Included a helper to start (or find) lineman run.

Author: searls

config/plugins/spec-browser.coffee

@@ -5,19 +5,21 @@ module.exports = (lineman) ->
   files:
     spec:
       browser:
+        root: "spec-browser"
         helpers: [
-          "spec-browser/helpers/start-lineman.coffee"
+          "#{__dirname}/../../helpers/start-lineman.coffee"
           "#{__dirname}/../../helpers/browser.coffee"
-          "spec-browser/helpers/**/*.{js,coffee}"
+          "<%= files.spec.browser.root %>/helpers/**/*.{js,coffee}"
         ]
-        specs: ["spec-browser/**/*.{js,coffee}"]
+        specs: ["<%= files.spec.browser.root %>/**/*.{js,coffee}"]
   config:
     specBrowser:
       options:
         helpers: "<%= files.spec.browser.helpers %>"
         specs: "<%= files.spec.browser.specs %>"
         minijasminenode:
           defaultTimeoutInterval: 20000
+          showColors: true
           onComplete: ->
             global.currentLineman?.kill()
             global.browser?.quit()

helpers/start-lineman.coffee

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+spawn = require("child_process").spawn
+http = require("http")
+
+process.env.LINEMAN_ENV = "test"
+process.env.WEB_PORT = port = process.env.WEB_PORT || 8001
+
+started = false
+beforeEach (done) ->
+  return if started
+
+  http.get("http://localhost:#{port}", (res) ->
+    console.log("A server appears to already be running on port #{port}.")
+    started = true
+    done()
+  ).on 'error', ->
+    global.currentLineman = lineman = spawn("lineman", ["run"])
+
+    lineman.stdout.on "data", (data) ->
+      if data.toString().indexOf("Waiting...") != -1
+        console.log("Started a Lineman server (LINEMAN_ENV=test, WEB_PORT=#{port}).")
+        started = true
+        done()