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TypeScript helper functions for Jest to help make your tests resilient to refactoring.
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TypeScript helper functions for Jest to help make your tests resilient to refactoring.

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# jest-helpers





Tests should be living documentation for your code, but often test descriptions get out of sync with your code. This library helps keep them in sync using TypeScript.


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## Benefits
- When you rename a class, the name of your test for it will automatically update
- When you rename any of the following, your test will get a TypeScript error until you update your test:
- A method on a class
- A field on a class
- An exported function inside a module
- Has useful functions for creating mocks:
- `partialOf(partial: Partial): T`
- `deepPartialOf(partial: DeepPartial): T`

## Install
```sh
npm install jest-helpers --save-dev
```

## Usage
`./greeter.ts`
```typescript
export class Greeter {
getGreeting(name: string) {
return `Hello ${name}`;
}
}

export function showGreeting(greeter: Greeter, name: string) {
const greeting = greeter.getGreeting(name)
console.log(greeting)
}
```

`./greeter.test.ts`
```typescript
import { describeClass, describeFunction, describeMethod, partialOf } from 'jest-helpers';
import greeterModule = require('greeter');
import { Greeter, showGreeting } from './greeter';

describeClass(Greeter, () => {
describeMethod(Greeter, 'getGreeting', () => {
it('should return a personalised greeting', () => {
const greeter = new Greeter();
expect(greeter.getGreeting('Joe')).toEqual('Hello Joe');
});
});
});

describeFunction(greeterModule, 'showGreeting', () => {
it('should log greeting to the console', () => {
const greeterMock = partialOf({
getGreeting: jest.fn().mockReturnValue('yo!')
});

jest.spyOn(console, 'log');

showGreeting(greeterMock, 'Joe');

expect(greeterMock.getGreeting).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Joe');
expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('yo!');
});
});
```

Running `jest --verbose` will output something like
```
example/greeter.ts
Greeter
getGreeting
✓ should return a personalised greeting (4ms)
showGreeting
✓ should log greeting to the console (2ms)
```

If you rename your `Greeter` class, it will automatically update the test description.

If you rename your `Greeter.getGreeting` method, you will get a TypeScript error in your test until you update your test to match the new name.

If you rename your `showGreeting` function, you will get a TypeScript error in your test until you update your test to match the new name.

## Contributing
Got an issue or a feature request? [Log it](https://github.com/codeandcats/jest-helpers/issues).

[Pull-requests](https://github.com/codeandcats/jest-helpers/pulls) are also welcome. 😸