I was trying the useEffect example something like below:
useEffect(async () => {
try {
const response = await fetch(`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}.json`);
const json = await response.json();
setPosts(json.data.children.map(it => it.data));
} catch (e) {
console.error(e);
}
}, []);
and I get this warning in my console. But the cleanup is optional for async calls I think. I am not sure why I get this warning. Linking sandbox for examples. https://codesandbox.io/s/24rj871r0p
For React version <=17
I suggest to look at Dan Abramov (one of the React core maintainers) answer here:
I think you're making it more complicated than it needs to be.
function Example() {
const [data, dataSet] = useState<any>(null)
useEffect(() => {
async function fetchMyAPI() {
let response = await fetch('api/data')
response = await response.json()
dataSet(response)
}
fetchMyAPI()
}, [])
return <div>{JSON.stringify(data)}</div>
}
Longer term we'll discourage this pattern because it encourages race conditions. Such as — anything could happen between your call starts and ends, and you could have gotten new props. Instead, we'll recommend Suspense for data fetching which will look more like
const response = MyAPIResource.read();
and no effects. But in the meantime you can move the async stuff to a separate function and call it.
You can read more about experimental suspense here.
If you want to use functions outside with eslint.
function OutsideUsageExample({ userId }) {
const [data, dataSet] = useState<any>(null)
const fetchMyAPI = useCallback(async () => {
let response = await fetch('api/data/' + userId)
response = await response.json()
dataSet(response)
}, [userId]) // if userId changes, useEffect will run again
useEffect(() => {
fetchMyAPI()
}, [fetchMyAPI])
return (
<div>
<div>data: {JSON.stringify(data)}</div>
<div>
<button onClick={fetchMyAPI}>manual fetch</button>
</div>
</div>
)
}
For React version >=18
Starting with React 18 you can also use Suspense, but it's not yet recommended if you are not using frameworks that correctly implement it:
In React 18, you can start using Suspense for data fetching in opinionated frameworks like Relay, Next.js, Hydrogen, or Remix. Ad hoc data fetching with Suspense is technically possible, but still not recommended as a general strategy.
If not part of the framework, you can try some libs that implement it like swr.
Oversimplified example of how suspense works. You need to throw a promise for Suspense to catch it, show fallback component first and render Main component when promise it's resolved.
let fullfilled = false;
let promise;
const fetchData = () => {
if (!fullfilled) {
if (!promise) {
promise = new Promise(async (resolve) => {
const res = await fetch('api/data')
const data = await res.json()
fullfilled = true
resolve(data)
});
}
throw promise
}
};
const Main = () => {
fetchData();
return <div>Loaded</div>;
};
const App = () => (
<Suspense fallback={"Loading..."}>
<Main />
</Suspense>
);
When you use an async function like
async () => {
try {
const response = await fetch(`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}.json`);
const json = await response.json();
setPosts(json.data.children.map(it => it.data));
} catch (e) {
console.error(e);
}
}
it returns a promise and useEffect doesn't expect the callback function to return Promise, rather it expects that nothing is returned or a function is returned.
As a workaround for the warning you can use a self invoking async function.
useEffect(() => {
(async function() {
try {
const response = await fetch(
`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}.json`
);
const json = await response.json();
setPosts(json.data.children.map(it => it.data));
} catch (e) {
console.error(e);
}
})();
}, []);
or to make it more cleaner you could define a function and then call it
useEffect(() => {
async function fetchData() {
try {
const response = await fetch(
`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}.json`
);
const json = await response.json();
setPosts(json.data.children.map(it => it.data));
} catch (e) {
console.error(e);
}
};
fetchData();
}, []);
the second solution will make it easier to read and will help you write code to cancel previous requests if a new one is fired or save the latest request response in state
Working codesandbox
Until React provides a better way, you can create a helper, useEffectAsync.js:
import { useEffect } from 'react';
export default function useEffectAsync(effect, inputs) {
useEffect(() => {
effect();
}, inputs);
}
Now you can pass an async function:
useEffectAsync(async () => {
const items = await fetchSomeItems();
console.log(items);
}, []);
Update
If you choose this approach, note that it's bad form. I resort to this when I know it's safe, but it's always bad form and haphazard.
Suspense for Data Fetching, which is still experimental, will solve some of the cases.
In other cases, you can model the async results as events so that you can add or remove a listener based on the component life cycle.
Or you can model the async results as an Observable so that you can subscribe and unsubscribe based on the component life cycle.
You can also use IIFE format as well to keep things short
function Example() {
const [data, dataSet] = useState<any>(null)
useEffect(() => {
(async () => {
let response = await fetch('api/data')
response = await response.json()
dataSet(response);
})();
}, [])
return <div>{JSON.stringify(data)}</div>
}
void operator could be used here.
Instead of:
React.useEffect(() => {
async function fetchData() {
}
fetchData();
}, []);
or
React.useEffect(() => {
(async function fetchData() {
})()
}, []);
you could write:
React.useEffect(() => {
void async function fetchData() {
}();
}, []);
It is a little bit cleaner and prettier.
Async effects could cause memory leaks so it is important to perform cleanup on component unmount. In case of fetch this could look like this:
function App() {
const [ data, setData ] = React.useState([]);
React.useEffect(() => {
const abortController = new AbortController();
void async function fetchData() {
try {
const url = 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1';
const response = await fetch(url, { signal: abortController.signal });
setData(await response.json());
} catch (error) {
console.log('error', error);
}
}();
return () => {
abortController.abort(); // cancel pending fetch request on component unmount
};
}, []);
return <pre>{JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}</pre>;
}
I read through this question, and feel the best way to implement useEffect is not mentioned in the answers.
Let's say you have a network call, and would like to do something once you have the response.
For the sake of simplicity, let's store the network response in a state variable.
One might want to use action/reducer to update the store with the network response.
const [data, setData] = useState(null);
/* This would be called on initial page load */
useEffect(()=>{
fetch(`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}.json`)
.then(data => {
setData(data);
})
.catch(err => {
/* perform error handling if desired */
});
}, [])
/* This would be called when store/state data is updated */
useEffect(()=>{
if (data) {
setPosts(data.children.map(it => {
/* do what you want */
}));
}
}, [data]);
Reference => https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-effect.html#tip-optimizing-performance-by-skipping-effects
For other readers, the error can come from the fact that there is no brackets wrapping the async function:
Considering the async function initData
async function initData() {
}
This code will lead to your error:
useEffect(() => initData(), []);
But this one, won't:
useEffect(() => { initData(); }, []);
(Notice the brackets around initData()
For fetching from an external API using React Hooks, you should call a function that fetches from the API inside of the useEffect hook.
Like this:
async function fetchData() {
const res = await fetch("https://swapi.co/api/planets/4/");
res
.json()
.then(res => setPosts(res))
.catch(err => setErrors(err));
}
useEffect(() => {
fetchData();
}, []);
I strongly recommend that you do not define your query inside the useEffect Hook, because it will be re-render infinite times. And since you cannot make the useEffect async, you can make the function inside of it to be async.
In the example shown above, the API call is in another separated async function so it makes sure that the call is async and that it only happens once. Also, the useEffect's dependency array (the []) is empty, which means that it will behave just like the componentDidMount from React Class Components, it will only be executed once when the component is mounted.
For the loading text, you can use React's conditional rendering to validate if your posts are null, if they are, render a loading text, else, show the posts. The else will be true when you finish fetching data from the API and the posts are not null.
{posts === null ? <p> Loading... </p>
: posts.map((post) => (
<Link key={post._id} to={`/blog/${post.slug.current}`}>
<img src={post.mainImage.asset.url} alt={post.mainImage.alt} />
<h2>{post.title}</h2>
</Link>
))}
I see you already are using conditional rendering so I recommend you dive more into it, especially for validating if an object is null or not!
I recommend you read the following articles in case you need more information about consuming an API using Hooks.
https://betterprogramming.pub/how-to-fetch-data-from-an-api-with-react-hooks-9e7202b8afcd
https://reactjs.org/docs/conditional-rendering.html
try
const MyFunctionnalComponent: React.FC = props => {
useEffect(() => {
// Using an IIFE
(async function anyNameFunction() {
await loadContent();
})();
}, []);
return <div></div>;
};
Other answers have been given by many examples and are clearly explained, so I will explain them from the point of view of TypeScript type definition.
The useEffect hook TypeScript signature:
function useEffect(effect: EffectCallback, deps?: DependencyList): void;
The type of effect:
// NOTE: callbacks are _only_ allowed to return either void, or a destructor.
type EffectCallback = () => (void | Destructor);
// Destructors are only allowed to return void.
type Destructor = () => void | { [UNDEFINED_VOID_ONLY]: never };
Now we should know why effect can't be an async function.
useEffect(async () => {
//...
}, [])
The async function will return a JS promise with an implicit undefined value. This is not the expectation of useEffect.
Please try this
useEffect(() => {
(async () => {
const products = await api.index()
setFilteredProducts(products)
setProducts(products)
})()
}, [])
To do it properly and avoid errors: "Warning: Can't perform a React state update on an unmounted..."
useEffect(() => {
let mounted = true;
(async () => {
try {
const response = await fetch(`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}.json`);
const json = await response.json();
const newPosts = json.data.children.map(it => it.data);
if (mounted) {
setPosts(newPosts);
}
} catch (e) {
console.error(e);
}
})();
return () => {
mounted = false;
};
}, []);
OR External functions and using an object
useEffect(() => {
let status = { mounted: true };
query(status);
return () => {
status.mounted = false;
};
}, []);
const query = async (status: { mounted: boolean }) => {
try {
const response = await fetch(`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}.json`);
const json = await response.json();
const newPosts = json.data.children.map(it => it.data);
if (status.mounted) {
setPosts(newPosts);
}
} catch (e) {
console.error(e);
}
};
OR AbortController
useEffect(() => {
const abortController = new AbortController();
(async () => {
try {
const response = await fetch(`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}.json`, { signal: abortController.signal });
const json = await response.json();
const newPosts = json.data.children.map(it => it.data);
setPosts(newPosts);
} catch (e) {
if(!abortController.signal.aborted){
console.error(e);
}
}
})();
return () => {
abortController.abort();
};
}, []);
I know it is late but just I had the same problem and I wanted to share that I solved it with a function like this!
useEffect(() => {
(async () => {
try {
const response = await fetch(`https://www.reddit.com/r/${subreddit}.json`);
const json = await response.json();
setPosts(json.data.children.map(it => it.data));
} catch (e) {
console.error(e);
}
}) ()
}, [])
With useAsyncEffect hook provided by a custom library, safely execution of async code and making requests inside effects become trivially since it makes your code auto-cancellable (this is just one thing from the feature list). Check out the Live Demo with JSON fetching
import React from "react";
import { useAsyncEffect } from "use-async-effect2";
import cpFetch from "cp-fetch";
/*
Notice: the related network request will also be aborted
Checkout your network console
*/
function TestComponent(props) {
const [cancel, done, result, err] = useAsyncEffect(
function* () {
const response = yield cpFetch(props.url).timeout(props.timeout);
return yield response.json();
},
{ states: true, deps: [props.url] }
);
return (
<div className="component">
<div className="caption">useAsyncEffect demo:</div>
<div>
{done ? (err ? err.toString() : JSON.stringify(result)) : "loading..."}
</div>
<button className="btn btn-warning" onClick={cancel} disabled={done}>
Cancel async effect
</button>
</div>
);
}
export default TestComponent;
The same demo using axios
Just a note about HOW AWESOME the purescript language handles this problem of stale effects with Aff monad
WITHOUT PURESCRIPT
you have to use AbortController
function App() {
const [ data, setData ] = React.useState([]);
React.useEffect(() => {
const abortController = new AbortController();
void async function fetchData() {
try {
const url = 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1';
const response = await fetch(url, { signal: abortController.signal });
setData(await response.json());
} catch (error) {
console.log('error', error);
}
}();
return () => {
abortController.abort(); // cancel pending fetch request on component unmount
};
}, []);
return <pre>{JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}</pre>;
}
or stale (from NoahZinsmeister/web3-react example)
function Balance() {
const { account, library, chainId } = useWeb3React()
const [balance, setBalance] = React.useState()
React.useEffect((): any => {
if (!!account && !!library) {
let stale = false
library
.getBalance(account)
.then((balance: any) => {
if (!stale) {
setBalance(balance)
}
})
.catch(() => {
if (!stale) {
setBalance(null)
}
})
return () => { // NOTE: will be called every time deps changes
stale = true
setBalance(undefined)
}
}
}, [account, library, chainId]) // ensures refresh if referential identity of library doesn't change across chainIds
...
WITH PURESCRIPT
check how useAff kills it's Aff in the cleanup function
the Aff is implemented as a state machine (without promises)
but what is relevant to us here is that:
the Aff encodes how to stop the Aff - You can put your AbortController here
it will STOP running Effects (not tested) and Affs (it will not run then from the second example, so it will NOT setBalance(balance)) IF the error was thrown TO the fiber OR INSIDE the fiber
Ignore the warning, and use the useEffect hook with an async function like this:
import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
function MyComponent({ objId }) {
const [data, setData] = useState();
useEffect(() => {
if (objId === null || objId === undefined) {
return;
}
async function retrieveObjectData() {
const response = await fetch(`path/to/api/objects/${objId}/`);
const jsonData = response.json();
setData(jsonData);
}
retrieveObjectData();
}, [objId]);
if (objId === null || objId === undefined) {
return (<span>Object ID needs to be set</span>);
}
if (data) {
return (<span>Object ID is {objId}, data is {data}</span>);
}
return (<span>Loading...</span>);
}
The most easy way is to use useAsyncEffect from 'use-async-effect'
You can find it on NPM.
const ProtectedRoute = ({ children }) => {
const [isAuth, setIsAuth] = useState(false);
useAsyncEffect(async () => {
try {
const data = await axios("auth");
console.log(data);
setIsAuth(true);
} catch (error) {
console.log(error);
}
}, []);
if (!isAuth)
return <Navigate to="/signin" />
return children;
}
I have some tests in one file,
I check my reducer with some case
My code looks like this
my code
import axiosInstance from '~/utils/network';
const fetcher = axiosInstance();
const fetchMiddleware = () => {
switch (type) {
case 'LOGOUT':{
try {
await fetcher.get(API.GET.LOGOUT_OPERATION);
dispatch({ type: 'LOGOUT_SUCCESS' });
} catch (err) {
dispatch({ type: 'LOGOUT_FAIL' });
}
});
}
}
}
my test
import axiosInstance from '../../src/utils/network';
import configureStore from 'redux-mock-store';
const middlewares = [fetchMiddleware, thunk];
const mockStore = configureStore(middlewares);
const store = mockStore(getInitialReducerState());
jest.mock('../../src/utils/network', () => {
const axiosInstance = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
return {
get: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
return {
headers: {},
};
}),
};
}) as any;
axiosInstance.configure = jest.fn();
return axiosInstance;
});
describe('test LOGOUT', () => {
beforeEach(() => {
store.clearActions();
});
it('should test be success', async () => {
await store.dispatch({
type: 'LOGOUT',
payload: { userName: 'testUserName' },
});
expect(store.getActions()).toContainEqual({
type: 'LOGOUT_SUCCESS',
});
});
it('should test be fail', async () => {
(axiosInstance as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => {
return {
get: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
throw new Error(' ');
}),
};
});
await store.dispatch({
type: 'LOGOUT',
payload: { userName: 'testUserName' },
});
expect(store.getActions()).toContainEqual({
type: 'LOGOUT_FAIL',
});
});
});
I want to test two scenarios: success & fail,
I mock the axiosInstance function.
But even I override the mock in the second test I get the first mock because my code loads axiosInstance only once.
what can I do?
You need to use jest.isolateModules
Let's say we have 2 files:
./lib.js - this is your ~/utils/network
./repro.js - this is your file with the code under test
./lib.js:
export default function lib() {
return () => 10;
}
./repro.js:
import lib from './lib';
const fnInstance = lib();
export const fn = () => {
return fnInstance();
};
And the ./repro.test.js:
function getRepro(libMock) {
let repro;
// Must use isolateModules because we need to require a new module everytime
jest.isolateModules(() => {
jest.mock('./lib', () => {
return {
default: libMock,
};
});
repro = require('./repro');
});
// If for some reason in the future the behavior will change and this assertion will fail
// We can do a workaround by returning a Promise and the `resolve` callback will be called with the Component in the `isolateModules` function
// Or we can also put the whole test function inside the `isolateModules` (less preferred)
expect(repro).toBeDefined();
return repro;
}
describe('', () => {
it('should return 1', () => {
const { fn } = getRepro(function lib() {
return () => 1
});
expect(fn()).toEqual(1);
});
it('should return 2', () => {
const { fn } = getRepro(function lib() {
return () => 2
});
expect(fn()).toEqual(2);
});
});
It's preferable to use existing library to mock Axios, it saves from boilerplate code and potential mistakes in mock implementation; moxios has been already suggested.
It's inconvenient to mock axiosInstance per test because it has been already called on the import of tested module, so this requires it to be re-imported per test; another answer explains how it's done with jest.isolateModules.
Since axiosInstance is evaluated only once and is supposed to return mocked object, it's convenient to mock it once per test and then change implementations:
jest.mock('~/utils/network', () => {
const axiosMock = { get: jest.fn(), ... };
return {
axiosInstance: () => axiosMock;
};
});
const axiosMock = axiosInstance();
...
(axiosMock.get axiosInstance as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => {
throw new Error(' ');
});
await store.dispatch(...);
This requires to use jest.restoreAllMocks in beforeEach or similar Jest configuration option to avoid test cross-contamination.
Notice that Axios doesn't throw errors but rather return rejected promises, this may affect test results, see the note regarding the benefits of libraries.
I'm getting data from an API and initially when console it in fetchData function it works but when console it in fetchDailyData function and call this function in another component it didn't work.
How can I solve this issue?
import axios from 'axios';
const url = `https://covid19.mathdro.id/api`;
export const fetchData = async () => {
try {
const { data: { confirmed, recovered, deaths, lastUpdate }} = await axios.get(url);
return { confirmed, recovered, deaths, lastUpdate };
} catch (error) {
}
}
export const fetchDailyData = async () => {
try {
const { data } = await axios.get(`${url}/daily`);
console.log(data); // <<==>> chrome browser is not showing this console log
// fetchDailyData function called in another component
} catch (error) {
}
}
Calling fetchDailyData function in another component
when I call console.log, I can't see the data in console of my browser
const Chart = () => {
const [dailyData, setDailyData] = useState({});
useEffect(() => {
const fetchApi = async () => {
setDailyData(await fetchDailyData());
}
console.log(dailyData);
fetchApi();
});
};
https://covid19.mathdro.id/api/daily which is your url in fetchDailyData doesn't return any data currently at all.
I suppose you have to check if this backend still available. And it is a good practice to check the response status (normally it should return statusCode 200) in response callback.
Existing code:
loginUser.js:
import { getUserDetails } from '../api/userDetails';
import { mapApiObjectToModel } from '../mapper/userProfileMapper';
import axios from 'axios';
export const getLoggedInUserDetails = async () => {
axios
.get('/api/getUserDetails')
.then(response => {
return mapApiObjectToModel(response);
})
.catch(err => {
console.log('error==', err);
});
};
userProfileMapper.js:
export const mapApiObjectToModel = inputObj => {
const outputObj = {};
const authorizedRoles = ['Admin'];
if (inputObj) {
outputObj.fullName = '';
if (inputObj.data) {
outputObj.fullName = inputObj.data.data;
}
outputObj.role = 'Admin';
outputObj.isAuthorized = authorizedRoles.includes(outputObj.role);
}
console.log('outputObj', outputObj);
return outputObj;
};
loginUser.test.js:
import axios from 'axios';
import getLoggedInUserDetails from '../../action/loginUser';
jest.mock('axios');
describe('routes using memory router', () => {
it('Get Admin message', async () => {
const data = 'Admin';
axios.get.mockImplementationOnce(() => Promise.resolve(data));
console.log(data);
await expect(getLoggedInUserDetails()).resolves.toEqual(data);
expect(axios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/getUserDetails');
});
it('fetches erroneously data from an API', async () => {
const errorMessage = 'Network Error';
axios.get.mockImplementationOnce(() => Promise.reject(new Error(errorMessage)));
await expect(getLoggedInUserDetails()).rejects.toThrow(errorMessage);
});
});
I'm really new to all these, so any assistance would be appreciated. Even any suggestions on TDD for userProfileMapper.js would be appreciated :)
The mapApiObjectToModel returns an object like,
{
role: 'ADMIN',
isAuthorized: true
}
However, in your test, you are expecting it to be equal to a string 'Admin'
const data = 'Admin';
...
await expect(getLoggedInUserDetails()).resolves.toEqual(data); // Note that you have initialize data to 'Admin'
Try changing data to be an object, like,
const data = {
role: 'Admin',
isAuthorized: true
};
...
await expect(getLoggedInUserDetails()).resolves.toEqual(data);
Updated: loginUser.js:
import { getUserDetails } from '../api/userDetails';
import { mapApiObjectToModel } from '../mapper/userProfileMapper';
import axios from 'axios';
export const getLoggedInUserDetails = () => {
return axios
.get('/api/getUserDetails')
.then(response => {
return mapApiObjectToModel(response);
})
.catch(err => {
console.log('error==', err);
throw err;
});
};
You function getLoggedInUserDetails had following issues,
You were not returning the promise from the function.
You don't need async here as you are accessing expect(Promise).resolves in your test file loginUser.test.js:.
You need to throw err from catch block, if you want to test the rejection of promise or remove the catch block.
I have updated following items to the function getLoggedInUserDetails,
removed the async from export const getLoggedInUserDetails = async () => {
returned promise from axios.get('/api/getUserDetails')
added throw err to catch block
You should not mix usage of Promise.then and async/await for more information on the difference between them check here and here
Problem
I have an Action which awaits an API function. The happy path in the try is easily testable with my mocked API. However, unsure as to the best way to test and cover the .catch.
Actions
import {getRoles} from '../shared/services/api';
export const Actions = {
SET_ROLES: 'SET_ROLES'
};
export const fetchRoles = () => async dispatch => {
try {
const response = await getRoles();
const roles = response.data;
dispatch({
type: Actions.SET_ROLES,
roles
});
} catch (error) {
dispatch({
type: Actions.SET_ROLES,
roles: []
});
}
};
Actions Test
import {fetchRoles} from '../party-actions';
import rolesJson from '../../shared/services/__mocks__/roles.json';
jest.mock('../../shared/services/api');
describe('Roles Actions', () => {
it('should set roles when getRoles() res returns', async () => {
const mockDispatch = jest.fn();
await fetchRoles()(mockDispatch);
try {
expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
type: 'SET_ROLES',
roles: rolesJson
});
} catch (e) {
// console.log('fetchRoles error: ', e)
}
});
// Here is the problem test, how do we intentionally cause
// getRoles() inside of fetchRoles() to throw an error?
it('should return empty roles if error', async () => {
const mockDispatch = jest.fn();
await fetchRoles('throwError')(mockDispatch);
expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
type: 'SET_ROLES',
roles: []
});
});
});
Mocked API
import rolesJson from './roles.json';
export const getRoles = async test => {
let mockGetRoles;
if (test === 'throwError') {
// console.log('sad')
mockGetRoles = () => {
return Promise.reject({
roles: []
});
};
} else {
// console.log('happy')
mockGetRoles = () => {
return Promise.resolve({
roles: rolesJson
});
};
}
try {
const roles = mockGetRoles();
// console.log('api mocks roles', roles);
return roles;
} catch (err) {
return 'the error';
}
};
^ Above you can see what I tried, which did work, but it required me to change my code in a way that fit the test, but not the actual logic of the app.
For instance, for this test to pass, I have to pass in a variable through the real code (see x):
export const fetchRoles = (x) => async dispatch => {
try {
const response = await getRoles(x);
const roles = response.data;
How can we force getRoles in our mock to throw an error in our sad path, .catch test?
You can mock getRoles API on per-test basis instead:
// getRoles will be just jest.fn() stub
import {getRoles} from '../../shared/services/api';
import rolesJson from '../../shared/services/__mocks__/roles.json';
// without __mocks__/api.js it will mock each exported function as jest.fn();
jest.mock('../../shared/services/api');
it('sets something if loaded successfully', async ()=> {
getRoles.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(rolesJson));
dispatch(fetchRoles());
await Promise.resolve(); // so mocked API Promise could resolve
expect(someSelector(store)).toEqual(...);
});
it('sets something else on error', async () => {
getRoles.mockReturnValue(Promise.reject(someErrorObject));
dispatch(fetchRoles());
await Promise.resolve();
expect(someSelector(store)).toEqual(someErrornessState);
})
I also propose you concentrate on store state after a call not a list of actions dispatched. Why? Because actually we don't care what actions in what order has been dispatched while we get store with data expected, right?
But sure, you still could assert against dispatch calls. The main point: don't mock result returned in __mocks__ automocks but do that on peer-basis.
I resolved the test and got the line coverage for the .catch by adding a function called mockGetRolesError in the mock api file:
Thanks to #skyboyer for the idea to have a method on the mocked file.
import {getRoles} from '../shared/services/api';
export const Actions = {
SET_ROLES: 'SET_ROLES'
};
export const fetchRoles = () => async dispatch => {
try {
const response = await getRoles();
const roles = response.data;
// console.log('ACTION roles:', roles);
dispatch({
type: Actions.SET_ROLES,
roles
});
} catch (error) {
dispatch({
type: Actions.SET_ROLES,
roles: []
});
}
};
Now in the test for the sad path, I just have to call mockGetRolesError to set the internal state of the mocked api to be in a return error mode.
import {fetchRoles} from '../party-actions';
import rolesJson from '../../shared/services/__mocks__/roles.json';
import {mockGetRolesError} from '../../shared/services/api';
jest.mock('../../shared/services/api');
describe('Roles Actions', () => {
it('should set roles when getRoles() res returns', async () => {
const mockDispatch = jest.fn();
try {
await fetchRoles()(mockDispatch);
expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
type: 'SET_ROLES',
roles: rolesJson
});
} catch (e) {
return e;
}
});
it('should return empty roles if error', async () => {
const mockDispatch = jest.fn();
mockGetRolesError();
await fetchRoles()(mockDispatch);
expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
type: 'SET_ROLES',
roles: []
});
});
});