# Awesome TAP [](https://awesome.re) [](https://testanything.org) > Useful resources for the [Test Anything Protocol](https://testanything.org) TAP is a simple text-based interface between testing modules in a test harness. *The list is very JavaScript focused right now. That's just because I'm only familiar with TAP stuff in the JS world. Contributions welcome for any language.* ## Contents - [Reporters](#reporters) - [Producers](#producers) - [Consumers](#consumers) - [Tools](#tools) - [Articles](#articles) - [Tutorials](#tutorials) - [Documentation](#documentation) - [Community](#community) ## Reporters ### JavaScript - [tap-dot](https://github.com/scottcorgan/tap-dot) - Dotted output. - [tap-spec](https://github.com/scottcorgan/tap-spec) - Mocha-like spec reporter. - [tap-nyan](https://github.com/calvinmetcalf/tap-nyan) - Nyan cat. - [tap-min](https://github.com/derhuerst/tap-min) - Minimal output. - [tap-difflet](https://github.com/namuol/tap-difflet) - Minimal output with diffing. - [tap-diff](https://github.com/axross/tap-diff) - Human-friendly output with diffing. - [tap-simple](https://github.com/joeybaker/tap-simple) - Simple output. - [faucet](https://github.com/substack/faucet) - Human-readable summarizer. - [tap-mocha-reporter](https://github.com/isaacs/tap-mocha-reporter) - Use any of the [Mocha reporters](https://github.com/isaacs/tap-mocha-reporter/tree/master/lib/reporters). - [tap-summary](https://github.com/zoubin/tap-summary) - Summarized output. - [tap-pessimist](https://github.com/clux/tap-pessimist) - Only shows failed tests. - [tap-prettify](https://github.com/toolness/tap-prettify) - Nice readable output with diffing. - [tap-colorize](https://github.com/substack/tap-colorize) - Colorize the output while preserving machine-readability. - [tap-bail](https://github.com/juliangruber/tap-bail) - Bail out when the first test fails. - [tap-notify](https://github.com/axross/tap-notify) - Notifier for macOS, Linux and Windows. - [tap-json](https://github.com/gummesson/tap-json) - JSON output. - [ava-tap-json](https://github.com/yovasx2/ava-tap-json) - JSON output with AVA compatibility. - [tap-xunit](https://github.com/aghassemi/tap-xunit) - xUnit output. - [tap-teamcity](https://github.com/smockle/tap-teamcity) - Output for TeamCity. ## Producers Things that produce TAP output. ### JavaScript - [AVA](https://github.com/sindresorhus/ava) - Futuristic test runner (`$ ava --tap`). - [tap](https://github.com/isaacs/node-tap) - TAP test framework for Node.js. - [tape](https://github.com/substack/tape) - TAP-producing test harness for Node.js and browsers. - [ESLint](https://eslint.org/docs/user-guide/formatters/#tap) - Pluggable JavaScript linter (`$ eslint --format=tap`). - [Mocha](https://mochajs.org) - Feature-rich test framework for Node.js and browsers (`$ mocha reporter=tap`). - [qunit-tap](https://github.com/twada/qunit-tap) - TAP output for QUnit. - [jasmine-reporters](https://github.com/larrymyers/jasmine-reporters) - TAP output for Jasmine. - [karma-tap-reporter](https://github.com/fumiakiy/karma-tap-reporter) - TAP output for Karma. - [mos](https://github.com/zkochan/mos) - Markdown file generator and tester (`$ mos test --tap`). - [zora](https://github.com/lorenzofox3/zora) - TAP-producing test runner that works with ES2015 without Babel. - [node:test](https://nodejs.org/api/test.html) - Minimal TAP test runner included with Node.js. ### Swift - [TAP](https://github.com/swiftdocorg/tap) - A Swift package for the Test Anything Protocol (v13). ### Fish - [Fishtape](https://github.com/fisherman/fishtape) - TAP producer and test harness for fish. ### Bash - [bats](https://github.com/sstephenson/bats) - Bash Automated Testing System. - [ShellSpec](https://github.com/shellspec/shellspec) - A full-featured BDD unit testing framework for POSIX shells. [More…](https://testanything.org/producers.html) ## Consumers Things that consume TAP output. ### JavaScript - [tap-parser](https://github.com/substack/tap-parser) - TAP parser. - [tap-out](https://github.com/scottcorgan/tap-out) - TAP parser. - [yamlish](https://github.com/isaacs/yamlish) - YAML-block parser. [More…](https://testanything.org/consumers.html) ## Tools ### JavaScript - [tap-dev-tool](https://github.com/Jam3/tap-dev-tool) - Prettify TAP in the browser console. - [tap-merge](https://github.com/anko/tap-merge) - Merge multiple TAP streams. - [smokestack](https://github.com/hughsk/smokestack) - Run TAP tests in a browser and write the output to `stdout`. - [chutney](https://github.com/derhuerst/chutney) - Run TAP tests at Sauce Labs. Lightweight [smokestack](https://github.com/hughsk/smokestack) alternative. ### Python - [tappy](https://github.com/mblayman/tappy) - Tools for working with TAP. ## Articles - [Understand the Test Anything Protocol](https://www.effectiveperlprogramming.com/2011/05/understand-the-test-anything-protocol/) ## Tutorials - [test-anything](https://github.com/finnp/test-anything) - Learn to test anything with TAP through an interactive workshop. ## Documentation - [Specification](https://testanything.org/tap-version-13-specification.html) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Anything_Protocol) ## Community - [Discuss](https://github.com/TestAnything/Specification/issues) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/testanythingprotocol) - [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/tap)