Moock 1.0.0b

Moock is a package of tools for JS TDD development, specifically designed for Class development. The 2 main tools supplied are:

  1. A method for creating stub functions, that allows you to define a set of expectations for the method and to pass it a returned value.
  2. A Mocking tool for creating partial mocks for non-class objects
  3. A Class Mutator that allows stubbing specific methods within a class.

NOTE

Since v0.8, Moock's Stub is now cross-lib, and supports advanced expectation settings. It's syntax is also slightly changed. Moock currently support these test libs:

  1. JsTestDriver
  2. YUI Test
  3. QUnit
  4. Jasmine

The basic stubbing mechanism was inspired by the mechanism described in Test Driven Javascript Development.



Details

Author
Arieh Glazer
Current version
1.0.0b
GitHub
arieh/Moock
Downloads
20287
Category
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Dependencies

  • _self_/_current_: core/1.3: [Class]

How to use

Stubbing

For creating stubs, we create a new Moock.Stub instance:

var stub = new Moock.Stub([retunedValue])

The returned object provides the following helpers for the supported librarys:

  • called : (bool|number) how many times should the function be called. If set to true, the method should be called at least once. If set to false, will not expect it to run.
  • receive : (array) an array representing the arguments that should be passed to the function
  • returnedValue : a value that the function should return (replaces the construction value)
  • test : tests if the expectations were met.

Example:

var stub = new Moock.Stub()
    .called(1)
    .receive(["a","b"])
    .returnedValue("aabb");

console.log(stub("a","b")); //aabb
stub.test();

For chaining, the library supplies a helper variable - Moock.return_self:

var obj = {
    stub : new Moock.Stub().returnedValue(Moock.return_self)
};

assertTrue(obj === stub());

The returned value can also be a function. If so, the function will be used when the stub is called, receiving the passed arguments:

var stub = new Moock.Stub(function(a,b){return a+b});

console.log(stub("a","b")); //ab

Lastly, for those who want to use the library with non-supported libraries, the Stub object also supllies these low-leveled properties that you can use to test your stubs:

  • used (int) : how many times the stub was called
  • args (array) : what argumens were passed to the stub on the last call
  • returned : what value to return when the stub is called.

Example:

var stub = new Moock.Stub('aaa');

console.log(stub("a")); //aaa
console.log(stub.used); //1

console.log(stub.args); //["a"]

Adding more library support

If you wish to add support for more libraries, simply add them to the Moock.Libraries object. Each addition should be an object containing the folowing properties/methods:

  • check : wheather or not to use the library on the current run. Should be a check for library availibility
  • isTrue : passed 2 variables- an expresion and a message. Should run your library of choise assertion.
  • areEqual : passed 3 variables - expected, actual and message.

For more usage details, look up Libraries.Extra.js.

Mocking

Moock.Mock

This tool allows you to create a mock of a JS object. The constructor accepts 3 arguments:

  1. The object to mock
  2. A list of methods to Stub and their returned value
  3. A function to call on construction. The method will be scoped to the created Object and will receive the construction arguments.

Usage Example:

//some basic constructor
function Construct(a,b){
    this.a = a;
    this.b = b;
}

//adding methods
Constructs.prototype = {
    doSomething : function(){
        console.log(this.a);
    } , 
    doElse : function(){
        this.doSomething();
    }
};

var test = false, 
    old = Constructor; //keeping the old constructor 

//MOCKING HERE \/

Constructor = new Moock.Mock(
    Construct, 
    {   
        doSomething : function(){
            test = true;    
        }
    }
    , function(a,b){
        Moock.Assert.areEqaul(a,'a');
        Moock.Assert.areEqual(b,'b');

        Moock.Assert.areEqaul(this.a,'a');
        Moock.Assert.areEqual(this.b,'b');
    }
);

(new Constructor('a','b')).doElse();

Constructor = old; //returning the constructor to its original value

Moock.Assert.isTrue(test,"do something should have been called");

Class.Mutators.Mock

The package adds a new Class Mutator called Mock. It receives a literal object containing a list of method names to mock paired with returned value. NOTE - all stubbed methods are full Moock.Stub instances

/* simple usage */
var mock = new Class({
    Mock : {
        'methodA' : 'aaa'
    }
});

var m = new mock;

assertFalse(m.methodA.called);
assertEquals("aaa",m.methodA('bbb'));
assertTrue(m.methodA.called);
assertEquals(['bbb'],m.methodA.args);

Creating a Class's Mock:

var cls = new Class({
    methodA : function(){/* do something */ }
});

var mock = new Class({
    Extends : cls
    , Mock : {
        'methodA' : 'aaa'
    } 
});

var m = new mock;
assertTrue(m instanceof cls);
assertTrue(isStub(m.methodA));

Mocking only certain parts of a Class:

var cls = new Class({
    methodA : function(){}
    methodB : function(){
        console.log(this.methodA("a","b","c");)
    }
});

var mock = new Class({
    Extends : cls
    , Mock :{
        methodA : "bbb"
    }
});

var m = new mock;
m.methodB(); //logs "bbb"

assertEqauls(["a","b","c"],m.methodA.args);

The package also comes with a helper function - getMock - that creates a mock that is an instance of a certain Class. If that Class is not defined, the helper will create a mock of that Class. This is useful for dependency injection tests:

var mock = getMock('ClassA',{
    doSomething : 'something'
});

var m = new mock;

assertTrue(m instanceof ClassA); //works whether there is a real ClassA or not

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