Expect Gen
As in "expect generator...". An assertion / snapshot library for testing iterators and generators. It was designed for, and works particularly well with, redux-saga but can be used for anything that uses generators.
Example
function* myEffect(fakeAction) {
const fooIds = yield select(fooIds);
yield put(foosLoading());
const results = yield call(apiFetch, options);
}
import expectGen from 'expect-gen';
it('runs effect with fakeFooIds and fakeResults', () => {
expectGen(myEffect, fakeAction)
// asserts step yields first `select(fooIds)`
.yields(
select(fooIds),
// `fakeFooIds` gets pass into the following `next`
fakeFooIds
)
.yields(
put(foosLoading())
)
.yields(
call(apiFetch, options),
fakeResults
)
.finishes()
.run();
});
it('runs effect with fakeFooIds and fakeResults', () => {
const snapshot = expectGen(myEffect, fakeAction)
// Doesn't run assertion for `next`
.next(fakeFooIds)
.next()
.yields(
call(apiFetch, options),
fakeResults
)
.finishes()
.toJSON();
expect(snapshot).toMatchSnapshot();
});API
expectGen
expectGen(generator, [...args])
- Calls the first argument with the rest of the arguments
- Returns instance of
StepManager
StepManager
expectGen returns an instance StepManager. It gives us a set of chainable methods:
yields
expectGen(generator, [...args])
.yields(expectedValue, [result])- Runs an assertion that iterator will yield the
expectedValue - Passes
resultinto generator'snextmethod - Returns same instance
StepManager
next
expectGen(generator, [...args])
.next([result])- Passes
resultinto generator'snextmethod - Makes no assertion
- Returns same instance
StepManager
throws
expectGen(generator, [...args])
.throws(error)- Throws
errorinto generator - Checks that iterator throws an uncaught exception
- Returns same instance
StepManager
catches
expectGen(generator, [...args])
.catches(error, [expectedValue])- Throws
errorinto generator - Runs an assertion that thrown iterator will yield the
expectedValue - Returns same instance
StepManager
catchesAndFinishes
expectGen(generator, [...args])
.catchesAndFinishes(error, [result])- Throws
errorinto generator - Asserts that generator finishes with
result - Returns same instance
StepManager
finishes
expectGen(generator, [...args])
...
.finishes([result])- Asserts that generator finishes with
result - Returns same instance
StepManager
run
expectGen(generator, [...args])
...
.run()- Executes all assertions
- Returns results of all generator steps as an array
toJSON
expectGen(generator, [...args])
...
.toJSON()- Convert results from
run()into a JSON object
Roadmap
Expect Gen is heading towards v1. The following items still need to go in before then. Please open issues for other v1 requirements you find.
v1.0.0
- [ ] Allow custom assertion libraries
- [ ] Allow annotations to be added to assertions
- [ ] Add
assertmethod
Previous Version
Expect Gen is a second generation version of generator-test-runner. Many of the concepts used here originated there.