Should.js
E131727
Should.js is a behavior-driven development (BDD) assertion library for Node.js and JavaScript that provides expressive, chainable assertions for testing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Should.js canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1159938 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Should.js Context triple: [Mocha, compatibleWith, Should.js]
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Node.js
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform runtime environment that allows developers to execute JavaScript code on the server side.
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B.
JS
JS is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States military’s Joint Staff, which assists the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in strategic planning and coordination among the armed services.
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C.
Grunt
Grunt is a JavaScript-based task runner commonly used in web development to automate repetitive tasks such as building, testing, and deploying code.
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D.
JavaScript
JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic content on web pages.
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E.
Express.js
Express.js is a minimalist and flexible Node.js web application framework used to build APIs and server-side applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Should.js Target entity description: Should.js is a behavior-driven development (BDD) assertion library for Node.js and JavaScript that provides expressive, chainable assertions for testing.
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A.
Node.js
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform runtime environment that allows developers to execute JavaScript code on the server side.
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B.
JS
JS is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States military’s Joint Staff, which assists the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in strategic planning and coordination among the armed services.
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C.
Sails.js
Sails.js is a Node.js MVC framework designed for building data-driven, real-time web applications with a structure similar to frameworks like Ruby on Rails.
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D.
Grunt
Grunt is a JavaScript-based task runner commonly used in web development to automate repetitive tasks such as building, testing, and deploying code.
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E.
JavaScript
JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic content on web pages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
JavaScript assertion library
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Node.js assertion library ⓘ open-source software ⓘ |
| belongsTo | JavaScript testing libraries ⓘ |
| category | software testing tool ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Jasmine
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Mocha ⓘ other JavaScript test runners ⓘ |
| designGoal |
make test assertions readable
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provide expressive BDD-style syntax ⓘ |
| distribution | npm package ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Node.js testing ecosystem ⓘ |
| exampleAssertion |
(1).should.be.exactly(1)
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promise.should.be.rejected() ⓘ user.should.have.property('name') ⓘ |
| feature |
asynchronous assertions
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chainable assertions ⓘ custom assertion support ⓘ deep equality checks ⓘ error and exception assertions ⓘ expressive assertions ⓘ extension of Object.prototype with should property ⓘ fluent API ⓘ type checking ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation | online documentation ⓘ |
| license | MIT License ⓘ |
| primaryUse | writing test assertions ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | JavaScript ⓘ |
| repositoryHosting | GitHub ⓘ |
| requires |
JavaScript runtime
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Node.js or browser environment ⓘ |
| softwareGenre |
BDD assertion library
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testing framework component ⓘ |
| supports |
BDD-style should assertions on objects
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assertions on arrays ⓘ assertions on errors ⓘ assertions on numbers ⓘ assertions on promises ⓘ assertions on strings ⓘ |
| supportsEnvironment |
Node.js
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browser ⓘ |
| supportsParadigm | behavior-driven development ⓘ |
| supportsStyle | BDD-style assertions ⓘ |
| supportsVersioning | semantic versioning (semver) ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
JavaScript developers
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Node.js developers ⓘ test engineers ⓘ |
| typicalImportName | should ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Should.js Description of subject: Should.js is a behavior-driven development (BDD) assertion library for Node.js and JavaScript that provides expressive, chainable assertions for testing.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
mocha