js';
 import tsxCommand from '../common/tsxCommand.js';
 
 const SIM = 'acid-base-solutions';
 
-const EXEC_SYNC_OPTIONS = {
-  encoding: 'utf-8'
+const SPAWN_SYNC_OPTIONS = {
+  encoding: 'utf-8',
+  shell: true
 } as const;
 
-const EXEC_AND_SIM_OPTIONS = _.assignIn( {
+const SPAWN_FOR_SIM_OPTIONS = _.assignIn( {
   cwd: `../${SIM}`
-}, EXEC_SYNC_OPTIONS );
+}, SPAWN_SYNC_OPTIONS );
 
 qunit.module( 'test-exec-sync' );
 
-const checkOutput = ( result: string, assert: Assert ) => {
-  assert.ok( result.includes( `<output>
+const checkOutput = ( result: ReturnType<typeof spawnSync>, assert: Assert ) => {
+  assert.ok( result.status === 0 );
+  assert.ok( result.stdout.includes( `<output>
 brands: a,b,c
 lint: false
 noTSC: true
@@ -35,27 +38,27 @@ omitted: undefined
 };
 
 qunit.test( 'grunt no args', ( assert: Assert ) => {
-  const result = execSync( `${gruntCommand} test-grunt`, EXEC_SYNC_OPTIONS );
-  assert.ok( result.match( /: undefined/g )?.length === 4, 'no args, all undefined' );
+  const result = spawnSync( `${gruntCommand} test-grunt`, SPAWN_SYNC_OPTIONS );
+  assert.ok( result.stdout.match( /: undefined/g )?.length === 4, 'no args, all undefined' );
 } );
 
 qunit.test( 'grunt args', ( assert: Assert ) => {
-  const result = execSync( `${gruntCommand} test-grunt --brands=a,b,c --lint=false --noTSC`, EXEC_SYNC_OPTIONS );
+  const result = spawnSync( `${gruntCommand} test-grunt --brands=a,b,c --lint=false --noTSC`, SPAWN_SYNC_OPTIONS );
   checkOutput( result, assert );
 } );
 
 qunit.test( 'tsx', assert => {
-  const result = execSync( `${tsxCommand} ../perennial-alias/js/grunt/tasks/test-grunt.ts --brands=a,b,c --lint=false --noTSC`, EXEC_SYNC_OPTIONS );
+  const result = spawnSync( `${tsxCommand} ./js/grunt/tasks/test-grunt.ts --brands=a,b,c --lint=false --noTSC`, SPAWN_SYNC_OPTIONS );
   checkOutput( result, assert );
 } );
 
 qunit.test( 'sage run', assert => {
-  const result = execSync( 'bash ../perennial-alias/bin/sage run ../perennial-alias/js/grunt/tasks/test-grunt.ts --brands=a,b,c --lint=false --noTSC', EXEC_SYNC_OPTIONS );
+  const result = spawnSync( 'bash ./bin/sage run ./js/grunt/tasks/test-grunt.ts --brands=a,b,c --lint=false --noTSC', SPAWN_SYNC_OPTIONS );
   checkOutput( result, assert );
 } );
 
 // Sim-specific
 qunit.test( `grunt ${SIM}`, ( assert: Assert ) => {
-  const result = execSync( `${gruntCommand} --brands=a,b,c --lint=false --noTSC --test-options`, EXEC_AND_SIM_OPTIONS );
+  const result = spawnSync( `${gruntCommand} --brands=a,b,c --lint=false --noTSC --test-options`, SPAWN_FOR_SIM_OPTIONS );
   checkOutput( result, assert );
 } );