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custom global function not defined when testing in Jest; works fine when not testing

I have a custom, globally-scoped function in my Express app, foo. When running my Jest test scripts, this function is caught as undefined. Thus, any tests using them fail.
index.d.ts:
declare global{
function foo(): string;
}
export {};
src/Utils/index.ts:
global.foo = function foo(){
return "bar";
};
src/Modules/Example.module.ts:
export const test = () => {
// This will return bar, as expected, when developing.
// A reference error will only be thrown when running npm test.
return foo();
};
src/Modules/Example.test.ts:
import { test } from "./Example.module";
describe("modules/example", () => {
describe("test", () => {
it("returns bar", () => {
let bar = test();
expect(bar).toBe("bar");
});
});
});
Despite this not being an issue while developing, this test results in the error:
ReferenceError: foo is not defined.
export const test = () => {
return foo();
^
...
};

You can specify src/Utils/index.ts as a setup file, which Jest will load and execute before running tests. You can add it to your Jest configuration file (or create one if you don't have one):
Assuming a CJS-format Jest configuration, jest.config.js:
module.exports = {
// Your other configuration options
"setupFiles": ["<rootDir>/src/Utils/index.ts"]
};
It will look slightly different if you are using a JSON or TypeScript Jest configuration file.
However I don't recommend using global variables (even if you use them a lot). With a proper code editor setup, it is easy to import a function from another file.

How to link the imported dependencies of module created by vm.SourceTextModule to it?

Let's say we are creating a module called app by constructing a new vm.SourceTextModule object:
const context = {
exports: {},
console, // custom console object
};
const sandbox = vm.createContext(context);
const app = new vm.SourceTextModule(
`import path from 'path';
console.log(path.resolve('./src'));`,
{
context: sandbox,
}
);
According to the Node.js documentation to obtain the default export from path module we should "link" the imported dependencies of app module to it.
To achieve this we should pass linker callback to app.link method:
async function linker(specifier, referencingModule) {
// the desired logic...
}
await app.link(linker);
How to implement linker function properly so that we could import path module in newly created app module and use it:
await app.evaluate(); // => /home/user/Documents/project/src
P.S. We are using TypeScript, so I checked if we have installed types for path package.
package.json:
"#types/node": "^17.0.31",

I found https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/35848 where someone posted a code snippet.
From there I've adapted the following linker callback:
const imports = new Map();
async function linker(specifier, referencingModule) {
if (imports.has(specifier))
return imports.get(specifier);
const mod = await import(specifier);
const exportNames = Object.keys(mod);
const imported = new vm.SyntheticModule(
exportNames,
() => {
// somehow called with this === undefined?
exportNames.forEach(key => imported.setExport(key, mod[key]));
},
{ identifier: specifier, context: referencingModule.context }
);
imports.set(specifier, imported);
return imported;
}
The code snippet from the GitHub issue didn't work for me on Node 18.7.0 as is, because the evaluator callback passed to the constructor of SyntheticModule is somehow called with this set to undefined. This may be a Node bug.
I also cached the imported SyntheticModules in a Map because if they have internal state, creating a new SyntheticModule every time will reset that state.

Mocha finds global variable is undefined when extended by class

I have the following ES6 module from a Chromecast receiver that I would like to test using Mocha...
// SUT - app.js
import { Queue } from 'queue.js'
export const app = async () => {
const context = cast.framework.CastReceiverContext.getInstance();
const options = {};
options.queue = new Queue();
context.start(options);
}
This code runs inside a Chromecast user agent which provides access to the global cast object. This cast object exposes an api which in turn enables the JS thread to interact directly with the Chromecast CAF SDK. This cast variable is always available at run time.
The Queue class is slightly unusual because in order for it to work according to the CAF framework documentation, is must extend an abstract class from the framework cast.framework.QueueBase...
// queue.js
class Queue extends cast.framework.QueueBase {
initialize(){
// build queue here
}
}
Now I would like to write some unit tests to check my app function is correct. For example:
// app.test.js
import { app } from 'app.js';
it('should do some stuff', async function () {
// inject a mock cast object
global.cast = {
framework: {
QueueBase: class {},
CastReceiverContext: {
getInstance: () => {},
},
},
};
await app();
// Make some assertions
});
However, even though I am injecting a mock using global.cast, which is sufficient for all regular references to the cast object, in the case where a class is extending the injected cast object, apparently it is not yet available and I receive the following error:
ReferenceError: cast is not defined
I found an ugly hack to make this error disappear. If I place the following snippet above the class declaration then I can inject the mock at runtime and it not only works for Mocha but also for execution on the Chromecast device....
try {
// The following line throws in Mocha's node environment
// but executes fine on the Chromecast device
if (cast) {
}
} catch {
global.cast = {
framework: {
QueueBase: class {},
},
};
}
export class Queue extends cast.framework.QueueBase {
...
However, I would like to find a better solution so that I don't have to pollute my production code with this hack which is only there to allow me to run tests.
My .mocharc.yml file looks like this:
require:
- '#babel/register'
- 'ignore-styles'
- 'jsdom-global/register'
- 'babel-polyfill'
... and my command to run tests is:
mocha --recursive --use_strict
finally, my .babelrc file looks like this:
{
"presets": [
[
"#babel/preset-env"
]
],
"plugins": [
"inline-svg",
"import-graphql"
]
}

Static imports are always evaluated first, so the order of operations is roughly:
import { Queue } from 'queue.js'
class Queue extends cast.framework.QueueBase { // ReferenceError outside Chromecast!
initialize(){
// build queue here
}
}
global.cast = {
framework: {
QueueBase: class {},
CastReceiverContext: {
getInstance: () => {},
},
},
};
You can see that the mock is created after the reference to cast in app.js.
The only reliable way to run the mock creation before importing the app module is using a dynamic import:
// app.test.js
it('should do some stuff', async function () {
// inject a mock cast object
global.cast = {
framework: {
QueueBase: class {},
CastReceiverContext: {
getInstance: () => {},
},
},
};
const { app } = await import('app.js');
await app();
// Make some assertions
delete global.cast;
});
If you prefer not to repeat the mock creation and the import in every test, you can move both out of the test definition:
// app.test.js
// inject a mock cast object
global.cast = {
framework: {
QueueBase: class {},
CastReceiverContext: {
getInstance: () => {},
},
},
};
const { app } = await import('app.js');
it('should do some stuff', async function () {
await app();
// Make some assertions
});
// Optionally clean up the mock after all tests
after(() => delete global.cast);

Jest mock window object before importing a dependency

I need to have a value set in the window object before a dependency is imported. Say I have this code
// foo.test.js
import { dependency } from './foo'
describe('...', () => {
it('...', () => {
// use dependency
})
})
But for dependency to be imported I need to have a value defined in window.myValues
// foo.js
export const dependency = {
key: window.myValue.nestedValue
}
That code will give me an error when importing the file because window.myValue.nestedValue is trying to access the property nestedValue of undefined.
How can I get that done?
Edit
Following christianeide's answer below I get the following error
● Test suite failed to run
TypeError: Cannot convert undefined or null to object
2 | delete global.window.myValue
3 | global.window = Object.create(window)
> 4 | global.window.myValue = {
| ^
5 | nestedValue: 'someValue'
6 | }
7 | }
at module.exports (jest.setup.js:4:17)
at node_modules/#jest/core/build/runGlobalHook.js:82:17
at ScriptTransformer.requireAndTranspileModule (node_modules/#jest/transform/build/ScriptTransformer.js:684:24)
at node_modules/#jest/core/build/runGlobalHook.js:72:27
at pEachSeries (node_modules/p-each-series/index.js:8:9)
at async _default (node_modules/#jest/core/build/runGlobalHook.js:58:5)
at async runJest (node_modules/#jest/core/build/runJest.js:345:5)

es6 imports are "hoisted", meaning wherever you write them in the code, they'll get processed before the importing module is executed, so the imported module is always executed before the importing module. In your case, this means foo.js executes before foo.test.js, so even if you properly mock your property of window in your tests, foo.js will not see your mock.
You can get around this by using require in your tests to import foo.js after the property of window has been mocked.
// foo.test.js
window.myValue = { nestedValue: MOCK_NESTED_VALUE };
const { dependency } = require('./foo');
describe('...', () => {
it('...', () => {
// use dependency
})
})
As other answers have pointed out, if myValue is one of existing "sytem" properties of window such as window.location, you might have to delete it first. When deleting, don't forget to back it up so that you can restore it when cleaning up after your test.

Try assigning values to global.window.
Something like this:
delete global.window.myValue;
global.window = Object.create(window);
global.window.myValue = {
nestedValue: 'someValue',
};
This can be done inside jest.setup.js, but you could also probably define the values inside foo.test.js

I was able to append properties on the window object by creating a setup.js:
global.propertyA = () => {};
global.nestedPropertyB = {
propertyC: () => {}
};
And setting the file in setupFilesAfterEnv in my jest.config.js file:
module.exports = {
setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/tests/js/setup.js']
}

I have solved such an issue with jest.mock: as it's hoisted above import statements, it's possible to execute any code before and after importing an actual module.
In my case I needed to test some functionality and set node env to a value, different from 'test', and, as I needed this substitution only for the time of import, I set its value back to 'test' before returning the actual module. Of course, it may vary depending on use cases - it's just an example of executing code before and after importing is done. Also i tried to use a getter for a particular module field, and it also worked.
import ApiBase from "../ApiBase";
jest.mock('../ApiBase', () => {
process.env.NODE_ENV = '';
const actual = jest.requireActual('../ApiBase');
process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
return actual;
});

How to write test case for undefined window Object | Vue test utils | Jest Framework

I am using vue test utils - Jest framework for unit testing of my vue file. I'm not able to test the below line.
const inBrowser = typeof window !== 'undefined';
My question is how to set JavaScript Window as undefined. Is there any way to set window as undefined Browser Object Model (BOM)?

Based on this and this you can use the .spyOn function and set the window as undefined:
let windowSpy;
beforeEach(() => {
windowSpy = jest.spyOn(global, 'window', 'get');
windowSpy.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
});
it('window should be undefined.', () => {
expect(window).toBeUndefined();
});