Mock Functions
Mock functions allow you to test the links between code by erasing the actual implementation of a function, capturing calls to the function (and the parameters passed in those calls), capturing instances of constructor functions when instantiated with new
, and allowing test-time configuration of return values.
There are two ways to mock functions: Either by creating a mock function to use in test code, or writing a manual mock
to override a module dependency.
Usando uma função de simulação
Let's imagine we're testing an implementation of a function forEach
, which invokes a callback for each item in a supplied array.
function forEach(items, callback) {
for (let index = 0; index < items.length; index++) {
callback(items[index]);
}
}
To test this function, we can use a mock function, and inspect the mock's state to ensure the callback is invoked as expected.
const mockCallback = jest.fn(x => 42 + x);
forEach([0, 1], mockCallback);
// The mock function is called twice
expect(mockCallback.mock.calls.length).toBe(2);
// The first argument of the first call to the function was 0
expect(mockCallback.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe(0);
// The first argument of the second call to the function was 1
expect(mockCallback.mock.calls[1][0]).toBe(1);
.mock
Propriedade All mock functions have this special .mock
property, which is where data about how the function has been called is kept. The .mock
property also tracks the value of this
for each call, so it is possible to inspect this as well:
const myMock = jest.fn();
const a = new myMock();
const b = {};
const bound = myMock.bind(b);
bound();
console.log(myMock.mock.instances);
// > [ <a>, <b> ]
These mock members are very useful in tests to assert how these functions get called or instantiated:
// A função foi chamada exatamente uma vez
expect(someMockFunction.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
// O primeiro argumento da primeira chamada foi 'first arg'
expect(someMockFunction.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('first arg');
// O segundo argumento da segunda chamada foi 'second arg'
expect(someMockFunction.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe('second arg');
// Esta função foi instanciada exatamente duas vezes
expect(someMockFunction.mock.instances.length).toBe(2);
// O objeto retornado pela primeira instanciação dessa função
// tem uma propriedade `name` na qual o valor foi setado para 'test'
expect(someMockFunction.mock.instances[0].name).toEqual('test');
Mock Valores de Retorno
Mock functions can also be used to inject test values into your code during a test:
const myMock = jest.fn();
console.log(myMock());
// > undefined
myMock.mockReturnValueOnce(10).mockReturnValueOnce('x').mockReturnValue(true);
console.log(myMock(), myMock(), myMock(), myMock());
// > 10, 'x', true, true
Mock functions are also very effective in code that uses a functional continuation-passing style. Code written in this style helps avoid the need for complicated stubs that recreate the behavior of the real component they're standing in for, in favor of injecting values directly into the test right before they're used.
const filterTestFn = jest.fn();
// Make the mock return `true` for the first call,
// and `false` for the second call
filterTestFn.mockReturnValueOnce(true).mockReturnValueOnce(false);
const result = [11, 12].filter(num => filterTestFn(num));
console.log(result);
// > [11]
console.log(filterTestFn.mock.calls[0][0]); // 11
console.log(filterTestFn.mock.calls[0][1]); // 12
Most real-world examples actually involve getting ahold of a mock function on a dependent component and configuring that, but the technique is the same. In these cases, try to avoid the temptation to implement logic inside of any function that's not directly being tested.
Mocking Modules
Suppose we have a class that fetches users from our API. The class uses axios to call the API then returns the data
attribute which contains all the users:
// users.js
import axios from 'axios';
class Users {
static all() {
return axios.get('/users.json').then(resp => resp.data);
}
}
export default Users;
Now, in order to test this method without actually hitting the API (and thus creating slow and fragile tests), we can use the jest.mock(...)
function to automatically mock the axios module.
Once we mock the module we can provide a mockResolvedValue
for .get
that returns the data we want our test to assert against. In effect, we are saying that we want axios.get('/users.json')
to return a fake response.
// users.test.js
import axios from 'axios';
import Users from './users';
jest.mock('axios');
test('should fetch users', () => {
const users = [{name: 'Bob'}];
const resp = {data: users};
axios.get.mockResolvedValue(resp);
// or you could use the following depending on your use case:
// axios.get.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(resp))
return Users.all().then(data => expect(data).toEqual(users));
});
Implementações de Mock
Still, there are cases where it's useful to go beyond the ability to specify return values and full-on replace the implementation of a mock function. This can be done with jest.fn
or the mockImplementationOnce
method on mock functions.
const myMockFn = jest.fn(cb => cb(null, true));
myMockFn((err, val) => console.log(val));
// > true
The mockImplementation
method is useful when you need to define the default implementation of a mock function that is created from another module:
// foo.js
module.exports = function () {
// some implementation;
};
// test.js
jest.mock('../foo'); // this happens automatically with automocking
const foo = require('../foo');
// foo is a mock function
foo.mockImplementation(() => 42);
foo();
// > 42
When you need to recreate a complex behavior of a mock function such that multiple function calls produce different results, use the mockImplementationOnce
method:
const myMockFn = jest
.fn()
.mockImplementationOnce(cb => cb(null, true))
.mockImplementationOnce(cb => cb(null, false));
myMockFn((err, val) => console.log(val));
// > true
myMockFn((err, val) => console.log(val));
// > false
When the mocked function runs out of implementations defined with mockImplementationOnce
, it will execute the default implementation set with jest.fn
(if it is defined):
const myMockFn = jest
.fn(() => 'default')
.mockImplementationOnce(() => 'first call')
.mockImplementationOnce(() => 'second call');
console.log(myMockFn(), myMockFn(), myMockFn(), myMockFn());
// > 'first call', 'second call', 'default', 'default'
For cases where we have methods that are typically chained (and thus always need to return this
), we have a sugary API to simplify this in the form of a .mockReturnThis()
function that also sits on all mocks:
const myObj = {
myMethod: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
};
// is the same as
const otherObj = {
myMethod: jest.fn(function () {
return this;
}),
};
Nome das funções de simulação (Mock names)
You can optionally provide a name for your mock functions, which will be displayed instead of "jest.fn()" in the test error output. Faça uso dessa opção se você quiser ser capaz de rapidamente identificar a função simulada que reportou um erro no resultado do seu teste.
const myMockFn = jest
.fn()
.mockReturnValue('default')
.mockImplementation(scalar => 42 + scalar)
.mockName('add42');
Matchers personalizados
Finally, in order to make it less demanding to assert how mock functions have been called, we've added some custom matcher functions for you:
// The mock function was called at least once
expect(mockFunc).toHaveBeenCalled();
// The mock function was called at least once with the specified args
expect(mockFunc).toHaveBeenCalledWith(arg1, arg2);
// The last call to the mock function was called with the specified args
expect(mockFunc).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(arg1, arg2);
// All calls and the name of the mock is written as a snapshot
expect(mockFunc).toMatchSnapshot();
These matchers are sugar for common forms of inspecting the .mock
property. You can always do this manually yourself if that's more to your taste or if you need to do something more specific:
// The mock function was called at least once
expect(mockFunc.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
// The mock function was called at least once with the specified args
expect(mockFunc.mock.calls).toContainEqual([arg1, arg2]);
// The last call to the mock function was called with the specified args
expect(mockFunc.mock.calls[mockFunc.mock.calls.length - 1]).toEqual([
arg1,
arg2,
]);
// The first arg of the last call to the mock function was `42`
// (note that there is no sugar helper for this specific of an assertion)
expect(mockFunc.mock.calls[mockFunc.mock.calls.length - 1][0]).toBe(42);
// A snapshot will check that a mock was invoked the same number of times,
// in the same order, with the same arguments. Ele também irá testar o nome da função de simulação.
expect(mockFunc.mock.calls).toEqual([[arg1, arg2]]);
expect(mockFunc.getMockName()).toBe('a mock name');
Para a lista completa de matchers, dê uma olhada em reference docs.