# Testing Providers

In order to test providers effectively, a built-in tool can be used which allows testing of individual source and embed providers.

There are two ways to use the tool:
- Command Line Mode - For passing in arguments directly to the script. This is useful in non-interactive environments such as CI or to repeatedly test during development.
- Question Mode - Where the script asks you questions about which source you wish to test.

::code-group
  ```bash [Interactive]
  npm run test:dev
  ```
  ```bash [Command Line]
  npm run test:dev -- [options]
  
  # Example testing FlixHQ with "Spirited Away"
  npm run test:dev -- -sid flixhq -tid 129 -t movie
  ```
::

The following Command Line Mode arguments are available:
| Argument      | Alias  | Description                                                             | Default      |
|---------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| `--fetcher`   | `-f`   | Fetcher type. Either `node-fetch` or `native`                           | `node-fetch` |
| `--source-id` | `-sid` | Source ID for the source to be tested                                   |              |
| `--tmdb-id`   | `-tid` | TMDB ID for the media to scrape. Only used if source is a provider      |              |
| `--type`      | `-t`   | Media type. Either `movie` or `show`. Only used if source is a provider | `movie`      |
| `--season`    | `-s`   | Season number. Only used if type is `show`                              | `0`          |
| `--episode`   | `-e`   | Episode number. Only used if type is `show`                             | `0`          |
| `--url`       | `-u`   | URL to a video embed. Only used if source is an embed                   |              |
| `--help`      | `-h`   | Shows help for the command arguments                                    |              |