tracks/javascript/exercises/diamond/README.md in trackler-2.2.1.94 vs tracks/javascript/exercises/diamond/README.md in trackler-2.2.1.95
- old
+ new
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# Diamond
-The diamond kata takes as its input a letter, and outputs it in a diamond
-shape. Given a letter, it prints a diamond starting with 'A', with the
+The diamond kata takes as its input a letter, and outputs it in a diamond
+shape. Given a letter, it prints a diamond starting with 'A', with the
supplied letter at the widest point.
## Requirements
* The first row contains one 'A'.
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* The diamond is horizontally symmetric.
* The diamond is vertically symmetric.
* The diamond has a square shape (width equals height).
* The letters form a diamond shape.
* The top half has the letters in ascending order.
-* The bottom half has the letters in descending order.
+* The bottom half has the letters in descending order.
* The four corners (containing the spaces) are triangles.
## Examples
In the following examples, spaces are indicated by `·` characters.
Diamond for letter 'A':
-```plain
+```text
A
```
Diamond for letter 'C':
-```plain
+```text
··A··
·B·B·
C···C
·B·B·
··A··
```
Diamond for letter 'E':
-```plain
+```text
····A····
···B·B···
··C···C··
·D·····D·
E·······E
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····A····
```
## Setup
-Go through the setup instructions for JavaScript to
-install the necessary dependencies:
+Go through the setup instructions for JavaScript to install the
+ necessary dependencies:
http://exercism.io/languages/javascript/installation
-## Making the Test Suite Pass
+## Running the test suite
-Execute the tests with:
+The provided test suite uses [Jasmine](https://jasmine.github.io/).
+You can install it by opening a terminal window and running the
+following command:
- jasmine <exercise-name>.spec.js
+```sh
+npm install -g jasmine
+```
-Replace `<exercise-name>` with the name of the current exercise. E.g., to
-test the Hello World exercise:
+Run the test suite from the exercise directory with:
- jasmine hello-world.spec.js
+```sh
+jasmine diamond.spec.js
+```
-In many test suites all but the first test have been skipped.
-
-Once you get a test passing, you can unskip the next one by
-changing `xit` to `it`.
+In many test suites all but the first test have been marked "pending".
+Once you get a test passing, activate the next one by changing `xit` to `it`.
## Source
Seb Rose [http://claysnow.co.uk/recycling-tests-in-tdd/](http://claysnow.co.uk/recycling-tests-in-tdd/)