I have this function that returns a promise and fails when is called:
export const mockAsync = () => {
return new Promise((_, reject) => {
setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Error')), 50);
});
};
And I have this test, which is passing:
describe('mockAsync', () => {
test('it should throw if we ask for it', async () => {
const result = mockAsync();
await expect(result).rejects.toThrow('Error');
});
});
But I find it weird, I would expect it to call await before the function call:
describe('mockAsync', () => {
test('it should throw if we ask for it', async () => {
const result = await mockAsync();
expect(result).rejects.toThrow('Error');
});
});
This last one is not passing, and I cant understand why. Is not the correct syntax?
For the test the work you want the promise to be rejected within the context of the expect. for that reason we usually write it like this:
await expect(/*sync function call*/).rejects.toThrow('someError')
And in your particular example:
describe('mockAsync', () => {
test('it should throw if we ask for it', async () => {
await expect(mockAsync()).rejects.toThrow('Error')
})
})
If you want to use the Try/Catch approach simply catch the error and make sure the error is the expected one:
describe('mockAsync', () => {
test('it should throw if we ask for it', async () => {
try{
await mockAsync()
}
catch(err){
expect(err.message).toEqual('Error')
}
})
})