text: /**
   *  © 2021, slashlib.org.
   *
   *  Initial tests - to be run in advance to any other test.
   *
   */ // use nodes default assertions
  const assert = require( "assert" );
  
  ( async function() {
    const constants = require( "./00.00.constants" );
    const env       = await constants.env;
  
    describe( "00.01.initial.spec.js", () => {
      describe( "Testing for prerequisites.", () => {
        it( "Check for availability of assertion library 'expect.js'", () => {
            assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
               const test = require( "expect.js" );
            }, undefined, "Missing assertion framework 'expect.js'" );
        });
        it( "Check for 'check-outdated'", () => {
            assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
               const test = require( "check-outdated" );
            }, undefined, "Missing package 'check-outdated'" );
        });
      });
    });
  })();
  