Always-true test failing in Karma - why?

Question

I am trying to write Karma tests for an Angular app. This test is failing:

describe('Controller: AdherenceCtrl', function () {
  // load the controller's module
  beforeEach(module('myApp'));
  var MainCtrl,
    scope;
  // Initialize the controller and a mock scope
  beforeEach(inject(function ($controller, $rootScope) {
    // do nothing for the moment
    // scope = $rootScope.$new();
    // MainCtrl = $controller('AdherenceCtrl', {
    //   $scope: scope
    // });
  }));
  it('should pass a basic test', function () {
    expect([1,2].length).toBe(2);
  });
});

If I delete the beforeEach(inject section, though, it passes.

describe('Controller: AdherenceCtrl', function () {
  // load the controller's module
  beforeEach(module('myApp'));
  var MainCtrl,
    scope;
  it('should pass a basic test', function () {
    expect([1,2].length).toBe(2);
  });
});

What is wrong with the beforeEach(inject section?

The error message I get from Karma is this, which I cannot parse:

 Chrome 31.0.1650 (Mac OS X 10.9.0) Controller: AdherenceCtrl should pass a basic test FAILED
        Error: [$injector:modulerr] http://errors.angularjs.org/undefined/$injector/modulerr?p0=astellasRiskfactorcalcAppApp&p1=Error%3A%20%5B%24injector%3Amodulerr%5D%20http%3A%2F%2Ferrors.angularjs.org%2Fundefined%2F%24injector%2Fmodulerr%3Fp0%3DngRoute%26p1%3DError%253A%2520%255B%2524injector%253Anomod%255D%2520http%253A%252F%252Ferrors.angularjs.org%252Fundefined%252F%2524injector%252Fnomod%253Fp0%253DngRoute%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520Error%2520(%253Canonymous%253E)%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520http%253A%252F%252Flocalhost%253A9876%252Fabsolute%252FUsers%252Fanna%252FDropbox%252Fprojects%252Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%252Fapp%252Fbower_components%252Fangular%252Fangular.min.js%253F1383935561000%253A6%253A453%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520http%253A%252F%252Flocalhost%253A9876%252Fabsolute%252FUsers%252Fanna%252FDropbox%252Fprojects%252Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%252Fapp%252Fbower_components%252Fangular%252Fangular.min.js%253F1383935561000%253A20%253A119%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520a%2520(http%253A%252F%252Flocalhost%253A9876%252Fabsolute%252FUsers%252Fanna%252FDropbox%252Fprojects%252Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%252Fapp%252Fbower_components%252Fangular%252Fangular.min.js%253F1383935561000%253A19%253A353)%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520http%253A%252F%252Flocalhost%253A9876%252Fabsolute%252FUsers%252Fanna%252FDropbox%252Fprojects%252Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%252Fapp%252Fbower_components%252Fangular%252Fangular.min.js%253F1383935561000%253A20%253A14%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520http%253A%252F%252Flocalhost%253A9876%252Fabsolute%252FUsers%252Fanna%252FDropbox%252Fprojects%252Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%252Fapp%252Fbower_components%252Fangular%252Fangular.min.js%253F1383935561000%253A28%253A434%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520Array.forEach%2520(native)%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520q%2520(http%253A%252F%252Flocalhost%253A9876%252Fabsolute%252FUsers%252Fanna%252FDropbox%252Fprojects%252Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%252Fapp%252Fbower_components%252Fangular%252Fangular.min.js%253F1383935561000%253A7%253A261)%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520e%2520(http%253A%252F%252Flocalhost%253A9876%252Fabsolute%252FUsers%252Fanna%252FDropbox%252Fprojects%252Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%252Fapp%252Fbower_components%252Fangular%252Fangular.min.js%253F1383935561000%253A28%253A374)%250A%2520%2520%2520%2520at%2520http%253A%252F%252Flocalhost%253A9876%252Fabsolute%252FUsers%252Fanna%252FDropbox%252Fprojects%252Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%252Fapp%252Fbower_components%252Fangular%252Fangular.min.js%253F1383935561000%253A28%253A451%0A%20%20%20%20at%20Error%20(%3Canonymous%3E)%0A%20%20%20%20at%20http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A9876%2Fabsolute%2FUsers%2Fanna%2FDropbox%2Fprojects%2Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%2Fapp%2Fbower_components%2Fangular%2Fangular.min.js%3F1383935561000%3A6%3A453%0A%20%20%20%20at%20http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A9876%2Fabsolute%2FUsers%2Fanna%2FDropbox%2Fprojects%2Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%2Fapp%2Fbower_components%2Fangular%2Fangular.min.js%3F1383935561000%3A29%3A262%0A%20%20%20%20at%20Array.forEach%20(native)%0A%20%20%20%20at%20q%20(http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A9876%2Fabsolute%2FUsers%2Fanna%2FDropbox%2Fprojects%2Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%2Fapp%2Fbower_components%2Fangular%2Fangular.min.js%3F1383935561000%3A7%3A261)%0A%20%20%20%20at%20e%20(http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A9876%2Fabsolute%2FUsers%2Fanna%2FDropbox%2Fprojects%2Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%2Fapp%2Fbower_components%2Fangular%2Fangular.min.js%3F1383935561000%3A28%3A374)%0A%20%20%20%20at%20http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A9876%2Fabsolute%2FUsers%2Fanna%2FDropbox%2Fprojects%2Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%2Fapp%2Fbower_components%2Fangular%2Fangular.min.js%3F1383935561000%3A28%3A451%0A%20%20%20%20at%20Array.forEach%20(native)%0A%20%20%20%20at%20q%20(http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A9876%2Fabsolute%2FUsers%2Fanna%2FDropbox%2Fprojects%2Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%2Fapp%2Fbower_components%2Fangular%2Fangular.min.js%3F1383935561000%3A7%3A261)%0A%20%20%20%20at%20e%20(http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A9876%2Fabsolute%2FUsers%2Fanna%2FDropbox%2Fprojects%2Fastellas-riskfactorcalc-app%2Fapp%2Fbower_components%2Fangular%2Fangular.min.js%3F1383935561000%3A28%3A374)
            at Error (<anonymous>)
            at /Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js:6:453
            at /Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js:29:262
            at Array.forEach (native)
            at q (/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js:7:261)
            at e (/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js:28:374)
            at Object.Xb [as injector] (/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js:32:427)
            at workFn (/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/test/angular-mocks.js:2114:52)

Answer 1

Here is the URL decoded stack trace:

Error: [$injector:modulerr] http://errors.angularjs.org/undefined/$injector/modulerr?p0=astellasRiskfactorcalcAppApp&p1=Error: [$injector:modulerr] http://errors.angularjs.org/undefined/$injector/modulerr?p0=ngRoute&p1=Error: [$injector:nomod] http://errors.angularjs.org/undefined/$injector/nomod?p0=ngRoute
at Error (<anonymous>)
at http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:6:453
at http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:20:119
at a (http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:19:353)
at http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:20:14
at http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:28:434
at Array.forEach (native)
at q (http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:7:261)
at e (http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:28:374)
at http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:28:451
at Error (<anonymous>)
at http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:6:453
at http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:29:262
at Array.forEach (native)
at q (http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:7:261)
at e (http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:28:374)
at http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:28:451
at Array.forEach (native)
at q (http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:7:261)
at e (http://localhost:9876/absolute/Users/anna/Dropbox/projects/astellas-riskfactorcalc-app/app/bower_components/angular/angular.min.js?1383935561000:28:374)

It mentions ngRoute in line 1. The documentation says:

In AngularJS 1.2.0 and later, ngRoute has been moved to its own module. If you are getting this error after upgrading to 1.2.x, be sure that you've installed ngRoute.

If you are using Angular 1.2.x, have you tried adding ngRoute as a dependency of myApp?