major restructering of the front end test framework

tests/frontend/specs/helper.js

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+describe("the test helper", function(){
+  describe("the newPad method", function(){
+    xit("doesn't leak memory if you creates iframes over and over again", function(done){
+      this.timeout(200000);
+
+      var times = 10;
+
+      var loadPad = function(){
+      	helper.newPad(function(){
+          times--;
+          if(times > 0){
+            loadPad();
+          } else {
+            done();
+          }
+      	})
+      }
+
+      loadPad();
+    });
+
+    it("gives me 3 jquery instances of chrome, outer and inner", function(done){
+      this.timeout(5000);
+
+    	helper.newPad(function(){
+    		//check if the jquery selectors have the desired elements
+        expect(helper.padChrome$("#editbar").length).to.be(1);
+        expect(helper.padOuter$("#outerdocbody").length).to.be(1);
+        expect(helper.padInner$("#innerdocbody").length).to.be(1);
+
+        //check if the document object was set correctly
+        expect(helper.padChrome$.window.document).to.be(helper.padChrome$.document);
+        expect(helper.padOuter$.window.document).to.be(helper.padOuter$.document);
+        expect(helper.padInner$.window.document).to.be(helper.padInner$.document);
+
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("the waitFor method", function(){
+  	it("takes a timeout and waits long enough", function(done){
+  		this.timeout(2000);
+      var startTime = new Date().getTime();
+
+      helper.waitFor(function(){
+        return false;	
+      }, 1500).fail(function(){
+      	var duration = new Date().getTime() - startTime;
+        expect(duration).to.be.greaterThan(1400);
+        done();
+      });
+  	});
+
+  	it("takes an interval and checks on every interval", function(done){
+      this.timeout(4000);
+      var checks = 0;
+ 
+      helper.waitFor(function(){
+        checks++;
+        return false;	
+      }, 2000, 100).fail(function(){
+        expect(checks).to.be.greaterThan(18);
+        expect(checks).to.be.lessThan(22);
+        done();
+      });
+  	});
+
+  	describe("returns a deferred object", function(){
+      it("it calls done after success", function(done){
+        helper.waitFor(function(){
+	        return true;	
+	      }).done(function(){
+          done();
+	      });
+      });
+
+      it("calls fail after failure", function(done){
+				helper.waitFor(function(){
+	        return false;	
+	      },0).fail(function(){
+          done();
+	      });
+      });
+
+      xit("throws if you don't listen for fails", function(done){
+	      var onerror = window.onerror;
+				window.onerror = function(){
+          window.onerror = onerror;
+					done();
+				}
+
+				helper.waitFor(function(){
+	        return false;	
+	      },100);
+      });
+  	});
+  });
+});