init.md

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Init Framework	Init	How to init framework

For Framework to operate properly you need to initialize it first. You can do it with provided init method.

init( basePath, options)

Initializes framework variables.

Arguments

Name	Type	Optional	Description
basePath	string		path to the folder holding all Cadence template files
options	object	✅	options object to use during initialization

Options

Name	Type	Optional	Description
pkey		✅	private key for service account

Usage

import path from "path"
import {init} from "@onflow/flow-js-testing"

describe("test setup", () => {
  beforeEach(async () => {
    const basePath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../cadence")
    await init(basePath)

    // alternatively you can pass specific port
    // await init(basePath, {port: 8085})
  })
})