How to have different return values for multiple calls on a Jasmine spy
You can use spy.and.returnValues (as Jasmine 2.4).
for example
describe("A spy, when configured to fake a series of return values", function() {
beforeEach(function() {
spyOn(util, "foo").and.returnValues(true, false);
});
it("when called multiple times returns the requested values in order", function() {
expect(util.foo()).toBeTruthy();
expect(util.foo()).toBeFalsy();
expect(util.foo()).toBeUndefined();
});
});
There is some thing you must be careful about, there is another function will similar spell returnValue
without s
, if you use that, jasmine will not warn you.
For older versions of Jasmine, you can use spy.andCallFake
for Jasmine 1.3 or spy.and.callFake
for Jasmine 2.0, and you'll have to keep track of the 'called' state, either through a simple closure, or object property, etc.
var alreadyCalled = false;
spyOn(util, "foo").andCallFake(function() {
if (alreadyCalled) return false;
alreadyCalled = true;
return true;
});