Test Runner Failed - Learn Bash Scripting by Building Five Programs

SilencePlease · December 4, 2022, 1:16am

Some factors made me think this is a bug.

1: Unlike all other similar tests, the editor is not updating itself. In similar tests you don’t even need to ctrl + enter.
2: I believe I’m not making any mistakes, since I did it and redid it multiple times and even copied and pasted the right answer.
3: The editor does not say the cause of the error.
4: other people have reported similar problems on the forum.
5: the editor shows an unusual message “Test Runner Failed”.

I would like to know if there is anything I can do other than delete the entire project, lose my progress and start over.

hbar1st · December 4, 2022, 3:11am

please run
cd ~/project
more .freecodecamp/.mocharc.json
and show us the result

SilencePlease · December 4, 2022, 3:18am

hbar1st · December 4, 2022, 3:32am

please try this
cd ~/project/.freecodecamp
ls -la

SilencePlease · December 4, 2022, 3:34am

SilencePlease · December 4, 2022, 3:35am

I have also added your first comment’s code, idk if it helps

hbar1st · December 4, 2022, 3:37am

can you look at the instructions here https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/test-runner-fail/575106/8?u=hbar1st
and show us the output from following this?

SilencePlease · December 4, 2022, 3:42am

I didn’t find CodeRoad (Tests) as the link you sent ask to, so I chose the CodeRoad (Logs)

hbar1st · December 4, 2022, 3:45am

can you show what is in the Output tab as per the link I sent you?

SilencePlease · December 4, 2022, 3:46am

are you talking about this one?

SilencePlease · December 4, 2022, 3:49am

Also I continued to follow the link’s instructions and this is the result too, neither cat or more works with the .mosharc.json

hbar1st · December 4, 2022, 3:50am

can you do a soft reset from the green hamburger menu in the top left corner of the screen?
After that please check again
cd ~/project/.freeCodeCamp
more .mocharc.json

Edit:
if the result is still an empty file (no result from the more command) then one possible workaround is to run
nano .mocharc.json
and use copy and paste (with SHIFT-INSERT) to paste the following code in

{
  "spec": ["./test/940.test.js"],
  "reporter": "mocha-tap-reporter",
  "fail-zero": false,
  "timeout": "5000",
  "exit": "true",
  "grep": "/./"
}

Then once you have pasted the code in carefully you should enter
CTRL-X
Y

to save it

Then run more .mocharc again to confirm the contents are exactly as provided.

Then try the step again.