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mock a service with Jest

Trying to write a test to provide code coverage for the following code :
note : there are other functions in the service but just listing one for brevity.
export const service = {
getById: async (id) => {
const url = `/api/customers/${id}/names`
const {data} = await axios.get(url, axiosOptions);
return data;
}
I'm attempting to simply provide code coverage with this test:
note : I have attempted to use require instead of import but that does not seem to work.
import {service} from './requests';
it("mocks the getById function", () => {
service.getById = jest.fn();
expect(service.getById.mock).toBeTruthy();
}
This test passes however seems to provide no code coverage.
I've attempted to mock out the axios call but I seem to get nowhere as examples I've found of implementations are not working for me currently.
Does anyone have ideas and an example how I could provide code coverage for the service please?
Update : to sonEtLumiere's answer
jest.mock('./service', () => ({
getById: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data : "hello"}),
}));
describe('test', () => {
it('mocks the service", async () => {
service.getById.mockResolvedValue({data: "hello});
const data = await service.getById(1);
expect(data).toEqual({data:"hello"});
})
})
Currently getting back error :
Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'getById')
Any thoughts on why I'm getting this error?

To mock a service using Jest, you can use the jest.mock() function to create a mocked version of the service. For example:
jest.mock('path/to/service', () => ({
getById: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ /* mocked data */ }),
}));
Then, in your test file, you can import the mocked version of the service and use the mock property on the function to control its behavior. For example, you can use .mockResolvedValue to set the resolved value of the function, or use .mockRejectedValue to make the function throw an error.
import { service } from 'path/to/service';
describe('test', () => {
it('mocks the service', async () => {
service.getById.mockResolvedValue({ /* mocked data */ });
const data = await service.getById(1);
expect(data).toEqual({ /* mocked data */ });
});
});

I do agree with #Lin Du's comment, if you want to test service.getById, you should be mocking what the method depends on, in this case axios.get.
But following along with your question, the issue is that the named export in ./requests is an object containing the getById property which is the method you want to test. So jest.mock should look like:
jest.mock("./requests.js", () => ({
service: {
getById: jest.fn(),
},
}))
Then your test will pass as you expected:
it("mocks the getById function", async () => {
service.getById.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: "hello" })
const data = await service.getById(1)
expect(data).toEqual({ data: "hello" })
})
But again, if you want to test a method and have proper coverage, what you need to mock is the method's dependency, not the method itself, e.g:
import { service } from "./requests"
import axios from "axios"
jest.mock("axios")
test("service.getById", async () => {
axios.get.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: "hello" })
const result = await service.getById(1)
expect(result).toBe("hello")
})

How to access data outside of a Promise

I'm making a react app that sends an API call to OpenWeather to get the weather data for a city (specified by the user). Here's what the request for that call looks like:
async function getAPI() {
const apiCall = await axios.get(apiLink).then(res => {
res = {
temp : res.data.main.temp - 273.15,
weatherIcon : res.data.weather[0].icon,
windSpeed : res.data.wind.speed
}
return res
});
return apiCall
}
const weatherData = getAPI()
Notice that I try to store the data I want from the API response in a variable called weatherData. That way I can simply call that variable whenever I need, heres an example of HTML code that uses this variable:
<p>
temperature is {weatherData.temp} Celcius
</p>
This results in weatherData.temp simply not showing up on the browser side for some reason. A console.log(weatherData) prints this in the console:
Promise {<pending>}
[[Prototype]]: Promise
[[PromiseState]]: "fulfilled"
[[PromiseResult]]: Object
temp: 29.53
weatherIcon: "04d"
windSpeed: 1.59
[[Prototype]]: Object
How do I extract the data from the promise in a way that allows me to easily refer to said data for use in HTML code?

Answer below is if you are using functional components and react hooks.
You can can go two directions:
Using a try catch block:
const fetchWeather = async () => {
try {
const res = await axios.get(apiLink);
console.log(res);
setWeather(res.data); //Im not sure what the exact response is, but you can access the keys you need.
// you can then set the data you need to your state to render it.
} catch (error) {
// handle error
}
}
Or you can use .then .catch
const fetchWeather = async () => {
axios.get(apiLink)
.then((res) => {
setWeather(res.data); //Im not sure what the exact response is, but you can access the keys you need.
// set the data you need from the respones to your state.
})
.catch((err) => {
// handle error
})
}
In both cases you can just call the function in your useEffect hook.
useEffect(() => {
fetchWeather()
}, [])
In general my preference goes to set the response you get from the Api into the local state (meaning the state of your page/component). And then rendering the state to your jsx.
So if you are using react hooks, your state could look like this:
const [weather, setWeather] = useState({});
Last Edit:
Finally you can just refer to your state within your jsx/html. Assuming your weather state looks like this:
{
temp: '50 degrees'
}
In your JSX you can just refer to it this way:
<>
<div>{weather.temp}</div>
</>

How to mock const method in jest?

I unit test code in typescript, use jest. Please teach me how to mock getData to return the expected value. My code as below:
// File util.ts
export const getData = async () => {
// Todo something
return data;
}
// File execution.ts import { getData } from './util';
function execute()
{
// todo something
const data = await getData();
// todo something
}

The problem is that your function returns a promise. Depends on how you use it there are several ways to mock it.
The simplest way would be to mock it directly, but then it will always return the same value:
// note, the path is relative to your test file
jest.mock('./util', () => ({ getData: () => 'someValue' }));
If you want to test both the resolved and the rejected case you need to mock getData so it will return a spy where you later on can change the implementation use mockImplementation. You also need to use async/await to make the test work, have a look at the docs about asynchronous testing:
import { getData } from './util';
jest.mock('./util', () => ({ getData: ()=> jest.fn() }));
it('success case', async () => {
const result = Promise.resolve('someValue');
getData.mockImplementation(() => result);
// call your function to test
await result; // you need to use await to make jest aware of the promise
});
it('error case', async () => {
const result = Promise.reject(new Error('someError'));
getData.mockImplementation(() => result);
// call your function to test
await expect(result).rejects.toThrow('someError');
});

Try the following in your test file.
Import the function from the module.
import { getData } from './util';
Then mock the module with the function and its return value after all the import statements
jest.mock('./util', () => ({ getData: jest.fn() }))
getData.mockReturnValue("abc");
Then use it in your tests.

Because mocking expression functions can be a real pain to get right, I'm posting a full example below.
Scenario
Let's say we want to test some code that performs some REST call, but we don't want the actual REST call to be made:
// doWithApi.ts
export const doSomethingWithRest = () => {
post("some-url", 123);
}
Where the post is a function expression in a separate file:
// apiHelpers.ts
export const post = (url: string, num: number) => {
throw Error("I'm a REST call that should not run during unit tests!");
}
Setup
Since the post function is used directly (and not passed in as a parameter), we must create a mock file that Jest can use during tests as a replacement for the real post function:
// __mocks__/apiHelpers.ts
export const post = jest.fn();
Spy and Test
Now, finally inside the actual test, we may do the following:
// mockAndSpyInternals.test.ts
import {doSomethingWithRest} from "./doWithApi";
afterEach(jest.clearAllMocks); // Resets the spy between tests
jest.mock("./apiHelpers"); // Replaces runtime functions inside 'apiHelpers' with those found inside __mocks__. Path is relative to current file. Note that we reference the file we want to replace, not the mock we replace it with.
test("When doSomethingWithRest is called, a REST call is performed.", () => {
// If we want to spy on the post method to perform assertions we must add the following lines.
// If no spy is wanted, these lines can be omitted.
const apiHelpers = require("./apiHelpers");
const postSpy = jest.spyOn(apiHelpers, "post");
// Alter the spy if desired (e.g by mocking a resolved promise)
// postSpy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve({..some object}))
doSomethingWithRest();
expect(postSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1)
expect(postSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("some-url", 123);
});
Examples are made using Jest 24.9.0 and Typescript 3.7.4

How to properly test a debounced function in an asynchronous React component?

My react component runs an asynchronous query to obtain some data using lodash debounce - since user input can cause re-queries and I want to rate-limit the queries - and then sets the state of the component with the results that are returned.
MyComponent (React Component)
componentWillMount() {
this.runQuery();
}
handler = (response) => {
this.setState({ results: response.results });
}
runQuery = _.debounce((props = this.props) => {
// run the query
doStuff(mainParams)
.withSomeOtherStuff(moreParams)
.query()
.then(this.handler)
.catch((error) => {
this.props.catchError(error);
});
}, 200);
I am currently stubbing out my main api exit point that goes out and fetches the data which returns a promise thanks to the sinon-stub-promise package
before((done) => {
stub = stubGlobalFn('evaluate'); // returns stubbed promise, uses npm:sinon-stub-promise
});
This allows me the ability to use my custom Reader (tested elsewhere) to read in a mock response and then resolve it synchronously for testing purposes.
mytest.spec.jsx
let stub;
const testWithProps = props => (
new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
new Reader(histories).readGrid((err, grid) => {
try {
expect(err).to.be.a('null');
stub.resolves(grid);
// ....
Then in the same testWithProps function I'm able to mount the Table component with the props I specify in my test as sort of a test factory.
const wrapper = mount(<Table {...props} />);
And here's where I run into my confusion, I have stubbed out the promise that gets resolved when the main evaluate async function is invoked but not the state handler.
stub.thenable.then(() => {
// --------------------------
// PROBLEM: how to test without setting a timeout?
// --------------------------
setTimeout(() => {
resolve(wrapper.update());
}, 200);
// --------------------------
// --------------------------
});
Should I be stubbing my handler function inside of my react component instead if I'm wanting to test the state of the component after the async behavior? I'm not sure how to even stub that part out if that's even what's needed.
Ultimately my test looks like this by the end:
it('toggles the row for the value when clicked', () => {
const props = {
// some props that I use
};
return testWithProps(props).then((wrapper) => {
// simply testing that my mocked response made it in successfully to the rendered component
expect(wrapper.state().results.length).to.equal(4);
});
});

React and jest mock module

I am creating an application in which I use redux and node-fetch for remote data fetching.
I want to test the fact that I am well calling the fetch function with a good parameter.
This way, I am using jest.mock and jasmine.createSpy methods :
it('should have called the fetch method with URL constant', () => {
const spy = jasmine.createSpy('nodeFetch');
spy.and.callFake(() => new Promise(resolve => resolve('null')));
const mock = jest.mock('node-fetch', spy);
const slug = 'slug';
actionHandler[FETCH_REMOTE](slug);
expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Constants.URL + slug);
});
Here's the function that I m trying to test :
[FETCH_REMOTE]: slug => {
return async dispatch => {
dispatch(loading());
console.log(fetch()); // Displays the default fetch promise result
await fetch(Constants.URL + slug);
addLocal();
};
}
AS you can see, I am trying to log the console.log(fetch()) behavior, and I am having the default promise to resolve given by node-fetch, and not the that I've mock with Jest and spied with jasmine.
Do you have an idea what it doesn't work ?
EDIT : My test displayed me an error like my spy has never been called

Your action-handler is actually a action handler factory. In actionHandler[FETCH_REMOTE], you are creating a new function. The returned function taskes dispatch as a parameter and invokes the code you are showing.
This means that your test code will never call any function on the spy, as the created function is never invoked.
I think you will need to create a mock dispatch function and do something like this:
let dispatchMock = jest.fn(); // create a mock function
actionHandler[FETCH_REMOTE](slug)(dispatchMock);
EDIT:
To me, your actionHandler looks more like an actionCreator, as it is usually called in redux terms, though I personally prefer to call them actionFactories because that is what they are: Factories that create actions.
As you are using thunks(?) your actionCreater (which is misleadingly named actionHandler) does not directly create an action but another function which is invoked as soon as the action is dispatched. For comparison, a regular actionCreator looks like this:
updateFilter: (filter) => ({type: actionNames.UPDATE_FILTER, payload: {filter: filter}}),
A actionHandler on the other hand reacts to actions being dispatched and evaluates their payload.
Here is what I would do in your case:
Create a new object called actionFactories like this:
const actionFactories = {
fetchRemote(slug): (slug) => {
return async dispatch => {
dispatch(loading());
console.log(fetch()); // Displays the default fetch promise result
let response = await fetch(Constants.URL + slug);
var responseAction;
if (/* determine success of response */) {
responseAction = actionFactories.fetchSuccessful(response);
} else {
responseAction = actionFactories.fetchFailed();
}
dispatch(responseAction);
};
}
fetchFailed(): () => ({type: FETCH_FAILED, }),
fetchSuccessful(response): () => ({type: FETCH_FAILED, payload: response })
};
Create an actionHandler for FETCH_FAILED and FETCH_SUCCESSFUL to update the store based on the response.
BTW: Your console.log statement does not make much sense too me, since fetch just returns a promise.