How to mock/replace getter function of object with Jest?
For anyone else stumbling across this answer, Jest 22.1.0 introduced the ability to spy on getter and setter methods.
Edit: like in scieslak's answer below, because you can spy on getter and setter methods, you can use Jest mocks with them, just like with any other function:
class MyClass {
get something() {
return 'foo'
}
}
jest.spyOn(MyClass, 'something', 'get').mockReturnValue('bar')
const something = new MyClass().something
expect(something).toEqual('bar')
You could use Object.defineProperty
Object.defineProperty(myObj, 'prop', {
get: jest.fn(() => 'bar'),
set: jest.fn()
});
If you care about spying only, go for @Franey 's answer. However if you actually need to stub a value for the getter, this is how you can do it:
class Awesomeness {
get isAwesome() {
return true
}
}
describe('Awesomeness', () => {
it('is not always awesome', () => {
const awesomeness = new Awesomeness
jest.spyOn(awesomeness, 'isAwesome', 'get').mockReturnValue(false)
expect(awesomeness.isAwesome).toEqual(false)
})
})